Chebucto Grays

Chebucto Grays, Full Dress Uniform

Chebucto Grays was a volunteer rifle company that was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the wake of the Crimean War (1853–1856), there developed a Volunteer Force in Britain. As part of this movement, in Nova Scotia, thirty-two Volunteer companies were raised in Nova Scotia, with a total strength of 2,341.[1] In Halifax there were eleven companies with a total strength of 868 men.[1] The Chebucto Grays was the most distinguished company, many of the members belonging to The Halifax Club. The Chebucto Grays were one of eight units to serve in the Halifax Volunteer Battalion.

Notable members

  • Lt. Col William Chearnley - commander of the Chebucto Grays and "Father of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion"
    Lt. Col William Chearnley - commander of the Chebucto Grays and "Father of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion"
  • The Welsford-Parker Monument Inauguration - George Lang of Chebucto Grays standing far left in front pair
    The Welsford-Parker Monument Inauguration - George Lang of Chebucto Grays standing far left in front pair
  • Capt. George Piers, Chebucto Grays (1868)
    Capt. George Piers, Chebucto Grays (1868)
  • Clifford Kinnear - won the British National Rifle Association Medal (1861)
    Clifford Kinnear - won the British National Rifle Association Medal (1861)
  • Chebucto Greys Figurines
    Chebucto Greys Figurines

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "History of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion and volunteer companies, 1859-1887 [microform]".
  2. ^ "Biography – FORMAN, JAMES – Volume X (1871-1880) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".