The 103rd Regiment was raised in Calgary as a militia unit.
The first commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel W.C.G. Armstrong.
The regiment was approved to train six companies of 50 men each, and later expanded to eight companies.
The unit initially paraded at the former Calgary General Hospital building (today known as the Rundle Ruins) before being ordered to vacate in September 1910.
The unit then moved into the former drill hall of the Canadian Mounted Rifles on Centre Street and 12th Avenue SE.
In 1911 a new armoury was found, in a former German-Canadian club a block south of their former home at the General Hospital.
After Mewata Armouries was completed during the First World War, the regiment moved its offices to that location.
The 103rd Regiment was raised in Calgary as a militia unit. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel W.C.G. Armstrong. The regiment was approved to train six companies of 50 men each, and later expanded to eight companies. The unit initially paraded at the former Calgary General Hospital building (today known as the Rundle Ruins) before being ordered to vacate in September 1910. The unit then moved into the former drill hall of the Canadian Mounted Rifles on Centre Street and 12th Avenue SE. In 1911 a new armoury was found, in a former German-Canadian club a block south of their former home at the General Hospital. After Mewata Armouries was completed during the First World War, the regiment moved its offices to that location.
103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles)