The 116 th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (raised in Ontario County and perpetuated by the Ontario Regiment) had two commanding officers in its existence: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel S. Sharpe and…

December 1943 saw the Ontario Regiment engaged in four major battles. This article will only cover a brief overview of each. In early December the Germans had settled into their…

Battle of Colle d’Anchise In mid-October 1943 the Ontario Regiment was ordered to move to the 1st Canadian Infantry Division area in Campobasso. Campobasso had just fallen to the 1st…

In the previous article the Sicilian Campaign had wrapped up and the Ontarios were preparing for the next campaign – the invasion of mainland Italy, code named Operation “Baytown”. The…

The naval convoy carrying the members of the Ontario Regiment, their vehicles, and kit arrived at Siracusa harbour in the mid-morning of 13 July 1943. Due to crowding in the…