Category: 31st Grey Regiment

Categories: Canadian Militia | Fenian Raids

The 31st Grey Battalion of Infantry was organized and formed from six independent and rifle companies located in Owen Sound, Meaford, Leith, Durham and Flesherton, and Gazetted on 14 September 1866. These independent companies from Grey County had deployed from 1864–66 to guard strategic points along the Canada-USA border in response to the Fenian Raids.Lieutenant-Colonel W.D. Pollard was the first commanding officer of the 31st Greys.

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