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The precursor to the Perth Regiment was an 80 member volunteer rifle company formed in Perth County in 1856, following passage of the Militia Act in 1855. In 1862, the colonial government officially recognized the group as the "First Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Stratford". A second company was organized later in 1862, as the "Stratford Infantry Company", followed by other local companies. These militia groups were brought together to form a battalion and were mobilized in March 1866, in response to the threat posed by Fenian raids from the United States. In October 1915, during WWI, the group was reorganized to form the 110th (Perth) Battalion. The regimental cap badge introduced at that time was the first to include the word "Perth". Later, its regimental name was changed to the 28th Perth Regiment. In 1920, its name was changed again, to simply “The Perth Regiment”. The regiment was mobilized on September 1, 1939, and served throughout WWII. Once deployed to Europe, it fought in Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the Perth Regiment put down the the last organized German resistance in that country. After WWII, the Perth Regiment served as a militia unit until 1964, when it was disbanded.
As my dear friends Di and Margaret identified 'a typical Fred Williams"-As an expat I at least knew what they were talking about. We had visited the Potter Gallery in Fed Square earlier this year.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Alejandro Maclean of Spain at the Race Airport during the Red Bull Air Race Day on April 18, 2010 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race) *** Local Caption *** Alejandro Maclean