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Chebucto Grays

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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 two thousand three hundred and forty-one.[1] In Halifax there were eleven companies with a total strength of eight hundred and sixty-eight men.[2] The Chebucto Grays was the most distinguished company, many of the members belonging to The Halifax Club. The Chebucto Grays were one of 8 units to serve in the Halifax Volunteer Battalion.

Notable members

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References

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