Peterborough has a distinguished history of military service that goes back to the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Area residents established the 1st Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry, Ashburnham Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry, Peterborough Rifle Company, 57th Regiment, 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons. Peterborough men and women served in the South African (Boer) War, First and Second World Wars, Korean War, Afghanistan, and as United Nations peacekeepers. Also, its First Nations members have made important
contributions to this area’s military heritage.
In recognition of this strong military legacy and the close ties it has with Peterborough, the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment Military Museum in Belleville is actively supporting the creation of a Branch Museum in Peterborough. To accomplish this, a local committee has been formed to raise funds, renovate a room in the Peterborough Amoury, procure furniture and equipment and collect artifacts and archival materials for displaying. The goal is to make a first-rate military museum for the Peterborough community.
If you wish to make a financial contribution (tax receipts will be issued upon request) to this community project, if you have an item that you wish to donate or loan to the museum in the future, or if you wish to assist in another way, please contact us.
In recognition of this strong military legacy and the close ties it has with Peterborough, the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment Military Museum in Belleville is actively supporting the creation of a Branch Museum in Peterborough. To accomplish this, a local committee has been formed to raise funds, renovate a room in the Peterborough Amoury, procure furniture and equipment and collect artifacts and archival materials for displaying. The goal is to make a first-rate military museum for the Peterborough community.
If you wish to make a financial contribution (tax receipts will be issued upon request) to this community project, if you have an item that you wish to donate or loan to the museum in the future, or if you wish to assist in another way, please contact us.
Peterborough's Military Contribution
Fenian Raids 1866
The Fenian raids were a series of incursions carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization based in the United States, on military fortifications, customs posts and other targets in Canada (then part of British North America) in 1866, and again from 1870 to 1871. A number of separate incursions by the Fenian…
NW Rebellion 1885
The North-West Rebellion (French: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest), also known as the North-West Resistance, was a resistance by the Métis under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine of the District of Saskatchewan against the Canadian government. Many Métis felt that Canada was not protecting their rights, their land, and their…
Boer War
The South African War (1899–1902) was Canada’s first foreign war. Also known as the Boer War, it was fought between Britain (with help from its colonies and Dominions such as Canada) and the Afrikaner republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Canada sent three contingents to South Africa, while some Canadians also served in…
Peacekeeping
Canada’s role in the development of peacekeeping during the 20th century led to the reputation as a prominent world power. Canada’s commitment to multilateralism has been closely related to peacekeeping efforts. Canadian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lester B. Pearson was the father of modern United Nations Peacekeeping.[1][2] Prior to Canada’s role in the Suez Canal…
Afghanistan
Canada’s role in the Afghanistan War began in late 2001. Canada sent its first element of soldiers secretly in October 2001 from Joint Task Force 2,[1] and the first contingents of regular Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) troops arrived in Afghanistan in January–February 2002.[2] The operations were aimed at identifying and neutralizing Al-Qaeda members in that country and toppling…
Ukraine/Latvia
Operation (Op) UNIFIER, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) military training and capacity building mission in Ukraine, was launched in 2015 at the request of the Ukrainian government, and early in 2022, was expanded and extended until March, 2025. Since the start of Op UNIFIER, the CAF has trained over 35,000 Ukrainian military and security personnel in…
The Regimental Kit Shop
Show your support by purchasing some branded merchandise from our Regimental Kit Shop. Proceeds go towards the museum expenses as well as donations to various military groups.
Contact honour.tw@gmail.com for shipping rates and e-transfer payment instructions.
Go to the shop by clicking The Regimental Kit Shop.