The 3rd Canadian Division 1940-45

Third Division is the division my grandfather was attached to.
As well, many young men and women from Nova Scotia were also attached to this division. Thus, I have recreated this division for my wargamming units. I shall be upgrading the pictures to this group shortly 


7th Canadian Infantry Brigade:
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles modeled with 10 figures
The Regina Rifle Regiment modeled with 10 figures
1st Battn, Canadian Scottish Regiment modeled with 10 figures, 3 of which wear balmorals


8th Canadian Infantry Brigade:
The Queens Own Rifles modeled with 10 figures
Le Régiment de la Chaudière modeled with 10 figures
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment modeled with 10 figures


9th Canadian Infantry Brigade:

The Highland Light Infantry of Canada modeled with 10 figures, 3 of which have balmorals

The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 10 figures, 3 balmorals 

The North Nova Scotia Highlanders 10 figures, 3 balmorals

This was Canadian's own Highland Brigade.

Divisional Troops

• 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) modeled with 3 armored cars
• The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun) modeled with 3 Vickers Machine-gun groups (8 figures one bren gunner in balmoral)

• 3rd Canadian Divisional Signals, R.C. Sigs modeled with a radio truck
• No. 3 Defence and Employment Platoon (Lorne Scots) modeled by an infantry squad with a  single balmoral wearing soldier.
• No. 4 Canadian Provost Company, Canadian Provost Corps
• No.14, No.22, No.23 Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps modeled with soldiers carrying wounded.

• Divisional Royal Canadian Artillery
  • 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA: modeled with 2X 25pdr guns
  • 13th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA modeled with 2 X 5.5"  (140mm) guns as the medium battery
  • 3rd Anti-tank Regiment, RCA: modeled with a 6pdr gun battery of 2 guns with tows
  • 4th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RCA: modeled with a Bofors 20mm gun and 2 M3 Half-tracks with .50 Quad guns

• Divisional Royal Canadian Engineers: these are modeled with a Bailey bridge set and various bulldozers and trucks.
  • 6th Field Company, RCE
  • 16th Field Company, RCE
  • 18th Field Company, RCE
  • 3rd Canadian Field Park Company, RCE
  • 3rd Canadian Divisional Bridge Platoon, RCE (I have a Churchill bridge layer for this)

RCAF forward air observers modelled by Airfix figures

The figures on bicycles I'd use as the forward air observer.