Canadian Coronation Contingent

The Canadian military contingent for the coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pellatt of the 2nd Regiment Queen's Own Rifles of Canada[1] and consisted of some 600, including veterans of the Battle of Paardeberg.

The colonial troops were inspected by the Prince of Wales, later to be King George V, before the Canadian contingent left London on 3 July for the journey home via Liverpool.

On Coronation Day, 22 June, eight officers and forty men were part of the procession, while the remainder of the Canadian Contingent lined the route.

[8] Canada’s high commissioner, Norman Robertson, had a ceremonial role, handing the Canadian standard to the Barons of the Cinque Ports in the nave of the abbey, before taking his seat.

Canada's delegation, which was housed at Army Training Centre Pirbright,[9] was the largest in the Commonwealth division of 408 military personnel.

[15] The coronation contingent also included five riders from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Musical Ride,[16] who accompanied the Household Cavalry to form part of the King's escort in the post-coronation procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.