Van Doos

[< F vingt-deux twenty-two]

Informal

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the Royal 22nd Regiment, a famous infantry regiment made up mostly of French-Canadians.

Quotations

1958

At the station she inspected a 100-man guard of honor mounted by the Van Doos and the regiment's 61-piece regimental band.

1964

They [Canadian Guards] will replace the Royal 22nd Regiment, the "Van Doos," which have completed their allotted six months spell abroad.