Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A 1885, kamfanoni huɗu na 35th Simcoe Foresters, gami da waɗanda ke Barrie, sun kafa tare da kamfanoni huɗu daga 12th York Battalion don samar da York-Simcoe Battalion. Wannan rukunin da aka gina musamman ya yi aiki a Yammacin Kanada a lokacin Tawaye na Arewa maso Yamma, a ƙarƙashin Lieutenant-Colonel W.E. O'Brien na Shanty Bay, Ontario. Don kokarinsa, The Simcoe Foresters ya karbi lambar yabo ta farko "North West Canada 1885". Jama'ar Barrie za su biyo baya don aikin soja a lokacin yakin Boer a Afirka ta Kudu 1899<unk>1902. A lokacin wannan rikici ne a
Yaƙin Paardeberg, 'yan garin Barrie da The Simcoe Foresters sun sha wahala na farko da suka mutu, Private James Halkett Findlay. An kashe Private Findlay a cikin aikin a ranar 18 ga Fabrairu, 1900, yayin da yake aiki tare da Kamfanin C na 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment na Infantry.