Dhameystir weedha soo socota: 1885, afar shirkadood oo ka tirsan 35th Simcoe Foresters, oo ay ku jiraan kuwa Barrie, ayaa la sameeyay afar shirkadood oo ka tirsan guutada 12aad ee York si loo sameeyo guutada York-Simcoe. Dufcaddan oo si gaar ah loo soo saaray waxay ka shaqeyneysay Galbeedka Kanada intii lagu jiray Kacdoonkii Waqooyi-Galbeed, oo uu hoggaaminayay Kornayl-ku-xigeenka W.E. O'Brien oo ka yimid Shanty Bay, Ontario. Dadaalkeeda awgeed, Simcoe Foresters waxay heshay sharafteedii ugu horeysay ee dagaal "North West Canada 1885". Muwaadiniinta Barrie waxay si iskaa wax u qabso ah ugu adeegi lahaayeen adeegga militariga intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Boer ee Koonfur Afrika 1899-1902. Waqtigaas dagaalkaas ayaa waxaa ka dhacay
Dagaalkii Paardeberg muwaadiniintii Barrie iyo Simcoe Foresters ayaa waxaa ku dhintay qofkii ugu horeeyay ee ay waxyeelo soo gaartay, Private James Halkett Findlay. Askari Findlay waxaa lagu dilay ficil ahaan Febraayo 18, 1900, isaga oo la shaqeynayay shirkadda C ee Guutada 2aad ee Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry.