▁to ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁Southern ▁District , ▁at ▁Port sm outh , ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁The ▁Prince ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁succeed ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ▁once - rem oved , ▁the ▁elder ly ▁Prince ▁George , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁as ▁Commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁upon ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁forced ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁But ▁this ▁desire ▁was ▁denied ▁to ▁Arthur , ▁and ▁instead ▁he ▁was ▁given , ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Ald ers hot ▁District ▁Command . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Battalion , ▁R if les ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Non - P erman ent ▁Active ▁Milit ia , ▁located ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁asked ▁Prince ▁Arthur ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁regiment ▁and ▁act ▁as ▁its ▁honor ary ▁colon el . ▁The ▁regiment ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁inf antry ▁role ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁ 5 th ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Art illery . ▁With ▁the ▁Prince ' s ▁agreement ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁renamed ▁ 6 th ▁Regiment , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Con n aught ' s ▁O wn ▁R if les ▁( DC OR s ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 0 .