The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)


caption=Cap badge of the Toronto Scottish Regiment
dates=1920-Present
country=Canada
branch=Militia
type=Line Infantry
role=Light Infantry
size= One battalion
command_structure= Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
current_commander= LCol Justin Neil, CD
garrison= Fort York Armoury, Toronto
ceremonial_chief=HRH The Prince of Wales
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel in Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= The Tor Scots
identification_symbol_2= [http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb309/hammersfan_01/Tartans/HoddenGrey.gifHodden Grey]
identification_symbol_2_label=Tartan
motto= "Carry On"
colors=
march=Quick - "Blue Bonnets over the Border"
mascot=
battles= World War I, World War II
notable_commanders=
anniversaries= Regimental Birthday (as the Toronto Scottish Regiment) 1 September 1921The Toronto Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. It is part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group.

History

The regiment was formed in 1920 as the Mississauga Regiment in Mississauga, Ontario to perpetuate the lineage of the 75th (Mississauga) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force following the First World War. The regiment increased to two battalions in 1921 when the 84th Battalion, CEF was incorporated. At that time, it was renamed as the Toronto Scottish Regiment.

During the Second World War, the regiment mobilized a machine gun battalion for the 1st Canadian Division. Following a reorganization early in 1940, the battalion was reassigned to the 2nd Canadian Division, where it operated as a Support Battalion, providing machine-gun detachments for the Operation Jubilee force at Dieppe in 1942, and then operating in support of the rifle battalions of the 2nd Division in northwest Europe from July 1944 to VE Day. In 1940, the 1st Battalion also mounted the King's Guard at Buckingham Palace. A 2nd Battalion served in the reserve army in Canada.

In 2000, the regiment changed its name to the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own), in recognition of their Colonel-in-Chief, who had held the position since 1938. In recognition, the regiment was part of the escort at the Queen Mother's funeral. The regimental tartan is Hodden Grey.

Battle Honours

*The Great War [awarded battle honours for services of 75th Battalion CEF] : Somme, 1916; Ancre Heights; Ancre, 1916; Arras, 1917, 1918; Vimy, 1917; Hill 70; Ypres; Passchendaele; Amiens; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quéant; Hindenburg Line; Canal du Nord; Valenciennes; Sambre; France and Flanders, 1916-1918.
*World War II - Dieppe; Bourguebus Ridge; St. Andre-sur-Orne; Verrières Ridge-Tilly-la-Campagne; Falaise; Falaise Road; Clair Tizon; Dunkirk 1944; Antwerp-Turnhout Canal; The Scheldt; Woensdrecht; South Beveland; The Rhineland; The Reichswald; Goch-Calcar Road; The Hochwald; Xanten; Twente Canal; Groningen; Oldenburg; North-West Europe, 1942, 1944-45.

(The honours in Bold are on the Battalion Colour)

External links

* [http://www.stephen-roberts.com/Tor-Scot-R.htm Unofficial website] .
* [http://www.tsrpd.com/ The Toronto Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums]

Alliances

*GBR - The Highlanders
*GBR - The London Scottish

ee also

* The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces
* - 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment

Order of precedence