The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders

Armorial Description

Superimposed upon a background of thistle leaves and flowers the letters SDG; below, a raven on a rock superimposed upon a maple leaf. A half scroll to the left of the maple leaf inscried DILEAS; another to the right inscribed GU BAS; above, a semi-annulus inscribed GLENGARRY FENCIBLES, and surmounted by the Crown. The whole superimposed upon a St Andrew's cross.

Official Abbreviation: SD&G Highrs

Motto: Dileas Gu Bas (Faithful unto death)

Battle Honours (25)

First World War

Second World War

Regimental Headquarters:
505 Fourth Street East
Cornwall, Ontario
K6H 2J7

Order of Precedence: 17

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Military Word Of The Day

Shacks

(Slang) Barracks

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Today in Military History

December 10

1864:

U.S. Civil War: William Tecumseh Sherman reaches Savannah, Georgia, ending his "March to the Sea".

1898:

A treaty is signed in Paris that officially ends the Spanish-American War.

1939:

First Canadian Contingent sails from Halifax for England

1941:

Japanese forces land in the Philippines, capture Guam and sink the British ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse.

1943:

THE GULLY, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 19 Dec 43)

1945:

In Aurich, Germany, the trial of SS Brigadier Kurt Meyer on war crimes charges begins before a General Court Martial made up of front-line officers of the Canadian Army.

1949:

Chinese Civil War: The Red Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last KMT-held city on mainland China. Chiang Kai-shek leaves for Taiwan.

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