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



Armorial Description

On a wreath of thistles, the Cross of St. Andrew, charged in the centre with a maple leaf, both interfacing an annulus inscribed with the motto CARRY ON; upon a second annulus placed on the centre of the maple leaf and inscribed BELGIUM FRANCE 1916-1919, a unicom's head couped and gorged with an antique crown chained, and resting on an heraldic wreath; on the upper and lower bends of the wreath and resting on the arms of the Cross two scrolls, the upper inscribed TORONTO and the lower SCOTTISH.


Official Abbreviation: Tor Scot R

Motto: Carry On


Battle Honours (37)

First World War

    SOMME, 1916
    AMIENS
    Ancre Heights
    Scarpe,1918
    ANCRE, 1916
    DROCOURT-QUTANT
    ARRAS, 1917,'18
    Hindenburg Line
    VIMY, 1917
    CANAL DU NORD
    HILL 70
    VALENCIENNES
    Ypres, 1917
    Sambre
    PASSCHENDAELE
    France and Flanders, 1916-1918
Second World War
    DIEPPE
    South Beveland
    BOURGVTBUS RIDGE
    THE RHINELAND
    ST. ANDRT-SUR-ORNE
    THE REICHSWALD
    Verrieres Ridge -- Tilly-la-Campagne
    Goch-Calcar Road
    FALAISE
    THEHOCHWALD
    Falaise Road
    Xanten
    Clair Tizon
    Twente Canal
    Dunkirk, 1944
    Groningen
    ANTWERP-TURNHOUTCANAL
    Oldenburg
    THESCHELDT
    North-West Europe, 1942,1944-45
    WOENSDRECHT
Colonel-in-Chief: Prince Charles

Authorized Marches:
Quick March: Blue Bonnets Over The Border

Regimental Headquarters:
The Toronto Scottish Regiment
70 Birmingham Street
Toronto, ON, M8V 3W6


Order of Precedence: 47
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Military Word Of The Day
To disrupt
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(Mission/task Verb) A tactical task or obstacle effect (that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort) that breaks apart an enemy's formation and tempo, interrupts the enemy's time table, causes premature commitment of forces, and/or splinters their attack.


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Today in Military History

December 22



1919:

The Air Board submits a memo to the Privy Council proposing to create the Canadian Air Force


1943:

VILLA GRANDE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Dec 43)


1944:

US troops under McAuliffe encircled at Bastogne refuse German surrender terms




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