Tartans of Canada's Highland Regiments

[BoldHighlander]

1st Bn The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North)








2nd Bn The Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) Highlanders

[BoldHighlander]

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada






The Toronto Scottish

[BoldHighlander]

236th Overseas Battalion
(The New Brunswick Kilties, Sir Sam's Own; a.k.a. the McLean Kilties of America)

1916 - 1918



Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Guthrie
(commanding officer)


Pvt Barlow


also see: 236th Battalion Fredericton New Brunswick Officer's Highland Tunic

[JSFMACLJR]

Excellent photos!

[Lallans]

While not a native Ontarian and therefore only half informed, I would have said I'd recently seen some representatives of the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders at the Glengarry HIghland Games in Maxville. I'll check with folks who should know better than I and get back to you with any info I come up with.

EDIT: No official word back yet, but according to Wikipedia they still exist as a reserve regiment and wear the tartan Macdonnel of Glengarry. I couldn't find a photo with a quick internet search but you can Google them for more information.

[BoldHighlander]

While not a native Ontarian and therefore only half informed, I would have said I'd recently seen some representatives of the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders at the Glengarry HIghland Games in Maxville. I'll check with folks who should know better than I and get back to you with any info I come up with.

Cool!

Your correct. Turns out they are still active, as a reserve unit. I haven't been able to dig up any kilted photos of them yet.

[Lallans]

Cool!

Your correct. Turns out they are still active, as a reserve unit. I haven't been able to dig up any kilted photos of them yet.

I've been directed to their 'virtual museum' staff- that person is away on extended training but calling their armoury in Cornwall ON, I was directed to yet another person, from whom I've requested recent photos. And that was via voicemail, so I can't say what the result will be. Perhaps you will have better, or quicker, luck.

BTW: As a person from WA, it's particularly great of you to do this.

[BoldHighlander]

BTW: As a person from WA, it's particularly great of you to do this.

Thank you for the kind words

I enjoy the hunt & sharing what I find, and truth be told as a former soldier I have a lot of respect for my brothers in arms across the border, & greatly respect the traditions & the history of the kilted regiments that fought in world wars 1 & 2.

I wish the US Army had a kilted regiment, if it had I probably would've fought harder to stay in when I received a discharge for a training injury that nearly cost me my left leg (& if I was younger I'd slip across the border and join a Highland regiment! ).

[BoldHighlander]

Last night I realized that this year is the centennial of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. So in honour of a 100 years of the Seaforths I thought I'd post a few more photos that I ran across of them in their kilts:







Officers review order (circa 1914)


"The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada was first established on November 24, 1910 by a group of Vancouverites of Scottish descent. Upon official affiliation with the Seaforth Highlanders of the British Imperial Army, the "72nd Highlanders of Canada" was redesignated the "72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada" on April 15, 1912 and the "72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders of Canada" on December 16, 1912. The Regiment received its first stand of colours from the Governor-General, HRH the Duke of Connaught, in 1912."

[BoldHighlander]

On 2005 May 08, a contingent of active serving members of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Vancouver, Canada) marched in the parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Holland. They were accompanied by a combined band comprising the Pipes and Drums of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and the Seaforth Highlanders of Holland Memorial Pipes and Drums.



The Black Watch (R.H.R.) of Canada Remembrance Day Parade in Montreal, QC, Canada on November 11, 2008