The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
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The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment is Canada's thirty-fourth most senior Reserve Infantry regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
Motto
Inter Pericula Intrepidi (Latin: Fearless in the face of danger)
Authorized March
The Highland Laddie
History
The Regiment was raised 30 Apr 1885 and designated The Provisional Battalion of Rifles at Port Arthur, Ontario. It was redesignated the 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles 29 Apr 1887. On 3 Jul 1904 is was renamed the 96th Lake Superior Regiment and redesignated The Lake Superior Regiment 15 Mar 1920. 26 Jan 1943 it became The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) and on 29 Jun 1949 it was granted approval to become "Scottish", being called The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Motor), and 11 Apr 1958 it adopted its present title, The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. During World War I it sent drafts of over 400 soldiers each to the 8th and 28th Battalions, CEF, raised the 52nd, 94th, and 141st Battalions, the latter two being reinforcement Battalions for "The Fighting 52nd".
CEF Units Perpetuated
- The Provisional Battalion of Rifles
- 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles
- 96th Algoma Rifles
- 96th The Lake Superior Regiment
- 52nd, 94th and 141st Battaions, CEF
- The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)
Battle Honours (34)
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.
First World War
YPRES, 1915
YPRES, 1917
PASSCHENDAELE
Fustubert, 1915
AMIENS
MOUNT SORREL
Scarpe, 1918
SOMME, 1916
Drocourt-Queant
Flers-Courcelette
HINDENBURG LINE
Ancre Heights
Canal du Nord
Arras, 1917
Arras, 1918
CAMBRAI, 1918
VIMY, 1917
VALENCIENNES
HILL 70
France and Flanders, 1915-1918
Second World War
FALAISE
THE HOCHWALD
Falaise Road
Veen
The Laison
TWENTE CANAL
Chambois
FRIESOYTHE
THE SCHELDT
KUSTEN CANAL
THE LOWER MAAS
Bad Zwischenahn
THE RHINELAND
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945
