The Essex Scottish Regiment

The Essex Scottish Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=The Essex Scottish
country=Canada
type=Line Infantry
branch=Militia
dates=1885- 1954
specialization=Infantry
command_structure=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
size=One battalion
garrison=Windsor, Ontario
motto= Semper paratus
colors=Facing colour blue
march=Quick - "Highland Laddie
mascot=
identification_symbol= [http://www.regiments.org/tradition/tartans/govermt.htm MacGregor]
identification_symbol_label=Tartan

The Essex Scottish was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Originally founded in 1885 as the 21st Essex Battalion of Infantry, it went through several name changes including: 1887 - 21st Battalion, Essex Fusiliers; 1900 - 21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers; 1920 - The Essex Fusiliers and acquired its present title in 1927.

During World War II the regiment was among the first Canadian units to see combat in the European theatre during the invasion of Dieppe. By the end of The Dieppe Raid, the Essex Scottish Regiment had suffered 121 fatal casualties, with many others wounded and captured. The Essex Scottish also participated in Operation Atlantic, and was slaughtered attempting to take Verrierres Ridge on July 21. By the war's end, the Essex Scottish Regiment had suffered over 550 war dead and had been inflicted with the highest number of casualties of any unit in the Canadian army during the Second World War, over 2,500.

In 1954, as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army, this regiment was amalgamated with The Kent Regiment to form The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment.

The Essex Scottish were allied to The Essex Regiment and were kitted with a balmoral c/w red & white diced border, scarlet doublet, white sporran with two black points, red & black hose, spats c/w black buttons, blue shoulder straps c/w white cross stripes and piping with full dress only for pipers and drummers who also wore a feather bonnet c/w white hackle.

The regiment perpetuated the 18th, 99th & 241st Battalions C.E.F and held its final Order of Precedence as 40.

Battle Honours

*First World War: Ypres 1915 & 17, Festubert 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme 1916 & 18, Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras 1917 & 18, Vimy 1917, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai 1918, Pursuit to Mons, France & Flanders 1915-18

*Second World War: Dieppe Raid (1942), Battle of Verrières Ridge (1944), liberation of Dieppe (1944), Battle of the Scheldt (1944), The Rhine (1944 - 1945), Northwestern Europe

References

*Barnes, RM, "The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments", London, Sphere Books Limited, 1972.

External links

* [http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-inf/021Essex.htm www.regiments.org - The Essex Scottish Regiment]
* [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar/dieppe/regiment/essex_scottish - Veteran Affairs Canada]


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