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wary")</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data">Facing colour green</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">March</th><td class="infobox-data">"Kenmure's On and Awa"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fenian_Raids" class="mw-redirect" title="Fenian Raids">Fenian Raids</a><br /><a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Battle_honour" title="Battle honour">Battle honours</a></th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="#Battle_Honours">#Battle Honours</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Tartan</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060623171901/http://regiments.org/tradition/tartans/douglas.htm">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Blazer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.perthregiment.org/perthblazer.jpg">[2]</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>The Perth Regiment</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a>. It is currently on the <a href="/wiki/Supplementary_Order_of_Battle" title="Supplementary Order of Battle">Supplementary Order of Battle</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lineage of The Perth Regiment:<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Perth_Regiment_(Overseas_Battalion)"><span id="The_Perth_Regiment_.28Overseas_Battalion.29"></span>The Perth Regiment (Overseas Battalion)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Perth Regiment (Overseas Battalion)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Originated 22 Dec as 110th (Overseas) Battalion, CEF</li> <li>Disbanded 17 Jul 1917</li> <li>Originated 1 Sep 1939 as The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Active_Service_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canadian Active Service Force (page does not exist)">CASF</a></li> <li>Redesignated 2 Nov 1940 as 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun), CASF</li> <li>Redesignated 11 Feb 1941 as 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Motor), CASF</li> <li>Redesignated 31 Jan 1943 as 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Infantry_Corps" title="Royal Canadian Infantry Corps">CIC</a>, CASF</li> <li>Disbanded 31 Jan 1946</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Perth_Regiment_(Reserve_Battalion)"><span id="The_Perth_Regiment_.28Reserve_Battalion.29"></span>The Perth Regiment (Reserve Battalion)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Perth Regiment (Reserve Battalion)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Originated 14 Sep 1866 as 28th (Perth) Battalion of Infantry</li> <li>Redesignated 8 May 1900 as 28th Perth Regiment</li> <li>Redesignated 29 Mar 1920 as The Perth Regiment</li> <li>Amalgamated 15 Dec 1936 with C Company of the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Machine_Gun_Corps" title="Canadian Machine Gun Corps">CMGC</a> and redesignated as The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun)</li> <li>Redesignated 7 Nov 1940 as 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun)</li> <li>Redesignated 1 Apr 1941 as 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Motor)</li> <li>Redesignated 1 Apr 1946 as The Perth Regiment</li> <li>Amalgamated 1 October 1954 with <a href="/wiki/Highland_Light_Infantry_of_Canada" title="Highland Light Infantry of Canada">The Highland Light Infantry of Canada</a> and renamed The Perth and Waterloo Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada)</li> <li>Amalgamation ceased 1 April 1957 and resumed as The Perth Regiment</li> <li>Assigned to the Supplementary Order of Battle 28 Feb 1965, and reduced to nil strength</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lineage_Chart">Lineage Chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lineage Chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="collapsible expanded" style="margin: 0.3em auto auto; clear:none; min-width:100%; width:100%; font-size:85%; border:1px solid #aaa"> <tbody><tr> <th style="padding:0.2em 0.3em 0.2em 4.3em;background:none; color: inherit; width:100%">Family of Perth Regiment </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <table style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; margin: 0 auto;"> <tbody><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1858</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">Independent infy and rifle coys</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1866</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">28th <small>"Perth Bn of Infy"</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1900</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">28th Perth Regt</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1915</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">110th <small>"Overseas"</small> Bn, <small>CEF</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1917</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><i>Absorbed by 8th Reserve Bn, <small>CEF</small>. Disbanded</i></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1920</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px dashed;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">The Perth Regt</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">C Coy, 2nd MG Bn, <small>CMGC</small></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1936</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">The Perth Regt <small>(MG)</small></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1939</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">The Perth Regt <small>(MG), CASF</small></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1940</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1st Bn, The Perth Regt <small>(MG), CASF</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">2nd <small>(Reserve)</small> Bn, The Perth Regt <small>(MG)</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1941</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1st Bn, The Perth Regt <small>(Motor), CASF</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">2nd <small>(Reserve)</small> Bn, The Perth Regt <small>(Motor)</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1943</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1st Bn, The Perth Regt, <small>CIC, CASF</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1946</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><i>Disbanded</i></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">The Perth Regt</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">Highland Light Infy of Canada</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1954</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">The Perth and Waterloo Regt <small>(Highland Light Infy of Canada)</small></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1957</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">The Perth Regt</td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">Highland Light Infy of Canada</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">1965</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em"><i>Supplementary Order of Battle</i></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em">2024</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Abbreviations used in the chart </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Abbreviation</th> <th>Phrase </th></tr> <tr> <td>Bn</td> <td>Battalion </td></tr> <tr> <td>CASF</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Active_Service_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canadian Active Service Force (page does not exist)">Canadian Active Service Force</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CEF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Expeditionary_Force" title="Canadian Expeditionary Force">Canadian Expeditionary Force</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CIC</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Infantry_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Infantry Corps">Canadian Infantry Corps</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CMGC</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Machine_Gun_Corps" title="Canadian Machine Gun Corps">Canadian Machine Gun Corps</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coy</td> <td>Company </td></tr> <tr> <td>Infy</td> <td>Infantry </td></tr> <tr> <td>MG</td> <td>Machine gun </td></tr> <tr> <td>Regt</td> <td>Regiment </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Perpetuations">Perpetuations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Perpetuations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/110th_Battalion_(Perth),_CEF" title="110th Battalion (Perth), CEF">110th Battalion (Perth), CEF</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-lineage_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1838, the Third Regiment of Huron was organized in the territory which is now the south part of <a href="/wiki/Perth_County,_Ontario" title="Perth County, Ontario">Perth County, Ontario</a>. This was a paper organization of the compulsory militia, to which every able-bodied male citizen in theory belonged. It did not have equipment, did not train, and while it continued to exist after the voluntary militia was formed, it was distinct from the volunteers. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario" title="Stratford, Ontario">Stratford</a> Volunteer Rifle Company was formed in 1856, elected its own officers, and carried on entirely at the expense of its members for two years, before it was officially recognized in 1858. </p><p>In response to the <a href="/wiki/Fenian_raids" title="Fenian raids">Fenian Raids</a>, a temporary battalion-sized composite unit was formed in 1866 at <a href="/wiki/Thorold" title="Thorold">Thorold</a>, Ontario. It consisted of companies from Stratford, <a href="/wiki/Chatham-Kent" title="Chatham-Kent">Chatham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ingersoll,_Ontario" title="Ingersoll, Ontario">Ingersoll</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario" title="St. Thomas, Ontario">St. Thomas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guelph" title="Guelph">Guelph</a>. </p><p>A general order of the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_militia_in_Canada" title="Colonial militia in Canada">Militia Department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Canada" title="Province of Canada">Province of Canada</a>, dated 14 September 1866 authorized a regimental headquarters. Robert Service of Stratford was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lt Col</a> and appointed to command. The Stratford Volunteer Rifle Company became No. 1 Company of the regiment. Other <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">companies</a> were in <a href="/wiki/Listowel,_Ontario" title="Listowel, Ontario">Listowel</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Marys,_Ontario" title="St. Marys, Ontario">St. Marys</a> </p><p>The principle of Militia units was voluntary service and year-round training while carrying on with civilian life. The Perth Regiment maintained this principle throughout its peacetime service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_World_War">First World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: First World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 6 August 1914, during events which led to the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a>, details of the regiment were placed on active service for local protection duties. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Expeditionary_Force" title="Canadian Expeditionary Force">Canadian Expeditionary Force</a> (CEF) was organized in 1914 and 1915 using numbered battalions, which had little connection with the existing militia regiments. The <a href="/wiki/110th_Battalion_(Perth),_CEF" title="110th Battalion (Perth), CEF">110th Battalion (Perth), CEF</a> was authorized on 22 December 1915. The Perth Regiment recruited the 110th Battalion from Perth county. </p><p>The 110th Battalion embarked for <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a> on 31 October 1916 with a strength of 679 all ranks. On 2 January 1917, personnel of the 110th Battalion were absorbed by the 8th Battalion, CEF to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The 110th Battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_World_War">Second World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Second World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment, was mobilized 1 September 1939 for service in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The 1st Battalion embarked for Great Britain on 9 October 1941. It landed in Italy on 8 November 1943, as part of the <a href="/wiki/5th_Canadian_Division#11th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade" title="5th Canadian Division">11th Infantry Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/5th_Canadian_Division" title="5th Canadian Division">5th Canadian Division</a>. The 1st Battalion transferred with the <a href="/wiki/I_Canadian_Corps" title="I Canadian Corps">I Canadian Corps</a> to <a href="/wiki/North_West_Europe_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Europe Campaign">North-West Europe</a> in March 1945, where it fought until the end of the war. It returned home under command of a Perth militia officer, Lt Col MW Andrew and was disbanded on January 31, 1946. </p><p>The 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, headquartered in Stratford, was authorized in 1940 and trained recruits for the 1st Battalion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_War">Post War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Post War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1954, as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Report_on_the_Reserve_Army" title="Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army">Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army</a>, this regiment was amalgamated with <a href="/wiki/The_Highland_Light_Infantry_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="The Highland Light Infantry of Canada">The Highland Light Infantry of Canada</a> to form The Perth and Waterloo Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada). This was not a successful amalgamation, and in 1957 the two units reverted to their former designations. </p><p>In June 1964, The Commission on the Reorganization of the Canadian Army (Militia), commonly called the Suttie Commission, issued its report.<sup id="cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuttieCommission-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Commission proposed the <a href="/wiki/Supplementary_Order_of_Battle" title="Supplementary Order of Battle">Supplementary Order of Battle</a> to maintain the name of deactivated units and to facilitate reactivation.<sup id="cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuttieCommission-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: Part II, p.26">: Part II, p.26 </span></sup> The commission further recommended that the Perth Regiment be transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Supplementary_Order_of_Battle" title="Supplementary Order of Battle">Supplementary Order of Battle</a> and that the regiment's personnel be absorbed by 3 <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Canadian_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Canadian Regiment">RCR</a> (now 4 RCR).<sup id="cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuttieCommission-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: Part II, Appendix A, Annex 2">: Part II, Appendix A, Annex 2 </span></sup> </p><p>On 28 February 1965, The Perth Regiment was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time it was inactivated, The Perth Regiment consisted of a company in Stratford and a support platoon in St Marys.<sup id="cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuttieCommission-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: Part II, Appendix A, Annex 1">: Part II, Appendix A, Annex 1 </span></sup> </p><p>Before being moved to the Supplementary Order of Battle, The Perth Regiment its final <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces order of precedence">Order of Precedence</a> as 16.<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alliances">Alliances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Alliances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Perth Regiment was allied to the <a href="/wiki/Cameronians_(Scottish_Rifles)" title="Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)">Cameronians</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Otago_and_Southland_Regiment" title="Otago and Southland Regiment">Otago Regiment</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/26th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="26th Battalion (Australia)">26th Battalion</a> of <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Witwatersrand_Rifles" class="mw-redirect" title="Witwatersrand Rifles">Witwatersrand Rifles</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform">Uniform</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Uniform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>They wore <a href="/wiki/Clan_Douglas" title="Clan Douglas">Douglas</a> kilt, green <a href="/wiki/Glengarry" title="Glengarry">glengarry</a> with green & white diced border, grey <a href="/wiki/Sporran" title="Sporran">sporran</a> with three black points, Douglas hose, and green garter flashes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle_Honours">Battle Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Battle Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the list below, battle honours in small capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. The battle honours written in bold are emblazoned on the regimental colour.<sup id="cite_ref-lineage_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineage-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r920966791">.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps-smaller{font-size:85%}</style><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/Ypres,_1915" class="mw-redirect" title="Ypres, 1915">Ypres, 1915</a></b></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/Festubert,_1915" class="mw-redirect" title="Festubert, 1915">Festubert, 1915</a></b></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/Liri_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Liri Valley">Liri Valley</a></b></span> May 25 – June 1, 1944</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melfa_Crossing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Melfa Crossing (page does not exist)">Melfa Crossing</a> May 25, 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceprano" title="Ceprano">Ceprano</a> May 27, 1944</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/Gothic_Line" title="Gothic Line">Gothic Line</a></b></span> August 29 – September 1, 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montecchio" title="Montecchio">Montecchio</a> August 30, 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_204" class="mw-redirect" title="Point 204">Point 204</a> September 1, 1944</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/Coriano" title="Coriano">Coriano</a></b></span> September 13, 1944</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lamone_Crossing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lamone Crossing (page does not exist)">Lamone Crossing</a></b></span> December 10–11, 1944</li> <li><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fosso_Munio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fosso Munio (page does not exist)">Fosso Munio</a></b> December 18–20, 1944</li> <li><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conventello%E2%80%93Comacchio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conventello–Comacchio (page does not exist)">Conventello–Comacchio</a></b> January 2–6, 1945</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/Italy,_1944%E2%80%931945" class="mw-redirect" title="Italy, 1944–1945">Italy, 1944–1945</a></b></span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/IJsselmeer" title="IJsselmeer">IJsselmeer</a></b> April 15–18, 1945</li> <li><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Delfzijl_Pocket&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Delfzijl Pocket (page does not exist)">Delfzijl Pocket</a></b> April 23 – May 2, 1945</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r920966791"><span class="smallcaps"><b><a href="/wiki/North-West_Europe,_1945" class="mw-redirect" title="North-West Europe, 1945">North-West Europe, 1945</a></b></span></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colours">Colours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Colours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first set of colours was presented by the 28th Regiment Chapter <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Order_Daughters_of_the_Empire" title="Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire">IODE</a>, on 15 June 1927 at Queen's Park Stratford, Ontario.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second set of colours was presented by the Honourable <a href="/wiki/John_Keiller_MacKay" title="John Keiller MacKay">John Keiller MacKay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario" title="Lieutenant Governor of Ontario">Lieutenant Governor of Ontario</a> on 30 June 1962 at Queen's Park Stratford, Ontario.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both sets of colours are laid up at <a href="/wiki/List_of_historic_places_in_Perth_County,_Ontario" title="List of historic places in Perth County, Ontario">St. James' Anglican Church</a>, Stratford, Ontario. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanding_Officers">Commanding Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Commanding Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas_Battalion:[4]"><span id="Overseas_Battalion:.5B4.5D"></span>Overseas Battalion:<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Overseas Battalion:[4]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1915 - LCol JL Youngs</li> <li>1917 - Disbanded</li> <li>1939 - LCol SH McComb, ED</li> <li>1940 - LCol (later <a href="/wiki/Col" title="Col">Col</a>) GW Little, MVO, OBE, MC, ED</li> <li>1942 - LCol (later <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">BGen</a>) ISH Lind, DSO, ED</li> <li>1943 - LCol (later Col) HET Doucet, OBE, ED (May - Sep)</li> <li>1943 - LCol (later BGen) WS Rutherford, ED</li> <li>1944 - LCol (later BGen) ISH Lind, DSO, ED (Mar - May)</li> <li>1944 - LCol (later BGen) WW Reid, DSO</li> <li>1944 - LCol MW Andrew, DSO, ED, QC</li> <li>1946 - Disbanded</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reserve_Battalion">Reserve Battalion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Reserve Battalion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1866 - LCol Robert S Service</li> <li>1872 - LCol WM Smith, VD</li> <li>1881 - LCol D Scot</li> <li>1885 - LColl RS McKnight</li> <li>1898 - LCol AAW Whight</li> <li>1903 - LCol WG Moscrip, VD</li> <li>1908 - LCol GT Cooke</li> <li>1912 - LCol WM Lawrence, VD</li> <li>1920 - LCol JL Youngs, MC</li> <li>1923 - LCol AW Deacon, MC</li> <li>1928 - LCol RM Trow</li> <li>1933 - LCol H Denroche</li> <li>1933 - LCol A Garrod, MC, ED</li> <li>1939 - LCol SH McComb, ED</li> <li>1940 - LCol GDL Rice, ED</li> <li>1944 - <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Maj</a> TW Orr</li> <li>1946 - LCol John S Whyte, ED</li> <li>1950 - LCol (later B Gen) WH Hempell, CD</li> <li>1954 - LCol EM Hutchinson, CD</li> <li>1959 - LCol FW Savage, CD</li> <li>1962 - LCol EB Burnett, ED</li> <li>1964 - LCol EC Skowby, CD</li> <li>1965 - Assigned to Supplementary Order of battle and reduced to nil strength</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Photo_Gallery">Photo Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Photo Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Private H.E. Goddard of The Perth Regiment, carrying a Bren gun while advancing through a forest north of Arnhem, Netherlands, April 1945"><img alt="Private H.E. Goddard of The Perth Regiment, carrying a Bren gun while advancing through a forest north of Arnhem, Netherlands, April 1945" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg/93px-Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg/139px-Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg/185px-Private_of_the_Canadian_Perth_Regiment_advancing_through_forest_north_of_Arnhem_with_Bren_gun_1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="371" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Private H.E. Goddard of The Perth Regiment, carrying a <a href="/wiki/Bren_light_machine_gun" title="Bren light machine gun">Bren gun</a> while advancing through a forest north of Arnhem, Netherlands, April 1945</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Private K.O. Earl of The Perth Regiment resting in the forest north of Arnhem, Netherlands, April 15, 1945"><img alt="Private K.O. Earl of The Perth Regiment resting in the forest north of Arnhem, Netherlands, April 15, 1945" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg/93px-PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg/139px-PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg/185px-PteKOEarlPerthRegimentArnhem15April1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="776" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Private K.O. Earl of The Perth Regiment resting in the forest north of Arnhem, Netherlands, April 15, 1945</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Audax et Cautus"><img alt="Audax et Cautus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg/120px-Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg/180px-Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg/240px-Houtsnijwerk_Perth_Regiment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>Audax et Cautus</i></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian-Scottish_regiment" title="Canadian-Scottish regiment">Canadian-Scottish regiment</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perth_Regiment&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="#cite_ref-lineage_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lineage_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lineage_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/pr-eng.asp">"The Perth Regiment"</a>. <i>Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments</i>. Directorate of History and Heritage. 9 November 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 December</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Official+Lineages+Volume+3%2C+Part+2%3A+Infantry+Regiments&rft.atitle=The+Perth+Regiment&rft.date=2004-11-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca%2Fdhh-dhp%2Fhis%2Fol-lo%2Fvol-tom-3%2Fpar2%2Fpr-eng.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APerth+Regiment" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarnes1972" class="citation book cs1">Barnes, Major R.M. (1972). <i>The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments</i>. London: Sphere Books Limited.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Uniforms+and+History+of+the+Scottish+Regiments&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Sphere+Books+Limited&rft.date=1972&rft.aulast=Barnes&rft.aufirst=Major+R.M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APerth+Regiment" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SuttieCommission-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SuttieCommission_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>The Commission on the Reorganization of the Canadian Army (Militia)</i>. Ottawa: Department of National Defence. 1964.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Commission+on+the+Reorganization+of+the+Canadian+Army+%28Militia%29&rft.place=Ottawa&rft.pub=Department+of+National+Defence&rft.date=1964&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APerth+Regiment" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Presentation of new colours to the Perth Regiment by Lt.-Col. the Honourable John Keiller Mackay, DSO, VD, QC, LLD, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Saturday June 30, 1962 at Queen's Park, Stratford, Ontario and laying up of old colours Sunday July 1, 1962 at St. James' Church, Stratford, Ontario</i>. 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Money (Major) (1972). <i>The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments</i>. London: Sphere Books Limited.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Uniforms+and+History+of+the+Scottish+Regiments&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Sphere+Books+Limited&rft.date=1972&rft.aulast=Barnes&rft.aufirst=R.+Money+%28Major%29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APerth+Regiment" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnston1964" class="citation book cs1">Johnston, Stafford (1964). <i>The Fighting Perths: The Story of the First Century in the Life of a Canadian County Regiment</i>. Stratford: B-H Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Fighting+Perths%3A+The+Story+of+the+First+Century+in+the+Life+of+a+Canadian+County+Regiment&rft.place=Stratford&rft.pub=B-H+Press&rft.date=1964&rft.aulast=Johnston&rft.aufirst=Stafford&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APerth+Regiment" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScislowski,_Stanley_&_Watt,_Gavin_K.1997" class="citation book cs1">Scislowski, Stanley & Watt, Gavin K. (1997). <i>Not All of Us Were Brave: Perth Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Armoured Division</i>. 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