The Pictou Highlanders
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| The Pictou Highlanders | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1871- 1954 |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Militia |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Motor |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Motto | Cuidich' N Righ (Save the Monarch) |
| Colors | Facing colour buff |
| March | Quick - Pibroch O' Donald Dhu |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan | Seaforth |
The Pictou Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Originally founded in 1871 as the Colchester and Hants Provisional Battalion of Infantry it went through several name changes including: 1871 - 78th Colchester and Hants, or Highlanders Battalion of Infantry; 1879 - 78th Colchester, Hants and Pictou Battalion of Infantry, 'Highlanders'; 1900 - 78th Colchester, Hants and Pictou Regiment, 'Highlanders'; 1910 - 78th Pictou Regiment 'Highlanders'; 1921 - The Pictou Highlanders, and; 1946 - The Pictou Highlanders (Motor). In 1954, as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army, this regiment was amalgamated with The Cape Breton Highlanders and The North Nova Scotia Highlanders to form the 1st Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders.
The Pictou Highlanders were allied to the Seaforth Highlanders (Rossshire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) and were kitted as Seaforth's except for regimental badges and the Bugle cords were Royal. The regiment perpetuated the 17th & 246th Battalions C.E.F and held its final Order of Precedence as 33.
[edit] Battle honours
Ypres 1915
Festubert 1915
Somme 1916
[edit] References
- Barnes, RM, The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments, London, Sphere Books Limited, 1972.
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