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The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (the Duke of Albany's) to form the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1961.
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada served with distinction in World War I, providing 5 battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (the 16th, 27th, 43rd, 174th and 179th). The Regiment also participated in the 1942 Dieppe Raid and throughout northwest Europe in World War II.
The 43rd Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914, gazetted 18 December, and embarked from Montreal for Britain on HMTS Grampian 1 June 1915. After arrival at Davenport, England, they proceeded by train to Lower St. Martin's Plains, Shorncliffe, arriving late at night 9 June 1915.
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, headquartered in Winnipeg Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cameron Highlanders .
In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties had been instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks were intended to become the depot for the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot and the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot. [2] Following the Childers Reforms, the barracks became depot of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in ...
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The Calgary Highlanders 1910; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own) 1881; The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) 1912; The Essex and Kent Scottish 1954; The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment 1905; The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) 1866; The Nova Scotia Highlanders 1871; The Queen's Own Cameron ...