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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 101. Chapters: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders, 84th Regiment of Foot, The Calgary Highlanders, 79th New York Volunteer Infantry, Royal Regiment of Scotland, Military of Scotland, 93rd Regiment of Foot, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, Black Watch, Scottish Horse, The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, Cape Town Highlanders Regiment, 51st Highland Volunteers, 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, The Black Watch of Canada, Lovat Scouts, Atholl Highlanders, 73rd Regiment of Foot, 48th Highlanders of Canada, Scottish regiment, The Nova Scotia Highlanders, 78th Fraser Highlanders, Queen's Own Highlanders, 78th Regiment of Foot, Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot, The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, Cape Breton Highlanders, The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, 77th Regiment of Foot, The Pictou Highlanders, Lonach Highlanders, 92nd Regiment of Foot, Pretoria Highlanders. Excerpt: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. As early as 1905 the local Scottish community in Winnipeg, led by the St Andrew's Society, began lobbying the government to raise a Highland regiment. Under increasing pressure from the Scottish lobbyists the government relented and the initial steps taken to form Western Canada's first Highland regiment. On 29 September 1909, the prospective officers met and committees dealing with finances, uniforms and the band were formed. As the government grant did not cover the entire cost of uniforms and equipment, the Scottish societies and the officers undertook to raise the money themselves managing an initial amount of $25,000.00. Almost all of the original accoutrements were manufactured in Scotland, obtained from William Anderson & Sons Ltd. On 1 February 1910, the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada were officially gazetted, headquartered in the former Dominion Lands Office at 202 Main Street. On 9 October 1910, the Regiment received its first stand of Colours, presented by Mrs D. C. Cameron, wife of the Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel. The availability of the number '79' was fortuitous and enabled the new Canadian regiment to adopt the regimental number of a famous regiment in Scotland, the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders who had been raised in 1793 as the 79th (Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot. Along with the regimental number the new Canadian regiment chose to also perpetuate the uniform of the Imperial Camerons. This association with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders became official on 31 January 1911, when His Majesty, King George V authorized the alliance of the two Highland regiments. On 22 June 1911, a contingent of 61 Camerons, parading with their allied regiment, participated in the coronation of King George V. When the First World War broke out the Canadian Army did not mobilize based on its existing structure. Instead Sir Sam Hughes, the Minister 102 pp. Englisch.
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