Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
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The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The regiment was first formed in 1915 as the 75th (Mississauga) Battalion, CEF, and was later reorganized several times before being officially designated as The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own).[1]
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) | |
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Active | 1920–present |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Canadian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Direct Fire Support |
Size | One battalion |
Part of | 32 Canadian Brigade Group |
Headquarters | Captain B.S. Hutcheson VC Armoury, Toronto |
Nickname(s) | Tor Scots |
Motto(s) | "Carry on!" |
March | Quick: "Blue Bonnets over the Border" |
Anniversaries | Regimental birthday (as The Toronto Scottish Regiment) 1 September 1921 |
Engagements | |
Battle honours | See Battle honours |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-chief | Charles III |
Commanding officer | Lieutenant Colonel Jason Kearney, CD |
Regimental sergeant major | Chief Warrant Officer James Shouldice, CD |
Insignia | |
Tartan | Hodden grey |
The regiment's current mission task is to provide direct fire support (DFS). Members of the regiment are trained in the tactical and strategic employment of various company-level heavy weapon systems, including the Browning M2 heavy machine gun (HMG), the C16 Automatic Grenade Launcher System (AGLS), and the BGM-71 tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided (TOW) antitank guided missile (ATGM) to provide DFS to a manoeuvring battle group.[1]
As a Primary Reserve infantry regiment, The Toronto Scottish Regiment augments 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment in Petawawa, Ontario, by providing DFS on exercises and operations.