The Perth Scottish Regiment

The Perth Regiment's Cap Badge

The Perth Regiment's  Cloth Shoulder title

The Perth and Waterloo Scottish Regiment's  Glengarry Badge

The Leslie Tartan of the Perth Scottish Regiment

Source: Wikipedia

The 1st. Battalion of The Perth Regiment was mobilized on 1 September 1939 for service in World War II. The 1st. Battalion embarked for Great Britain on 9 October 1941. It landed in Italy on 8 November 1943, as part of the 11th. Infantry Brigade of the 5th Canadian Division. The 1st. Battalion transferred with the First Canadian Corps to North-West Europe 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.

The 2nd. (Reserve) Battalion, headquartered in Stratford, was authorized in 1940 and trained recruits for the 1st. Battalion.

In 1954, as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army, this regiment was amalgamated with The Highland Light Infantry of Canada 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. On 28 February 1965, The Perth Regiment was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle. At the time it was inactivated, The Perth Regiment consisted of a company in Stratford and a support platoon in St Mary's.

The Perth Regiment was allied to the Cameronians, the Otago Regiment of New Zealand, 26th Battalion of Australia, and the Witwatersrand Rifles of South Africa. They wore Douglas kilt, green glengarry with green & white diced border, grey sporran with three black points, Douglas hose, and green garter flashes. The regiment perpetuated the 110th. Battalion C.E.F. and held its final Order of Precedence as 16.