The Nova Scotia Highlanders

Left: Nova Scotia Highlanders' Officer's Badge, Right: Nova Scotia Highlanders' Glengarry Badge.

Cloth Shoulder Title of the Nova Scotia Highlanders.

Collar Badges of the Nova Scotia Highlanders.

Sporran Badge of the Nova Scotia Highlanders.

The Clan McDonald Tartan of the Nova Scotia Highlanders.

The Nova Scotia Highlanders Pipes And Drums, 30 January 2019.

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     Formation History

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Creation:

The regiment was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, The Cape Breton Highlanders, and The Pictou Highlanders.

The regiment was composed of two separate units, officially designated as the 1st. Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North), and 2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton), both of which were part of 5th Canadian Division's 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The 1st Battalion was headquartered in Truro with individual companies located in Amherst, Pictou, New Glasgow, Springhill, and Truro. The 2nd Battalion was headquartered in Sydney, and in 2011 it was renamed back to its pre-1954 designation, the Cape Breton Highlanders. This leaves The Nova Scotia Highlanders as a one-battalion regiment.

Headdress:

Although the 2nd Battalion continued the proud tradition of wearing balmorals, the traditional headdress of the regiment, the 1st Battalion did not. There was a strong movement within the unit by the majority of the troops to replace the beret with the balmoral once again as it marked out the highland unit as distinctive and showed the ties with the unit's heritage that contributed to its esprit de corps. As of January 1, 2011, the balmoral once again became the official headdress of the 1st. Battalion as well. The khaki tam o' shanter is worn in combat dress.