The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based on Vancouver Island British Columbia . The regiment is located in Victoria , Nanaimo , and Courtenay , British Columbia . It is part of 39 Canadian Brigade Group , the headquarters for all of the army reserves in British Columbia . One of four infantry regiments in British Columbia , the Canadian Scottish is the largest reserve unit in Western Canada . As a light infantry regiment the regiment trains in raids , reconnaissance patrolling , ambushes , amphibious operations and airmobile operations . The unit also trains to meet the realities of the “ Three Block War ” – warfighting , peacekeeping , and humanitarian support . Regimental Headquarters , A Coy , and HQ Coy : Bay Street Armoury 715 Bay Street Victoria , B . C . V8T 1R1 B Company Headquarters : Brigadier D . R . Sargent Armoury 709 Nanaimo Lakes Road Nanaimo , B . C . V9R 4A8 5 Platoon , B Company : Seal Bay Armoury Comox , B . C . Deployments . The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) is actively involved in sending troops to various Canadian missions around the world . As of 2012 , all members of the regiment who were serving on combat operations with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan have returned home . Members of The Canadian Scottish Regiment have also been involved in peacekeeping missions ; notably in Egypt , Golan Heights , Cyprus , Croatia , Bosnia , and Sierra Leone . The regiment originated on 3 September 1912 when the 88th Regiment , Victoria Fusiliers , was authorised . When the 16th ( Canadian Scottish ) Battalion , CEF , was created in 1914 , it drew on soldiers from four separate regiments – the 50th Regiment ( Gordon Highlanders of Canada ) in Victoria , the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in Vancouver , the 79th Regiment ( Cameron Highlanders of Canada ) in Winnipeg , and the 91st Canadian Highlanders ( Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ) in Hamilton . The desire was to not perpetuate specific regimental identities and so the new battalion was simply referred to as " Canadian Scottish " . The 16th Battalion served in the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division . Since its early beginnings , the battalion had a high standard of conduct on the battlefield and was commanded by outstanding leaders . One such was Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie who rose to command the Canadian Corps during the First World War . Currie was a master tactician whose skills led the Canadians to victory at the Vimy Ridge , the Amiens , and the intense last Hundred Days campaign which ended the Great War . Four members of the 16th Battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross . Lieutenant Colonel Cyrus Peck commanded the battalion for many months in the trenches . Piper James Richardson was just 18 years old when he enlisted , and was killed during the Battle of the Somme shortly after having played his company through No Man ' s Land . He disappeared in shellfire after going back to retrieve the bagpipes he laid aside to bring back a wounded comrade . Piper James Richardson ' s Pipes were returned to the Regiment in the 2000s after being found on display at a private school in Scotland due to research initiated by Pipe Major Roger McGuire . They were presented to the people of B . C . on Nov . 8th 2006 at a ceremony on the lawn on the Provincial Legislature in Victoria . The pipes are on public display in the Rotunda of the Legislature . After the war , the battalion disbanded , and in the 1920 re - organisation of the Militia , in the wake of the work of the Otter Commission , a new regiment was created amalgamating the 50th Regiment and the 88th Regiment Victoria Fusiliers , and named " The Canadian Scottish Regiment " . The title " ( Princess Mary ' s ) " was appended in 1948 by permission of the H . M . King George VI and H . R . H . Princess Mary The Princess Royal who had consented to become Colonel - in - Chief of the Regiment in 1930 , being also Colonel - in - Chief of the The Royal Scots ( The Royal Regiment ) since 1927 , and to whom the Canadian Scottish had been allied in 1927 . The Canadian Scottish were unique in 1939 in having two battalions on the strength of the Canadian Militia . The 1st Battalion was mobilised for overseas service in 1940 and trained in Debert , Nova Scotia , until August 1941 , from where it moved to the United Kingdom as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division . On 6 June 1944 C Company was in the first wave ashore in Normandy on Juno Beach , the rest of the battalion following in the second wave . The battalion proceeded to advance a total of six miles inland – farther than any other assault brigade of the British Second Army that day . The regiment went on to earn 17 battle honours , including one for the liberation of Wagenborgen , a Dutch village ; this last honour was not awarded until the 1990s . Lineage . The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) originated in Victoria , British Columbia on 3 September 1912 , when the 88th Regiment Victoria Fusiliers was formed . The 50th Regiment Gordon Highlanders originated in Victoria , British Columbia on 15 August 1913 , when an " 8 company Highland Regiment of Infantry " was authorized to be formed . Following the Great War , on 12 March 1920 , the 50th and 88th Regiments were amalgamated and redesignated The Canadian Scottish Regiment , organized as a five battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion ( 16th Battalion , CEF ) on the Non - Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion ( 48th Battalion , CEF ) , 3rd Battalion ( 67th Battalion , CEF ) , 4th Battalion ( 88th Battalion , CEF ) , and 5th Battalion ( 143rd Battalion , CEF ) on the Reserve order of battle . On 1 August 1930 , The Canadian Scottish Regiment was reorganized as a six battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion ( 16th Battalion , CEF ) and 2nd Battalion ( 88th Battalion , CEF ) ( see below ) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 3rd Battalion ( 67th Battalion , CEF ) , 4th Battalion ( 48th Battalion , CEF ) , 5th Battalion ( 143rd Battalion , CEF ) , and 6th Battalion ( 103rd Battalion , CEF ) on the Reserve order of battle . The reserve units were disbanded on 14 December 1936 . On 1 April 1946 , The Canadian Scottish Regiment was reorganized as a one battalion regiment and on 29 April 1948 , the Regiment was redesignated The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) . On 4 May 1951 , the regiment mobilized two temporary Active Force companies designated " E " and " F " Company . " E " Company was reduced to nil strength upon its personnel being incorporated into the 1st Canadian Highland Battalion ( which later became the 1st Battalion The Black Watch ( Royal Highland Regiment ) of Canada ) for service in Germany with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . " F " Company was initially used as a reinforcement pool for " E " Company . On 15 May 1952 , it was reduced to nil strength , upon its personnel being absorbed by the newly formed 2nd Canadian Highland Battalion ( which later became the 2nd Battalion The Black Watch ( Royal Highland Regiment ) of Canada ) for service in Korea with the United Nations . On 31 December 1954 , the regiment was amalgamated with the 66th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RCA , and the 62nd Anti - Tank Battery ( Self - Propelled ) , RCA , retaining its designation . The 66th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RCA originated in Nanaimo , British Columbia on 1 August 1930 , when the 2nd Battalion , The Canadian Scottish Regiment was authorized to be formed . On 15 December 1936 , it was amalgamated with A Company , 11th Machine Gun Battalion , CMGC , and redesignated the 2nd Battalion ( Machine Gun ) , The Canadian Scottish Regiment . On 1 April 1946 , it was converted to artillery and redesignated the 66th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment ( Canadian Scottish Regiment ) , RCA . On 31 December 1954 , it was amalgamated with the The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) and the 62nd Anti - Tank Battery , RCA . The 62nd Anti - Tank Battery ( Self - Propelled ) , RCA originated in Duncan , British Columbia on 2 February 1920 , when the 62nd Field Battery ( Howitzer ) , CFA , was formed . It was redesignated the 62nd Field Battery , CA , on 1 July 1925 , the 62nd Field Battery ( Howitzer ) , RCA , on 3 June 1935 , the 62nd ( Reserve ) Field Battery ( Howitzer ) , RCA , on 7 November 1940 and the 62nd Anti - Tank Battery ( Self - Propelled ) , RCA , on 1 April 1946 . On 31 December 1954 , it was amalgamated with The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) and the 66th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment ( Canadian Scottish Regiment ) , RCA . Lineage of the Canadian Scottish Regiment : Perpetuations . The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) perpetuates the 16th Battalion ( Canadian Scottish ) , CEF , 48th Battalion ( British Columbia ) , CEF , 67th Battalion ( Western Scots ) , CEF , 88th Battalion ( Victoria Fusiliers ) , CEF , 103rd Battalion , CEF and 143rd Battalion ( British Columbia Bantams ) , CEF . Operational History . The Great War . The 50th Regiment Gordon Highlanders and the 88th Regiment Victoria Fusiliers were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties . The 16th Battalion ( Canadian Scottish ) , CEF , was authorized on 1 September 1914 and embarked for Britain on 28 September 1914 . It disembarked in France on 15 February 1915 , where it fought as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade , 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war . The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920 . The 48th Battalion ( British Columbia ) , CEF , was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 1 July 1915 , where it was converted to a pioneer battalion and redesignated as the 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion , CEF , on 6 January 1916 . It disembarked in France on 9 March 1916 , where it served as part of the 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until 17 April 1917 , when its personnel were absorbed by the Canadian Corps in the field . The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920 . The 67th Battalion ( Western Scots ) , CEF , was authorized on 20 April 1915 and embarked for Britain on 1 April 1916 where it was converted to a pioneer battalion and redesignated as the 67th Canadian ( Pioneer ) Battalion , CEF , on 15 May 1916 . It disembarked in France on 14 August 1916 , where it served as part of the 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until 28 April 1917 , when its personnel were absorbed by the Canadian Corps in the field . The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920 . The 88th Battalion ( Victoria Fusiliers ) , CEF , was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 31 May 1916 . It provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 18 July 1916 , when its personnel were absorbed by the 30th Reserve Battalion , CEF . The 103rd Battalion , CEF , was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 23 July 1916 , where it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 7 January 1917 , when its personnel were absorbed by the 16th Reserve Battalion , CEF . The 88th and 103rd Battalions were disbanded on 1 September 1917 . The 143rd Battalion ( British Columbia Bantams ) , CEF , was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 17 February 1917 , where its personnel were absorbed by the 24th Reserve Battalion , CEF , and the Canadian Railway Troops Training Depot on 15 March 1917 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field . The battalion was disbanded on 4 April 1918 . 48 The Second World War . Details from the 1st Battalion were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 , under the designation 1st Battalion , The Canadian Scottish Regiment , CASF ( Details ) , for local protection duties . Details from the 2nd Battalion were placed on active service on 1 September 1939 , under the designation 2nd Battalion , The Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Machine Gun ) , CASF ( Details ) , for local protection duties . Details from the 62nd Field Battery , RCA were placed on active service on 1 September 1939 , under the designation 62nd Field Battery ( H ) , RCA , CASF ( Details ) , for local protection duties . These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940 . The regiment mobilized the 1st Battalion , The Canadian Scottish Regiment , CASF , on 24 May 1940 . It embarked for Britain on 25 August 1941 . On D - Day , 6 June 1944 , it landed in Normandy , France , as part of the 7th Infantry Brigade , 3rd Canadian Infantry Division , and it continued to fight in North - West Europe until the end of the war . The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 January 1946 . The regiment subsequently mobilized the 2nd ( Reserve ) Battalion as the 2nd Battalion , The Canadian Scottish Regiment , CASF , on 1 January 1941 . It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 13th Infantry Brigade , 6th Canadian Infantry Division . The battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1943 . On 1 June 1945 , a third Active Force component of the regiment , designated the 4th Battalion , The Canadian Scottish Regiment , CIC , Canadian Army Occupation Force , was mobilized for service in post - war Germany . The battalion was disbanded on 29 April 1946 . The 62nd Field Battery , in conjunction with the 44th Field Battery , RCA , mobilized the 44th / 62nd Field Battery , RCA , CASF , for active service on 24 May 1940 . This unit was reorganized as two separate batteries on 1 January 1941 , designated the 44th Field Battery , RCA , CASF , and the 62nd Field Battery , RCA , CASF . It was redesignated the 62nd Light Anti - Aircraft Battery , RCA , CASF , the same day . The battery provided light anti - aircraft artillery support as part of the 11th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment , RCA , CASF , 1st Canadian Anti - Aircraft Brigade in Great Britain . The overseas battery was disbanded on 1 March 1944 . Battle honours . Those battle honours in bold type are emblazoned on the regimental color . The Great War . Honorary Distinction : The Canadian Scottish Regiment was awarded the honorary distinction of an oak leaf and acorn shoulder badge for the actions of the 16th Battalion ( Canadian Scottish ) , CEF , at Kitchener ' s Wood on 22 / 23 April 1915 . Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ’ s ) Regimental Museum . The Museum presents , researches and preserves items of historic significance to the Regiment and to the Infantry Branch . The artifacts assist military historians and serve as a training aid to teach regimental history . with displays of weapons , uniforms , medals and other items . The museum features a collection of small arms and regimental artifacts . The Museum is open in June , July and August on Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am to 4pm . From September to May the Museum is open on Tuesdays from 10am to 2pm . The museum is affiliated with : CMA , CHIN , OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada . Freedom of the City . The Freedom of the City was exercised by the Canadian Scottish Regiment ( Princess Mary ' s ) in Victoria , British Columbia on June 6 , 1964 . It was also exercised in Nanaimo , British Columbia on October 5 , 1974 ; May 20 , 1990 and September 16 , 2012 . Cadet Corps . Four Royal Canadian Army Cadets corps on Vancouver Island are affiliated to the Canadian Scottish Regiment . Cadet Corps affiliated to the Canadian Scottish are entitled to wear traditional regimental accoutrements on their uniforms and receive modest support from the Regiment and its Association .