The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army , with companies in Cambridge and Kitchener , and is a unit of 31 Canadian Brigade Group , headquartered in London , Ontario . Prince Andrew , as a member of the Canadian Royal Family , acts as Colonel - in - Chief . Previously , this post was held by Princess Margaret , Countess of Snowdon . History . The Great War . The 34th Battalion , CEF , was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 October 1915 , where it provided reinforcements to Canadian units in the field until 27 November 1916 , when it was reorganized as the 34th Battalion ( Boys ' ) , CEF . The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 17 July 1917 . The 111th Battalion ( South Waterloo ) , CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 25 September 1916 where on 13 October 1916 its personnel were absorbed by the 35th Battalion , CEF to provide reinforcements for Canadian units in the field . The 111th Battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917 . The 118th Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 22 January 1917 where on 6 February 1917 , its personnel were absorbed by the 25th Reserve Battalion , CEF , to provide reinforcements for Canadian units in the field . The 118th Battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917 . The Second World War . The Highland Light Infantry of Canada mobilized the The Highland Light Infantry of Canada , CASF , for active service on 24 May 1940 . It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion , The Highland Light Infantry of Canada , CASF , on 7 November 1940 and embarked for Britain on 20 July 1941 . On D - Day , 6 June 1944 , it landed on JUNO Beach in Normandy as part of the 9th Canadian 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 3rd Battalion , The Highland Light Infantry of Canada , Canadian Infantry Corps , Canadian Army Occupation Force on 1 June 1945 for service in Germany . The 3rd Battalion was disbanded on 1 May 1946 . The Scots Fusiliers mobilized the 1st Battalion , The Scots Fusiliers , CASF , for active service on 5 March 1942 . It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of Military District No . 2 until the battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1943 . Normandy landings . The Highland Light Infantry regiment participated in the D - Day landings , disembarking at Nan sector on Juno Beach on June 6 , 1944 with the rest of the 9th Brigade , which consisted of the The Highland Light Infantry , the Stormont , Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders , and the North Nova Scotia Highlanders . These regiments were not in the first wave assault , but landed later in the morning and advanced through the lead brigades . Battle honours . Those battle honours in CAPITALS and are bolded are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour . The Great War MOUNT SORREL ; SOMME , 1916 ; ARRAS , 1917 , ' 18 ; HILL 70 ; YPRES , 1917 ; AMIENS ; HINDENBURG LINE ; PURSUIT TO MONS . The Second World War NORMANDY LANDING ; CAEN ; THE ORNE ( BURON ) ; BOURGUÉBUS RIDGE ; Faubourg de Vaucelles ; FALAISE ; THE LAISON ; Chambois ; BOULOGNE , 1944 ; Calais , 1944 ; THE SCHELDT ; Savojaards Platt ; Breskens Pocket ; THE RHINELAND ; Waal Flats ; The Hochwald ; THE RHINE ; Zutphen ; Leer ; North - West Europe , 1944 - 1945 . Lineage . The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada originated in Berlin , Ontario on 14 September 1866 as the 29th Waterloo Battalion of Infantry . It was redesignated the 29th Waterloo Regiment on 8 May 1900 , then the 29th Regiment ( Highland Light Infantry of Canada ) on 15 April 1915 , The Highland Light Infantry of Canada on 29 March 1920 the 2nd ( Reserve ) Battalion , The Highland Light Infantry of Canada on 7 November 1940 and then The Highland Light Infantry of Canada on 1 May 1946 . On 1 October 1954 , The HLI of C was amalgamated with The Perth Regiment and renamed The Perth and Waterloo Regiment ( Highland Light Infantry of Canada ) . On 1 April 1957 , the two regiments ceased to be amalgamated and resumed their former designations . On 26 February 1965 , it was amalgamated with The Scots Fusiliers of Canada and redesignated as The Highland Fusiliers of Canada ' . The Regiment assumed the appellation " Royal " to become The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada on 7 July 1998 . Perpetuations . The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada perpetuates the 34th Battalion ( Boys ' ) , CEF , the 111th Battalion ( South Waterloo ) , CEF and the 118th Battalion ( North Waterloo ) , CEF .