The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Museum is a
military
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museum in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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. The museum located at the Minto Armoury is dedicated to Manitoba's famous
Scottish regiment
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,
, which was first raised in 1910.
History
served with distinction in
World War I
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, providing 5 battalions in the
Canadian Expeditionary Force
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(the 16th, 27th, 43rd, 174th and 179th). The Regiment also participated in the 1942
Dieppe Raid
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and throughout northwest
Europe
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in
World War II
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.
Collections
The museum displays artifacts and photographs of
Regiment.
Gallery
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-3719-28, St. Nazaire, britische Kriegsgefangene.jpg, Tom McCormack, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
File:VCRossTollerton.jpg, Ross Tollerton
Ross Tollerton VC (6 May 1890 – 7 May 1931) born in Hurlford, Ayrshire, was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonweal ...
, World War I
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Victoria Cross recipient
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, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Al ...
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with the
CMA,
CHIN
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Evolution
The presence of a we ...
,
OMMC, and
Virtual Museum of Canada
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Administered by the Canadian Museum of History (CMH) ...
.
See also
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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is an aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada. The museum has 47 military jets and propeller-driven aircraft on display.
Displayed is a co ...
*
Cold Lake Air Force Museum
The Cold Lake Air Force Museum is a military aviation museum located in Cold Lake, Alberta. The museum preserves and exhibits the heritage and history of CFB Cold Lake, 4 Wing Cold Lake and No. 42 Radar Squadron, 42 Radar Squadron.
The Air Forc ...
*
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is an aviation museum located at Brandon Municipal Airport, Brandon, Manitoba. It is dedicated to the memory of the airmen from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, who trained at World War II a ...
*
Comox Air Force Museum
The Comox Air Force Museum collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits artifacts relating to CFB Comox, its squadrons and its units.A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03 The museum is located at th ...
*
Great War Flying Museum
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*
Military history of Canada
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*
National Air Force Museum of Canada
The National Air Force Museum of Canada is an aviation museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is located on the west side of CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.
The museum is a permanent archive which c ...
*
Organization of Military Museums of Canada The Organization of Military Museums of Canada is a national organization for the promotion of military museums in Canada.
The OMMC was established in 1967 by a group of military museums, historians, and military history enthusiasts. It has over 40 ...
*
Secrets of Radar Museum
The Secrets of Radar Museum is a small museum located at 2155b Crumlin Sideroad near the London International Airport in London, Ontario, Canada. Opened to the public in 2003, the museum was created to tell the story of the more than 6,000 Ca ...
*
References
History of the Canadian Forces Museums 1919-2004
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Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada