Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders is a

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of the

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. It is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group,

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and is headquartered in

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Regimental badge

Superimposed upon a background of thistle, leaves and flowers the letters SDG; below, a raven on a rock superimposed on a maple leaf. A half scroll to the left of the maple leaf is inscribed DILEAS; another to the right inscribed GU BAS; above, a semi-annulus inscribed GLENGARRY FENCIBLES and surmounted by the Crown. The whole superimposed upon a Saint Andrew's cross,

Lineage

File:Regt Colour (SD&G).png, Regimental colour, with additional battle honours (2019). File:SD&G Highrs Camp Flag.jpg, Regimental camp flag File:Macdonnell-of-glengarry-modern-10oz-wool-tartan-swatch lg.jpg, Regimental tartan- MacDonell of Glengarry (Modern) The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders was raised in Cornwall, Ontario, on 3 July 1868, as the ''59th "Stormont and'' Glengarry" ''Battalion of Infantry''. It was redesignated as the ''59th "Stormont" Battalion of Infantry'' on 22 June 1883; as the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry'' on 23 March 1888; and as the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment'' on 8 May 1900. Following the Great War it was redesignated as ''The Stormont and Glengarry Regiment'' on 12 March 1920; as ''The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders'' on 15 February 1922; as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 7 November 1940; as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 24 May 1946; and as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Machine Gun) on 1 September 1954 before returning to its designation as the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 1 August 1959.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

Lineage chart

Perpetuations

War of 1812

* 1st Regiment of Dundas Militia *1st Regiment of Glengarry Militia *2nd Regiment of Glengarry Militia *1st Regiment of Prescott Militia *1st Regiment of Stormont Militia *

Glengarry Light Infantry The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles were a light infantry unit, raised chiefly in the Glengarry District of Upper Canada shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo-American War of 1812. The unit fought throughout the war, and was disbanded shor ...

Great War

* 154th Battalion (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry), CEF

Operational history

Fenian Raids

In 1866, the various companies in the counties were called out for service along the

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frontier, serving at Prescott and Cornwall. The ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'' was again called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier at Prescott and Cornwall until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870.

Great War

Details of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties. The

154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF The 154th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the World War I, First World War. Based in Cornwall, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 from the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders#Great War 2, ...

was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 25 October 1916 where it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 31 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the '6th Reserve Battalion, CEF'. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 17 July 1917.

Second World War

Details from the regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, as The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF (Details), for local protection duties. Those details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment mobilized The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CASF on 7 November 1940. The unit embarked for Great Britain on 19 July 1941. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France, as part of the 9th Infantry Brigade,

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, 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 mobilized the 3rd Battalion, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, CIC, CAOF on 1 June 1945 for service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. This battalion was disbanded on 24 May 1946.

Conflict in Afghanistan

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.

History

After the surrender at Yorktown, veterans of the

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and the

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, were given land on the north bank of the

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so they could defend Upper Canada from the new enemy to the south. In 1804, veterans of the

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, a Highland regiment that served in Europe with the British Army, settled just north of the American Revolutionary War veterans. The first militia unit west of

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was organized at

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in 1787 under the command of Major John Macdonnell, late of the K.R.R.N.Y.

War of 1812

When the

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broke out in June 1812, the Militiamen from the area gathered to prevent an invasion of their homeland and the companies were formed into the various county militias. These regiments fought throughout the war, with many men from the regiments being transferred to the Incorporated Battalion of Canadian Militia fighting in the Niagara Peninsula at the

Battle of Lundy's Lane The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara or contemporarily as the Battle of Bridgewater, was fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-d ...

. The militias of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry were on active duty within the counties and fought in battles in Dundas County, Stormont County, and New York. Their principle engagements were: 1812 *

Battle of Matilda The Battle of Matilda, also known as the Battle of Toussaint's Island, was an early skirmish of the War of 1812 fought on September 16, 1812 between American and Canadian militia in the St. Lawrence River near the township of Matilda, in Dundas ...

* First Battle of Ogdensburg * Battle of French Mills 1813 * Second Battle of Ogdensburg *

Battle of Point Iroquois The Battle of Point Iroquois was a small skirmish fought on the morning of November 8, 1813, as part of Wilkinson's advance up the St. Lawrence towards Montreal. The skirmish occurred on the shores of the St. Lawrence River at Point Iroquois, D ...

Skirmish at Doran's Farm The Skirmish at Doran's Farm was a small skirmish during the War of 1812 fought during Wilkinson's advance up the St. Lawrence. Background After defeating the force of Dundas Militia at the Battle of Point Iroquois on the morning of November 8 ...

* Battle of Hoople's Creek *

Battle of Crysler's Farm The Battle of Crysler's Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler's Field, was fought on 11 November 1813, during the War of 1812, in the British province of Upper Canada. A British and Upper Canadian force defeated a much larger American invas ...

Occupation of Cornwall The Occupation of Cornwall was the capture and occupation of the town of Cornwall during the War of 1812, following the Battle of Crysler's Farm. Background The American army under Gen. Boyd, defeated by the British at Crysler's Farm on Novemb ...

1814 *

Raid on Madrid The Raid on Madrid was a small raid by Canadian Militia and Royal Marines on the village of Madrid, New York, during the War of 1812. Background With the withdrawal of Wilkinson's Army from their winter quarters along the Salmon River, the Briti ...

* Salmon River Raid For a long time, breaks in unit continuity with the pre-Confederation period denied the regiment the "Niagara" battle honour and the status of oldest anglophone militia regiment in Canada. However, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in 2012, the Government of Canada permitted Canadian regiments to perpetuate and officially commemorate 1812 militia and Fencible units thus awarding the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders three War of 1812 battle honours, including the battle honour NIAGARA which had been awarded to the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles. After 1814, and Stormont and Dundas counties soon had two militia regiments each and Glengarry County had four.

Rebellions of 1837–1838

All units fought the rebels of 1837–1838, two in Lower Canada at the

Battle of Beauharnois The Battle of Beauharnois was fought on November 10, 1838, between Lower Canada loyalists and Patriote rebels, after 500 armed men had converged on Beauharnois, on November 3–4, overtaking the seigneurial manor. The seigneury of Beauharnois b ...

and three at the 1838

Battle of the Windmill The Battle of the Windmill was fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, defeated an invasion b ...

, where 10 militiamen were killed and 13 wounded. In 1852, the Militia Department published general orders stipulating the uniform for officers of the sedentary militia. Orders published on April 16, 1852, dictate that the Glengarry Battalions of Militia will wear a highland bonnet, tartan scarf, and tartan trousers. Orders from June 12 state that the 3rd and 4th Stormont Battalions of Militia will likewise wear the highland uniform, and that the commanding officers will choose the tartan. This made the Glengarry and Stormont Battalions the first militia units in Canada to be authorized to wear highland uniform.

Fenian Raids

The 1855 Militia Act introduced voluntary service, and the United Counties raised many independent companies in 1862 following the ''Trent'' Affair. The volunteer militia regiments raised in the

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) is a county and Census divisions of Canada, census division in the Canadian province of Ontario, that comprises three historical county, counties. The county's administrative office is lo ...

during the 1850s–1860s were: *Cornwall Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry – raised on 15 February 1856, under Captain James J. Dickinson, with Lieutenant William D. Wood and Cornet John Kewan. The troop provided an honour guard for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Dickinson's Landing in 1860. This troop was disbanded in March 1865 *Williamsburg Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry – raised on 16 October 1856, under Captain George W. Brouse, with Lieutenant J.A. Weegar and Cornet J.G. Merkley. This troop was disbanded in 1858 *1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Williamsburg – raised on 16 October 1856, under Captain Martin Carman, with Lieutenant William Gordon and Ensign William Casselman. Captain Carman was replaced by Captain James Holden in 1857. This company was disbanded in April 1864 *Morrisburg Rifle Company – raised on 22 January 1862, under Captain Alex. Farlinger, with Lieutenant Asaph B. Sherman and Ensign Charles P. Empey. This company was disbanded in November 1862 *1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Cornwall – raised on 22 January 1862, under Captain

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, with Lieutenant James A. Macdonell and Ensign William McGillivray. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1868 *2nd Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Cornwall – raised on 31 January 1862, under Captain Edward Oliver, with Lieutenant George S. Jarvis and Ensign D.B. MacLennan. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1868 *Volunteer Militia Foot Artillery Company of Morrisburg – raised on 14 February 1862, under Captain Thomas S. Rubidge, with Lieutenant Henry G. Merkley and Second Lieutenant Guy N. Loucks. This company was disbanded on 23 October 1868 *Volunteer Militia Foot Artillery Company of Iroquois – raised on 8 May 1862, under Captain Alex. Macdonell, with Lieutenant Rufus Carman and Second Lieutenant Samuel I. Boyd. This company was disbanded on 27 March 1874 Captain J F Pringle

*Cornwall Infantry Company – raised on 14 November 1862, under Captain Jacob F. Pringle, with Lieutenant D.B. McLennan and Ensign Hugh R. Macdonell. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1868 *Alexandria Infantry Company – raised on 19 November 1862, under Captain Lauchlin McDougald, with Lieutenant William McL. Grant and Ensign D.A. McDonald. This company was disbanded in September 1865 *Morrisburg Infantry Company – raised on 19 November 1862, under Captain Isaac N. Rose, with Lieutenant William D. Mickle and Ensign Samuel Garvey. This company was disbanded in April 1864 *Dixon's Corners Infantry Company – raised on 2 January 1863, under Captain Robert Lowery, with Lieutenant Adam J. Dixon and Ensign Josephus Rose. This company was disbanded in April 1864 *Kenyon Infantry Company – raised on 22 January 1863, under Captain Angus K. Macdonald, with Lieutenant Ronald R. Macdonald and Ensign John A. Macdougald. This company was disbanded in April 1864 *Lancaster Infantry Company – raised on 6 July 1866, under Captain D.B. McLennan, with Lieutenant R. McLennan and Ensign J.J. McNaughton. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1868 *Williamstown Infantry Company – raised on 6 July 1866, under Captain George H. McGillivray, with Lieutenant Donald Macmaster. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1868 *Aultsville Infantry Company – raised on 20 July 1866, under Captain John J. Adams, with Lieutenant James H. Bredin and Ensign William D. Wilson. This company formed part of the 56th Grenville Battalion *Dickinson's Landing Infantry Company – raised on 20 July 1866, under Captain William S. Wood, with Lieutenant

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and Ensign C. Archibald. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1868 *Dunvegan Infantry Company – raised on 21 August 1868, under Captain Donald McDiarmid, with Lieutenant Duncan J. McCuaig and Ensign John J. McCuaig. Formed part of the ''59th Battalion'' in 1871 In 1866, the various companies in the counties were called out for service along the

frontier, serving at Prescott and Cornwall. An attack on Prescott and subsequent advance to Ottawa was prevented by the presence of a considerable force of volunteers from Dundas, Stormont, and Glengarry, and a British gunboat on the river. The Fenians then moved eastward to

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and vicinity, and an attack on Cornwall was expected, but the presence of three thousand troops there again dissuaded them from attacking. The following local companies served on active duty during the 1866 raid: *59th Cornwall Battalion – at Cornwall, would become the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'' *Cornwall Company of Infantry and Rifles – at Cornwall,

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served with the unit *Morrisburg Garrison Artillery – at Prescott *Iroquois Garrison Artillery – at Prescott *Cornwall Mounted Patrol (Cavalry) – at Cornwall After the 1866 invasion, six of these companies amalgamated in 1868 to form the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'' and was again called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier at Prescott and Cornwall until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870. A seventh company was added in the early 1870s, and in 1880, the Vernon Infantry Company, which had been raised in 1866, became No. 8 Company of the 59th Regiment, and its headquarters moved to the village of Finch, but was made independent again later in 1880. Nine men from the Stormont and Glengarry Regiment served in the

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. File:59th Battalion, 1880s.jpg, Company of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion, File:59th Battalion, c.1885.jpg, Officers of the 59th Stormont Battalion, File:59th Stormont Highlanders, c.1890.jpg, Company of 59th Stormont and Glengarry Highlanders, File:59th Battalion Sergeant.jpg, Sergeant of the ''59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion'',

Great War

At the outbreak of the

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, the regiment in Highland dress since 1904 guarded the St. Lawrence canals until December 1915, when the United Counties raised the 154th Battalion for the

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. The 154th Battalion went overseas but was broken up to reinforce the "Iron Second," the 21st and 38th Battalions and the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Of the 154th Battalion soldiers, 143 were killed and 397 wounded; their efforts are commemorated in 24 decorations and six battle honours. More than 100 members of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were killed while serving with the CEF, including

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, who won the

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in 1918. Nunney joined the 59th in 1913 and was transferred to the 38th Battalion, which is perpetuated by

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, so the Camerons claim him as well; however, his medals hang today in the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess of the SD&G Highlanders.

Second World War

When the

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began, the Regiment once again guarded the St. Lawrence canals. Mobilization came in June 1940, and the Regiment absorbed companies from the

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and the Brockville Rifles to form an overseas battalion that went to England in 1941 as part of the

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. The SD&G Highlanders landed in

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and was the first regiment to enter

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, reaching the centre of the city at 1300 hours, July 9, 1944. Fifty-five days later, 112 SD&G Highlanders had been killed in action and 312 more wounded in the

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. The Regiment fought across France via

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, Eu, Le Hamel and

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, moved into the

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and took part in the amphibious landing across the Savojaardsplaat, and advanced to

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by way of

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. It moved next to

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to relieve the airborne troops, and helped guard the bridge while the Rhine crossing was prepared. The Regiment then fought through the Hochwald and north to cross the Ems-River and take the city of

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. At dawn on May 3, 1945, German marine-units launched an attack on two forward companies of the SD&G Highlanders, occupying the village of

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, near

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, that was the final action during the war,

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found the SD&G Highlanders near

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. It was said of the Regiment that it "never failed to take an objective; never lost a yard of ground; never lost a man taken prisoner in offensive action." Altogether 3,342 officers and men served overseas with the SD&G Highlanders, of whom 278 were killed and 781 wounded; 74 decorations and 25 battle honours were awarded. A total of 3,418 officers and men served in the 2nd Battalion (Reserve); of them, 1,882 went on active service and 27 were killed. A third battalion raised in July 1945 served in the occupation of Germany and was disbanded in May 1946. File:Caen gare 1944.jpg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders resting at Caen station, July 1944. File:Searches rubble a131403-v6.jpg, Infantryman of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders armed with a German Schmeisser

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Post war

In 1968, to mark the regiment's centenary, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders received the Freedom of the City of Cornwall.

Conflict in Afghanistan

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014. Cpl Eric Monnin was awarded the Medal of Military Valour for his actions on 9 July 2010 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan while serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. Sgt. Marc Daniel Leger from Lancaster served as a soldier in the Highlanders from March 1991 – February 1993, when he transferred to the

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Organization

59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry (3 July 1868)

Maj.

as the first Commanding Officer, * No. 1 Company (

) (first raised on 22 January 1862, as the ''1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Cornwall'') – Capt. Daniel McCourt * No. 2 Company (

) (first raised on 31 January 1862, as the ''2nd Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Cornwall'') – Capt. D.A. Macdonald * No. 3 Company (

) (first raised on 14 November 1862, as the ''Cornwall Infantry Company '') – Capt. Alex. F. McIntyre * No. 4 Company (

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) (first raised on 6 July 1866, as the ''Lancaster Infantry Company'') – Capt. Alex. B. McLennan * No. 5 Company ( Williamstown) (first raised on 6 July 1866, as the ''Williamstown Infantry Company'') – Capt. George H. McGillivray * No. 6 Company ( Dickinson's Landing) (first raised on 20 July 1866, as the ''Dickinson's Landing Infantry Company'') – Capt. William S. Wood * No. 7 Company (

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) (first formed on 21 August 1868, as the ''Dunvegan Infantry Company'') – Capt. Donald McDiarmid

The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (15 February 1922)

* 1st Battalion (perpetuating the 154th Battalion, CEF) * 2nd (Reserve) Battalion

Commanding Officers

Battle honours

In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours in bold type are emblazoned on the regimental colour.

War of 1812

Great War

Second World War

Conflict in Afghanistan

Regimental headquarters

Cornwall Armoury; 505 Fourth Street East, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 2J7 Coordinates:

Armoury

Regimental museum

The museum collects, preserves and exhibits military artifacts and archival material related to the Regiment and its predecessor units in the three counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry as well as material related to the military experiences of the residents of the three counties.

Tartan

Macdonell of Glengarry

Monuments, plaques, badges, honour rolls

*Glengarry Fencibles **Provincial Plaque at Cornwall Armoury *154th Battalion **Plaque and Honour Roll at Cornwall Armoury **Monument in Alexandria, Glengarry County *1st Battalion **Plaque and Honour Roll at Cornwall Armoury **Honour Roll at Brockville Armoury **Plaque and Honour Roll at Royal Canadian Legion Number 9, Kingston **Badge at Memorial Centre, Peterborough **Badge on D-Day tank "Bold" at Courseulles, France **Plaque and Badge on Chateau de Paix de Coeur and **Monument at "Rue des Glengarrians", Les Buissons, France **Memorial Tablet at Abbaye d’Ardenne **Monument, Badge and Plaque at Avenue President, Coty and Rue d’Authie, Caen, France **Mannequin at Bayeux Memorial Museum of The Battle of Normandy, France **Monument at "Place du Glens" at Urville, France **Plaque at Le Mairie **Plaque in the Hotel de Ville, Rouen, France **Plaque and Badge in the Citadel, Boulonge, France **Badge on Belgian Resistance Monument, Knokke/Heist, Belgium **Plaque at Town Hall, Breskens, Netherlands **Plaque at Town Hall, Hoofdplaat, Netherlands The 59th Battalion Colours are laid up in the Officers' Mess and the 154th Battalion Colours are laid up in the Trinity Anglican Church, Second Street, Cornwall, Ontario.

Media

* Up the Glens: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, 1783–1994 by W ; Patterson, W J Boss (1995) * The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1783–1951 by Lieut.-Colonel W., C.D. Boss (1952)

Notes

References

* Barnes, RM, ''The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments'', London, Sphere Books Limited, 1972. *Across the Start Line.. 33 Canadian Brigade Group

Order of precedence

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Regimental badge

Lineage

Lineage chart

Perpetuations

War of 1812

Great War

Operational history

Fenian Raids

Great War

Second World War

Conflict in Afghanistan

History

War of 1812

Rebellions of 1837–1838

Fenian Raids

Great War

Second World War

Post war

Conflict in Afghanistan

Organization

59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry (3 July 1868)

The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (15 February 1922)

Commanding Officers

Battle honours

War of 1812

Great War

Second World War

Conflict in Afghanistan

Regimental headquarters

Armoury

Regimental museum

Tartan

Monuments, plaques, badges, honour rolls

Media

See also

Notes

References

Order of precedence