Lorne Scots

The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)
The cap badge of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment).
Active	14 September 1866 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Role	To close with and destroy the enemy
Size	One battalion
Part of	32 Canadian Brigade Group 4th Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ	RHQ - Brampton, Ontario Admin Company - Brampton Halton Coy 1 Plt- Oakville, Ontario Peel Coy - Brampton Halton Coy 7 Plt Georgetown, Ontario Pipes & Drums Band - Georgetown
Motto(s)	Air son ar duthchais (For our heritage) (Scottish Gaelic)
March	Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Quick: John Peel
Mascot(s)	Wild Boar
Anniversaries	September 14, Regimental Birthday
Engagements	South African War First World War Second World War UN Peacekeeping Operations NATO Operations War on Terror
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Tom Ruggle, CD
Colonel-in-Chief	HRH The Duke of Kent
Insignia
Tartan	Ancient Ordinary Campbell
Facings	White
Hackle	Primerose
Colours	Blue, Grey, and Green

The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of the 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group.

The sub-units of the Lorne Scots are situated in the following armouries:

The regiment is commanded by Lt Col Tom Ruggle, CD. The regimental sergeant major is Chief Warrant Officer Alex McKelvey, CD.

The Lorne Scots deployed a great number of units in the Second World War as headquarters defence and employment platoons, and since 1945 and have had many soldiers deploy as individual augmentees to overseas missions tasked with peacemaking operations in the Middle East, Golan Heights, Namibia, Cambodia, Cyprus, the Former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.

The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) originated in Brampton, Ontario, on 14 September 1866, as the 36th "Peel Battalion of Infantry". It was redesignated as the 36th Peel Regiment on 8 May 1900, as the Peel Regiment on 1 May 1920 and The Peel and Dufferin Regiment on 15 April 1923. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) and redesignated The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment).

The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) originated in Milton, Ontario, on 28 September 1866, as the 20th "Halton Battalion of Infantry". It was redesignated the 20th "Halton" Battalion of Rifles on 12 January 1872, as the 20th Halton Battalion "Lorne Rifles" on 11 November 1881, as the 20th Halton Regiment "Lorne Rifles" on 8 May 1900, as the 20th Regiment, Halton Rifles on 1 December 1909, as The Halton Rifles on 1 May 1920 and The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) on 1 November 1931. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with The Peel and Dufferin Regiment.