Toronto Scottish Regiment
| The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) | |
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Cap badge of the Toronto Scottish Regiment
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| Active | 1920–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 |
| Garrison/HQ | Captain Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson VC Armoury, Toronto |
| Nickname(s) | The Tor Scots |
| Motto(s) | Carry On |
| March | Quick - Blue Bonnets over the Border |
| Anniversaries | Regimental Birthday (as the Toronto Scottish Regiment) 1 September 1921 |
| Website | army-armee |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-chief | Charles, Prince of Wales |
| Commanding officer | LCol Garry Moore |
| Regimental sergeant major | CWO Brian James |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan | Hodden Grey |
The Toronto Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group.
The Toronto Scottish Regiment was raised on July 1, 1915, as the 75th (Mississauga) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Beckett. Within three weeks more than 1,500 personnel had been recruited. By March 1916 the battalion was fully trained and sailed for Liverpool. Over 5,500 soldiers served in the battalion during the First World War, of whom 1,049 were killed, including Lieutenant-Colonel Beckett. The 75th Battalion CEF was awarded 16 battle honours, and Captain Bellenden Hutcheson, the medical officer, won the Victoria Cross. In 1921 the regiment was renamed The Toronto Scottish Regiment by the commanding officer of the day, Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Harbottle, CMG, DSO, VD.
During the Second World War, the regiment mobilized a machine gun battalion for the 1st Canadian Division. Following a reorganization early in 1940, the battalion was reassigned to the 2nd Canadian Division, where it operated as a Support Battalion, providing machine-gun detachments for the Operation Jubilee force at Dieppe in 1942, and then operating in support of the rifle battalions of the 2nd Division in northwest Europe from July 1944 to VE Day. In 1940, the 1st Battalion also mounted the King's Guard at Buckingham Palace. A 2nd Battalion served in the reserve army in Canada.
In 2000, the regiment changed its name to the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own), in recognition of their colonel-in-chief, who had held the position since 1938. In recognition, the regiment was part of the escort at the Queen Mother's funeral. The regimental tartan is Hodden Grey.
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