The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment

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The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The Regiment is Located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and is part of 38 Canadian Brigade Group. The unit was begun in response to the second Riel Rebellions, and was originally the 96th Algoma Rifles. During the Second World War, the Regiment - then known as The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) - mobilized a Motor (motorized infantry) battalion for the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. The Regiment was the only Canadian land based unit to score a naval victory during the Second World War, destroying three German destroyers and damaging a fourth with mortar fire. This battle occurred on the 5th of November 1944, in Zipje harbour in the Netherlands .^{[citation needed]}

Also known as the "Lake Sups" (pronounced soups), the regiment was active in the Second World War. Since this time it's soldiers have served throughout the world on numerous peacekeeping operations. Recently the LSSR has had several soldiers serve in Afghanistan. The Regiment has lost one soldier, Cpl Anthony "T-Bone" Boneca while fighting Taliban insurgents since the war began.

1 Regimental Information
2 Battle Honours
3 Perpetuated Regiments
4 References
5 Further reading
6 Alliances
7 Order of precedence

[edit] Regimental Information

Armoral Description

A maple leaf charged with a beaver, encircled by an annulus, inscribed THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCOTTISH REGIMENT and surmounted by the Crown; below a scroll inscribed INTER PERICULA INTREPIDI; on each side of the annulus, six maple leaves.

Official Abbreviation

Lake Sup Scot R

Motto

Inter Pericula Intrepidi (Fearless in the face of danger)

Tartan

MacGillivary

Authorized March

The Highland Laddie

[edit] Battle Honours

First World War

     YPRES, 1915
     YPRES, 1917
     PASSCHENDAELE
     Fustubert, 1915
     AMIENS
     MOUNT SORREL
     Scarpe, 1918
     SOMME, 1916
     Drocourt-Queant
     Flers-Courcelette
     HINDENBURG LINE
     Ancre Heights
     Canal du Nord
     Arras, 1917
     Arras, 1918
     CAMBRAI, 1918
     VIMY, 1917
     VALENCIENNES
     HILL 70
     France and Flanders, 1915-1918

Second World War

     FALAISE
     THE HOCHWALD
     Falaise Road
     Veen
     The Laison
     TWENTE CANAL
     Chambois
     FRIESOYTHE
     THE SCHELDT
     KUSTEN CANAL
     THE LOWER MAAS
     Bad Zwischenahn
     THE RHINELAND
     NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945

[edit] Perpetuated Regiments

The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment perpetuates the following Regiments:

The Provisional Battalion of Rifles
96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles
96th Algoma Rifles
96th The Lake Superior Regiment
52nd, 94th and 141st Battaions, CEF
The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

Stanley, George F.G., In the Face of Danger: The History of the Lake Superior Regiment (1960)
"Highlights: Death of Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca on July 9, 2006": Open source media analysis, MILNEWS.ca - Military News for Canadians, last updated 22 Jul 06 (80KB .pdf).

[edit] Alliances

United Kingdom - The Royal Anglian Regiment

[edit] Order of precedence

Preceded by: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)	The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment	Succeeded by: The North Saskatchewan Regiment