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|battle_honours=Defence of Canada – 1812–1815 – Défense du Canada;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4378 |title=The Creation of the Commemorative Theatre Honour and Honorary Distinction "Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense du Canada" |date=September 14, 2012 |publisher=Department of National Defence |accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> [[Crysler's Farm]]; Niagara;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4389 |title=War of 1812 Battle Honours |date=September 14, 2012 |publisher=Department of National Defence |accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> Hill&nbsp;70; [[Ypres, 1917]]; Amiens; [[Arras, 1918]]; Hindenburgh Line; [[Pursuit to Mons]]; Normandy Landings; Caen; The Orne (Buron); Bourguébus Ridge; Faubourg de Vaucelles; Falaise; [[The Laison]]; [[Chambois]]; [[Boulogne, 1944]]; The Scheldt; Savojaards Plaat; Breskens Pocket; The Rhineland; Waal Flats; The Hochwald; The Rhine; Zutphen; Leer; [[North West Europe, 1944–45]]; Afghanistan<ref>{{cite web|title=South-West Asia Theatre Honours|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref>
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'''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders''' is a [[Primary Reserve]] [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[Canadian Forces]].
'''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders''' is a [[Primary Reserve]] [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[Canadian Army]]. It is part of '''33 Canadian Brigade Group, [[4th Canadian Division]]''' and is headquartered in [[Cornwall, Ontario]].<ref>http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/stromont-dundas-glengarry-highlanders/index.page</ref>
The regiment has served in the [[Great War]] and [[World War II]].
The regiment perpetuates the lineage of many Canadian militia units and two regular [[British Army]] regiments, with battle honours back to the [[War of 1812]]. They are also rooted in a community that began as a soldiers' settlement.


==Early history==
==LINEAGE==
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders originated 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 '''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 it's designation as the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 1 August 1959.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref><ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>


==PERPETUATIONS==
After the surrender at [[Siege of Yorktown|Yorktown]], veterans of the [[King's Royal Regiment of New York]] and the [[84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)]], were given land on the north bank of the [[Saint Lawrence River]] so they could defend Upper Canada from the new enemy to the south. In 1804, veterans of the [[Glengarry Fencibles]], 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 [[Montreal]] was organized at [[Cornwall, Ontario|Cornwall]] in 1787 under the command of Major John Macdonnell, late of the [[King's Royal Regiment of New York|K.R.R.N.Y.]] During the [[War of 1812]], the area militia and the [[Canadian Units of the War of 1812#The Glengarry Light Infantry|Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles]] helped the British Army fight off the Americans. For a long time, breaks
===War of 1812===
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.<ref name="army.dnd.ca">{{cite web|title=army.dnd.ca|url=http://www.army.dnd.ca/Stormont_Dundas_Glengarry_Highlanders/}}</ref> However, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in 2012, the Government of Canada permitted Canadian regiments to perpetuate 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.
*'''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'''<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

===The Great War===
*'''[[154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF|154th Battalion (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry), CEF]]'''<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

==OPERATIONAL HISTORY==
[[File:SD&G Hrs Camp Flag.jpg|thumb|250px|The camp flag of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.]]
===Fenian Raids===
The battalion was called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870. <ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

===The Great War===
Details of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

The 154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF|154th Battalion (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry), CEF]] 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 subsequentlty disbanded on 17 July 1917.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

===The 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.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>


The regiment mobilized the '''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, [[3rd Canadian Infantry Division]]''', and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 January 1946.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

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.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

===War 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.<ref>http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours</ref>

==BATTLE HONOURS==
[[File:SD&G Hrs Colour.jpg|thumb|250px|The regimental colour of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.]]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. Battle honours in '''Bold Type''' are emblazoned on the regimental colour.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

===The War of 1812===
*DEFENCE OF CANADA - 1812-1815 - DÉFENSE DU CANADA
*[[Battle of Crysler's Farm|CRYSLER’S FARM]]
*[[War_of_1812#Niagara_and_Plattsburgh_Campaigns.2C_1814|NIAGARA]](awarded in commemoration of the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles)

*Honorary Distinction: The non-emblazonable honorary distinction DEFENCE OF CANADA - 1812-1815 - DÉFENSE DU CANADA

===The Great War===
*'''[[Battle of Hill 70|HILL 70]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Passchendaele|Ypres 1917]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Amiens (1918)|AMIENS]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Arras (1918)|ARRAS 1918]]'''
*'''[[Hindenburg Line|HINDENBURG LINE]]'''
*'''[[Battle of Mons|PURSUIT TO MONS]]'''

===The Second World War===
*'''[[Normandy landing|NORMANDY LANDING]]'''
*'''[[Battle for Caen|CAEN]]'''
*[[Orne River|The Orne (Buron)]]
*[[Operation Charnwood|BOURGUÉBUS RIDGE]]
*[[Operation Atlantic|Faubourg de Vaucelles]]
*[[Battle of Falaise|FALAISE]]
*[[Operation_Tractable|The Laison]]
*[[Operation_Tractable|Chambois]]
*'''[[Operation Wellhit|Boulogne, 1944]]'''
*'''[[Battle of the Scheldt|THE SCHELDT]]'''
*[[Battle of the Scheldt|Savojaards Platt]]
*'''[[Battle of the Scheldt|Breskens Pocket]]'''
*'''[[Operation_Veritable|THE RHINELAND]]'''
*[[Operation Veritable|Waal Flats]]
*'''[[Operation Blockbuster|The Hochwald]]'''
*'''[[Operation Veritable|THE RHINE]]'''
*[[Liberation of Arnhem|Zutphen]]
*'''[[Western Allied invasion of Germany|Leer]]'''
*[[Western Front (World War II)|NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945]]

==HISTORY==
After the surrender at [[Siege of Yorktown|Yorktown]], veterans of the [[King's Royal Regiment of New York]] and the [[84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)]], were given land on the north bank of the [[Saint Lawrence River]] so they could defend Upper Canada from the new enemy to the south. In 1804, veterans of the [[Glengarry Fencibles]], 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 [[Montreal]] was organized at [[Cornwall, Ontario|Cornwall]] in 1787 under the command of Major John Macdonnell, late of the [[King's Royal Regiment of New York|K.R.R.N.Y.]] During the [[War of 1812]], the area militia and the [[Canadian Units of the War of 1812#The Glengarry Light Infantry|Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles]] helped the British Army fight off the Americans. 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.<ref name="army.dnd.ca">{{cite web|title=army.dnd.ca|url=http://www.army.dnd.ca/Stormont_Dundas_Glengarry_Highlanders/}}</ref> However, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in 2012, the Government of Canada permitted Canadian regiments to perpetuate 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. All units fought the rebels of 1837-1838, two in Lower Canada and three at the 1838 [[Battle of the Windmill]], where 10 militiamen were killed and 13 wounded.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
After 1814, and Stormont and Dundas counties soon had two militia regiments each and Glengarry County had four. All units fought the rebels of 1837-1838, two in Lower Canada and three at the 1838 [[Battle of the Windmill]], where 10 militiamen were killed and 13 wounded.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
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Nine Stormont and Glengarry men served in the [[Second Boer War]].<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
Nine Stormont and Glengarry men served in the [[Second Boer War]].<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>


==The Great War==
===The Great War===

At the outbreak of the [[Great War]], 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 [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]. (The 59th also contributed soldiers to the 2nd, 21st, 38th, 73rd and 253rd Battalions of the CEF.)
At the outbreak of the [[Great War]], 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 [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]. (The 59th also contributed soldiers to the 2nd, 21st, 38th, 73rd and 253rd Battalions of the CEF.)
The 154 th Battalion went overseas but was broken up to reinforce the "Iron Second," the [http://21st-battalion-2.tripod.com/page1.html 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.
The 154 th Battalion went overseas but was broken up to reinforce the "Iron Second," the [http://21st-battalion-2.tripod.com/page1.html 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 [[Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney]], who won the [[Victoria Cross]] in 1918.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
More than 100 members of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were killed while serving with the CEF, including [[Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney]], who won the [[Victoria Cross]] in 1918.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/> Nunney joined the 59th in 1913 and enlisted in the 38th Battalion, which is perpetuated by the [[The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own)]], so the Camerons correctly claim him; however, his medals hang today in the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess of the SD&G Highlanders.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>


===Second World War===
Nunney joined the 59th in 1913 and enlisted in the 38th Battalion, which is perpetuated by the [[The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own)]], so the Camerons also claim him; however, his medals hang today in the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess of the SD&G Highlanders.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
When the [[Second World War]] began, the Regiment once again guarded the St. Lawrence canals. Mobilization came in June 1940, and the Regiment absorbed companies from the [[Princess of Wales' Own Regiment]] and the [[Brockville Rifles]] to form an overseas battalion that went to England in 1941 as part of the [[9th (Highland) Brigade]], [[3rd Canadian Infantry Division]].<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>


The SD&G Highlanders landed in [[Normandy]] on [[Normandy Landings|D Day]] and was the first regiment to enter [[Caen]], reaching the centre of the city at 1300 hours, July 9, 1944.
The 59th became The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders in 1922. Despite the Great Depression, the unit thrived, moving into a new armoury in Cornwall in 1939.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>


Fifty-five days later, 112 SD&G Highlanders had been killed in action and 312 more wounded in the [[Falaise Gap]]. The Regiment fought across France via [[Rouen]], [[Eu, Seine-Maritime|Eu]], [[Le Hamel, Somme|Le Hamel]] and [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]], moved into the [[Netherlands]] and took part in the amphibious landing across the [[Savojaardsplaat]], and advanced to [[Knokke]] by way of [[Breskens]]. It moved next to [[Nijmegen]] 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 [[Leer]].
==Second World War==


When the [[Second World War]] began, the Regiment once again guarded the St. Lawrence canals. Mobilization came in June 1940, and the
Regiment absorbed companies from the [[Princess of Wales' Own Regiment]] and the [[Brockville Rifles]] to form an overseas battalion that went to England in 1941 as part of the [[9th (Highland) Brigade]], [[3rd Canadian Infantry Division]].<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>

The SD&G Highlanders landed in [[Normandy]] on [[Normandy Landings|D Day]] and was the first regiment to enter [[Caen]], 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 [[Falaise Gap]]. The Regiment fought across France via [[Rouen]], [[Eu, Seine-Maritime|Eu]], [[Le Hamel, Somme|Le Hamel]] and [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]], moved into the [[Netherlands]] and took part in the amphibious landing across the [[Savojaardsplaat]], and advanced to [[Knokke]] by way of [[Breskens]]. It moved next to [[Nijmegen]] 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 [[Leer]].
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 [[Rorichum]], near [[Oldersum]], that was the final action during the war, [[Victory in Europe|VE Day]] found the SD&G Highlanders near [[Emden]].<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
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 [[Rorichum]], near [[Oldersum]], that was the final action during the war, [[Victory in Europe|VE Day]] found the SD&G Highlanders near [[Emden]].<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>


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."
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.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>

==Post war==


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.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
Designated the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Machine Gun) in 1954 and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Highlanders in 1959, the Regiment remains an infantry unit in the Highland tradition.


===Post war===
In 1968, to mark the regiment's centenary, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders received the Freedom
In 1968, to mark the regiment's centenary, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders received the Freedom
of the City of Cornwall.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>
of the City of Cornwall.<ref name="army.dnd.ca"/>


===War In Afghanistan===
==The SD&G Highlanders badge==
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.<ref>http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2012/06/18/courageous-soldier-honoured-with-military-medal-of-valour retrieved 4 June 2014.</ref>


==The SD&G Highlanders 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;
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,
above, a semi-annulus inscribed GLENGARRY FENCIBLES and surmounted by the Crown. The whole superimposed upon a Saint Andrew’s cross,


==Regimental headquarters==
==Regimental headquarters==

Cornwall Armoury; 505 Fourth Street East,
Cornwall Armoury; 505 Fourth Street East,
Cornwall, Ontario K6H 2J7
Cornwall, Ontario K6H 2J7
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**Plaque at Town Hall, Hoofdplaat, 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.
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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Boss|first=W|title=Up The Glens|year=1995|publisher=The Old Book Store|location=Cornwall, Ontario|pages=211–213|coauthors=Patterson, W.J.|chapter=Appendix 3}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite book|last=Boss|first=W|title=Up The Glens|year=1995|publisher=The Old Book Store|location=Cornwall, Ontario|pages=211–213|coauthors=Patterson, W.J.|chapter=Appendix 3}}</ref> '''Honours and Awards'''

'''1812-2013 SD&G Highlanders'''

'''The war of 1812-14'''

'''Most honourable order of the bath companion (C.B)

Lieutenant-Colonel MACDONELL, (Red) George

'''First World War'''

'''The Victoria Cross'''

Sergeant NUNNEY, Claude

'''Bar to Military Medal

Sergeant CATTANACH, W.J.
Sergeant Countryman, G.G.

'''Order of The British Empire'''

'''Officer (O.B.E.)'''
 
Lieutenant-Colonel SMITH, A.A.

'''Member (M.B.E.)

Captain McLACHLAN, A.

'''Military Cross

Captain FRANKLIN, W.J.
Lieutenant GILLIE, G.D.
Captain HUNTER, F.H.
Captain IRWIN, B.L.
Lieutenant JOHNSTON, W.T.
Hon. Capt. MACDONALD, E.J.
Lieutenant McDONALD, J.R.
Captain MUNROE, F.
Captain ROBINSON, F.G.
Captain SPEER, G.A.

'''Military Medal

Private ANNAND, G.
Sergeant AULT, H.
Sergeant CATTANACH, W.J.
Sergeant COUNTRYMAN, G.G.
Private DeROCHIE, R.
Private DEWAR, D.A.
Private EASTMAN, H.
Private GUINDON, W.
Private JOLY, H.
L/Corporal KEMP, D.
Private MacDONELL, A.
Private MARCELLUS, L.E.
Sergeant McINTYRE, J.H.
Sergeant NUNNEY, Claude
Sergeant PITT, L.
Private PULFORD, E.
Private ROCHON, A.
C.S.M. SKUCE, J. M.

'''Distinguished Conduct Medal
Private LALONDE, A.
Private McPHEE, A.
Sergeant NUNNEY, Claude.
Private RITCHIE, K. A.

'''Meritorious Service Medal

Corporal EATON, W. H.

'''Mentioned In Despatches

Captain FRANKLIN, W. J.
Private McDONALD, W.

'''WORLD WAR II'''

'''1st battalion'''

'''Bar to Distinguished Service Order'''

Lieutenant-Colonel CAMERON, Donald C.
Lieutenant-Colonel ROWLEY, Roger

'''Distinguished Service Order'''

Major ARMSTRONG, John Gordon
Major BRADEN, James Wallace
Lieutenant-Colonel CAMERON, Donald C.
Major CLARKE, Gordon E.
Major FROMAN, J.
Lieutenant –Colonel GEMMELL, Neil Morrison
Major PETERSON, John Frederick
Lieutenant-Colonel ROWLEY, Roger
Major STOTHART, John Gilmour

'''Order of the British Empire'''

'''OFFICER (O.B.E.)'''

Colonel DUNN, Michael S.

'''MEMBER (M.B.E.)'''

Major GRAY, John M.
Major IRVINE, A. Marshall
Captain NICHOLSON, Douglas
Major WHELPTON, E. W.
'''Military Cross'''

Hon. Major BRAIN, R. T. F.
Captain BRAYLEY, John A.
Captain DURE, John Alexander
Lieutenant GOODMAN, Frederick Clare
Lieutenant HALL, Hugh Baldwin
Colonel MacRAE, Donald F.
Lieutenant STEPHEN, Alexander H. L.
Lieutenant STEWART, Donald C.
Captain WATT, John Arthur

'''Distinguished Conduct Medal'''

Private CROZIER, Gordon Cecil
Sergeant HOWARTH, Fred

'''Military Medal'''

Corporal ATCHISON, Hugh Charles
Corporal BAKER, Ernest Wilfred
Corporal COULAS, Melvin Louis
Private CAMPBELL, Gerald Robert
Corporal DAVIS, Thomas R.
L/Sergeant DONALD, Alvin Clifford
Corporal HANDLEY, Clifford John
W.O.1 (RSM) LOCKHART, Fred A.
Sergeant MacDONALD, Duncan K.
Corporal McLENNAN, Robert
Private MacLEAN, Peter Alexander
Private MENZIES, Leonard S.
Private MILLER, Ernest Morris
Corporal MILNE, D. J.
Private MATTHEWS, Chesley Ray
Private NICHOLAS, Donald Robert
Sergeant POST, Charles A.
Private SCOTT, Edward Davis
Private SNYDER, David Harold
Private WHITEACRE, James A. W.

'''British Empire Medal'''

Sergeant DAINTON, Arthur Thomas

'''Mentioned in Dispatches'''

Major ARMSTRONG, John Gordon
Corporal BARR, H. A.
Lieutenant-Colonel CAMERON, Donald
Corporal COYNE, Leonard Joseph
Corporal DAVIS, George E.
Sergeant DENNY, Donald Emerson
Colonel DUNN, Michael S.
Lieutenant-Colonel GEMMELL, N. M.
Major IRVINE, A. Marshall
Captain KINGSTON, Kenneth N.
Captain LAFONTAINE, Shannon P.
Private MacDONALD, John Hugh
Captain MacNAUGHTON, James P.
Colonel MacRAE, Donald Fraser
L/Corporal MARCELLUS, Robert Donald
L/Corporal MAY, Eric George
Private MURRAY, Douglas Donald
Captain NICHOLSON, Douglas
L/Corporal PASQUINO, John James
Sergeant PLUMRIDGE, Thomas
Private ROCK, Gerald Sidney Oswald
Captain STEWART, D. L.
Private STOODLEY, Herbert D.

'''Croix De Guerre Avec Etoile Vermeil (France''')

Lieutenant-Colonel GEMMELL, Neil Morrison

'''Croix De Guerre Avec Etoile Bronze (France)'''

Private BERTRAND, Raymond
Sergeant HUMMELL, Glen Colboure
Sergeant JONES, Wilfred

'''Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)'''

Major IRVINE, A. M.

'''2nd Battalion (While serving with other Arms)'''

'''Distinguished Service Order'''

F/O MacGILLVRAY, D.

'''Distinguished Flying Cross'''

P/O BLANCHER, C.F.
F/L CARR, John
F/O CLARK, L. W.

'''Order of the British Empire'''

'''MEMBER (M.B.E)'''

G/C CAMPBELL, C. J.

'''Distinguished Flying Medal'''

P/O Harrison, A.

'''Médaille militaire (Belgium)

Captain OWEN, J.R.

<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor General to Present 43 Military Decorations|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14586#cn-tphp|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> '''Afghanistan'''

'''Medal of Military Valour'''

Corporal MONNIN, Eric

===Origin and lineage===
[[File:Crowd welcoming the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders of Canada to Leeuwarden.jpg|thumb|right|Crowd welcoming the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders of Canada to Leeuwarden]]
*59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry - 3 July 1868
*59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment - 8 May 1900
*Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders - 15 February 1922
*Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders (MG) - 1 September 1954
*Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders - 1 August 1959

===Perpetuation===
*War of 1812: Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles (commemorated), 1st Regiment of Dundas Militia (1812–15), 1st & 2nd Regiments of Glengarry Militia (1812–15), 1st Regiment of Stormont Militia (1812–15), and 1st Regiment of Prescott Militia (1812-15)

*First World War: 154th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force


==See also==
==See also==
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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
File:Sdghighlanders.jpg
Active1868–present
CountryCanada
BranchInfantry
TypeLine infantry
RoleLight role
SizeOne battalion
Part of33 Canadian Brigade Group
Nickname(s)"The Glens"
Motto(s)[Dileas gu bas] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) (Faithful unto death)
March"Bonnie Dundee"
AnniversariesRegimental Birthday 3 July
EngagementsWar of 1812
Upper Canada Rebellion
Great War
World War II
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefQueen Elizabeth II
Honourary Lieutenant-ColonelHLCol J. Brownell
Commanding OfficerLCol S.J. Young, CD
Regimental Sergeant-MajorCWO J.R.G. Devine, CD
Insignia
TartanMcDonnell of Glengarry

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division and is headquartered in Cornwall, Ontario.[1]

LINEAGE

The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders originated 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 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 it's designation as the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on 1 August 1959.[2][3]

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[4]

The Great War

OPERATIONAL HISTORY

File:SD&G Hrs Camp Flag.jpg
The camp flag of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.

Fenian Raids

The battalion was called out on active service on 24 May 1870. It served on the St. Lawrence River frontier until it was removed from active service on 1 June 1870. [6]

The Great War

Details of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.[7]

The 154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF|154th Battalion (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry), CEF]] 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 subsequentlty disbanded on 17 July 1917.[8]

The 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.[9]


The regiment mobilized the 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, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 January 1946.[10]

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.[11]

War 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.[12]

BATTLE HONOURS

File:SD&G Hrs Colour.jpg
The regimental colour of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.

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. Battle honours in Bold Type are emblazoned on the regimental colour.[13]

The War of 1812

  • DEFENCE OF CANADA - 1812-1815 - DÉFENSE DU CANADA
  • CRYSLER’S FARM
  • NIAGARA(awarded in commemoration of the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles)
  • Honorary Distinction: The non-emblazonable honorary distinction DEFENCE OF CANADA - 1812-1815 - DÉFENSE DU CANADA

The Great War

The Second World War

HISTORY

After the surrender at Yorktown, veterans of the King's Royal Regiment of New York and the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants), were given land on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River so they could defend Upper Canada from the new enemy to the south. In 1804, veterans of the Glengarry Fencibles, 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 Montreal was organized at Cornwall in 1787 under the command of Major John Macdonnell, late of the K.R.R.N.Y. During the War of 1812, the area militia and the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles helped the British Army fight off the Americans. 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.[14] However, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in 2012, the Government of Canada permitted Canadian regiments to perpetuate 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. All units fought the rebels of 1837-1838, two in Lower Canada and three at the 1838 Battle of the Windmill, where 10 militiamen were killed and 13 wounded.[14]

The 1855 Militia Act introduced voluntary service, and the United Counties raised four independent companies in 1862. After the 1866 Fenian raid, which aroused great fear of invasion, these companies and four others amalgamated in 1868 to form the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry, which was called out against the Fenians in 1870. Nine Stormont and Glengarry men served in the Second Boer War.[14]

The Great War

At the outbreak of the Great War, 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 Canadian Expeditionary Force. (The 59th also contributed soldiers to the 2nd, 21st, 38th, 73rd and 253rd Battalions of the CEF.) The 154 th 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 Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, who won the Victoria Cross in 1918.[14] Nunney joined the 59th in 1913 and enlisted in the 38th Battalion, which is perpetuated by the The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own), so the Camerons correctly claim him; however, his medals hang today in the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess of the SD&G Highlanders.[14]

Second World War

When the Second World War began, the Regiment once again guarded the St. Lawrence canals. Mobilization came in June 1940, and the Regiment absorbed companies from the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment and the Brockville Rifles to form an overseas battalion that went to England in 1941 as part of the 9th (Highland) Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.[14]

The SD&G Highlanders landed in Normandy on D Day and was the first regiment to enter Caen, 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 Falaise Gap. The Regiment fought across France via Rouen, Eu, Le Hamel and Boulogne, moved into the Netherlands and took part in the amphibious landing across the Savojaardsplaat, and advanced to Knokke by way of Breskens. It moved next to Nijmegen 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 Leer.

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 Rorichum, near Oldersum, that was the final action during the war, VE Day found the SD&G Highlanders near Emden.[14]

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.[14]

Post war

In 1968, to mark the regiment's centenary, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders received the Freedom of the City of Cornwall.[14]

War 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.[15] 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.[16]

The SD&G Highlanders 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,

Regimental headquarters

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

Armoury

Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders|Cornwall Armoury 505 Fourth Street East, 1938-9 1996 Recognized - Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings Cornwall, Ontario
  • Housing The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, this centrally located building with a low-pitched gable roof was constructed of buff-coloured brick with stone trim.

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Regimental Museum

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Regimental Museum
TypeRegimental 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 Glengary as well as material related to the military experiences of the residents of the three counties.[17]

Tartan

Macdonell of Glengarry

Monuments, plaques, badges, honour rolls

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Cairn 1843
Infantryman of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders armed with a German Schmeisser MP40
  • 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 Center, 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.[18]

See also

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References

  1. ^ http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/stromont-dundas-glengarry-highlanders/index.page
  2. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  3. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  4. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  5. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  6. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  7. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  8. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  9. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  10. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  11. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  12. ^ http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours
  13. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i "army.dnd.ca".
  15. ^ http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours
  16. ^ http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2012/06/18/courageous-soldier-honoured-with-military-medal-of-valour retrieved 4 June 2014.
  17. ^ A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03
  18. ^ Boss, W (1995). "Appendix 3". Up The Glens. Cornwall, Ontario: The Old Book Store. pp. 211–213. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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Order of precedence

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