The Essex and Kent Scottish (Canada)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish_(Canada)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Primary Reserve infantry regiment
gptkbp:affiliated_cadet_corps	gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army_Cadets
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:The_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland
gptkbp:amalgamated_from	gptkb:The_Essex_Scottish_Regiment gptkb:The_Kent_Regiment
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:Dieppe,_1942 gptkb:Passchendaele gptkb:Somme,_1916 gptkb:Vimy,_1917 gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Hindenburg_Line gptkb:Amiens gptkb:Pursuit_to_Mons North-West Europe, 1944-1945 Ypres, 1915, 1917 Normandy Landing, 1944 South Africa, 1899-1900 The Scheldt, 1944
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure	gptkb:31_Canadian_Brigade_Group
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:current_commanding_officer	Lieutenant-Colonel John Hodgins (as of 2023)
gptkbp:decorations	Victoria Cross (awarded to members)
gptkbp:establishedIn	1885
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Windsor,_Ontario gptkb:Chatham,_Ontario
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Essex and Kent Scottish (Canada)
gptkbp:motto	Semper Paratus
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_E&K
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Major_David_Vivian_Currie_VC gptkb:Major_Frederick_Albert_Tilston_VC
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Dieppe_Raid
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Canadian_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:perpetuates	gptkb:18th_Battalion_(Western_Ontario),_CEF gptkb:99th_Battalion_(Essex),_CEF 186th Battalion (Kent), CEF 241st Battalion (Canadian Scottish Borderers), CEF
gptkbp:regimental_pipe_band	The Essex and Kent Scottish Pipes and Drums
gptkbp:regimental_sergeant_major	Chief Warrant Officer J. D. McKay (as of 2023)
gptkbp:regimental_tartan	gptkb:Government_(Black_Watch)_tartan
gptkbp:regimentalColour	Red and green
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia	St. Andrew's Cross with thistle and crown
gptkbp:regimentalMarch	gptkb:Highland_Laddie
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum	gptkb:The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish_Regiment_Museum
gptkbp:role	Infantry
gptkbp:type	Line Infantry
gptkbp:uniform	Highland dress
gptkbp:website	https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/5-canadian-division/31-canadian-brigade-group/essex-kent-scottish.html
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:3rd_East_Anglian_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7