The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment (Canada)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish_Regiment_(Canada)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Primary Reserve infantry regiment
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army_Cadets
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Dieppe,_1942
gptkb:Afghanistan
North-West Europe, 1944-1945
Normandy Landing, 1944
The Scheldt, 1944
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:colonelInChief The Duke of Kent (as of 2023)
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:31_Canadian_Brigade_Group
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:currentCommandingOfficer Lieutenant-Colonel John Hodgins (as of 2023)
gptkbp:decorations Victoria Cross (awarded to members)
gptkbp:dressUniform Highland dress
gptkbp:establishedIn 1954
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf gptkb:The_Essex_Scottish_Regiment
gptkb:The_Kent_Regiment
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Windsor,_Ontario
gptkb:Chatham,_Ontario
gptkbp:headquarters Chatham Armoury
Windsor Armoury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment (Canada)
gptkbp:motto Semper Paratus
gptkbp:nickname The E&K Scots
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Dieppe_Raid
First World War (as perpetuated units)
gptkbp:perpetuates gptkb:18th_Battalion_(Western_Ontario),_CEF
gptkb:99th_Battalion_(Essex),_CEF
186th Battalion (Kent), CEF
241st Battalion (Canadian Scottish Borderers), CEF
gptkbp:regiment The Essex and Kent Scottish Regimental Association
gptkbp:regimentalColour Red and green
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:Highland_Laddie
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum gptkb:The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish_Regiment_Museum
gptkbp:role Infantry
gptkbp:tartan gptkb:Government_(Black_Watch)_tartan
gptkbp:type Line Infantry
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/5-canadian-division/31-canadian-brigade-group/essex-kent-scottish.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Essex_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7