Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
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The Canadian Scottish Regiment incorporated earlier First World War Victoria regiments. On 15 March 1920, Victoria's 88th and 50th Regiments were reorganized into the Canadian Scottish Regiment Non-Permanent Active Militia. On 1 August 1930, The Canadian Scottish again was reorganized into a two-battalion regiment, with the establishment of the 1st Battalion's headquarters in Victoria and the 2nd at Nanaimo. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, the 1st Battalion trained at Macaulay Point Barracks B.C., before traveling to Debert, Nova Scotia in October 1940, and to England in 1941. The 1st Battalion later took part in the Normandy invasion on 6 June, 1944.
The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946.
Further information on the Canadian Scottish Regiment and the archival holdings at University of Victoria can be found here:
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Collection Details
- Items 136
- Last Updated 2025-03-14
Works (136)
61. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 45, May 1, 1943 to May 31, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 45, May 1, 1943 to May 31, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Monk's Gate Common and Seaford, England. It has entries about participating in various exercises and training programs, moving camp to Seaford, the pipe band playing at various events, a demonstration on laying and clearing mines, noting that there are frequent enough air raid alerts that no one pays attention to them until they have definite reason to take cover, slightly relaxing the rules for clothing because of the warm weather, men resting with sore arms from vaccinations and inoculations, viewing several training films, moving back to Monk's Gate Common, and a lecture about the importance of security and not guessing out loud about where the battalion may be moved to as it could be correct and could get back to the enemy, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, exercises, movement orders, operational instructions, and camp standing orders.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-05-01/1943-05-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 45
- Extent:
- 108 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Monk's Gate Common (Horsham, West Sussex) and England--Seaford
- Coordinates:
- 51.0352, -0.2858 and 50.77141, 0.10268
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-17/2019-04-23
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF.
62. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 46, June 1, 1943 to June 30, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 46, June 1, 1943 to June 30, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Monk's Gate Common, England. It has entries about starting a neatness and cleanliness competition in the huts and grounds, a lecture about how to escape and evade when cut off from their own troops and that it is the duty of every soldier to try and escape when taken prisoner, the unit stretcher bearer's passing their St. John's Ambulance tests, a visit from a public relations officer, speaking to the troops regarding the unnecessary and over-use of profanity, the pipe band and mascot dog Wallace entertaining at a Red Cross garden party, a sniper exercise, the troops being finger printed and photographed, a "flush-type latrine" being installed in the Officer's mess and it being a marvel of sanitary engineering and being looked upon with great favour, a court marshal for a Private Glover who was charged with A.W.L and escape while under arrest and who has either been A.W.L or serving a term in detention for that crime the entire time the battalion has been overseas, Glover receiving 8 months detention for his crimes, and mine training and demonstrations, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, driver school, sports day programme, newspaper clipping of pipe band and Wallace, and a syllabus for sniper course.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-06-01/1943-06-30
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 46
- Extent:
- 82 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Monk's Gate Common (Horsham, West Sussex)
- Coordinates:
- 51.0352, -0.2858
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.7
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF.
63. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 47, July 1, 1943 to July 31, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 47, July 1, 1943 to July 31, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Monk's Gate Common, England. It has entries about organized sports, a lecture about signal security, many new-comers being attached to the battalion and setting aside time for the commands to get to know the new men as they get more cooperation this way, hosting a large garden party, and participating in various exercises and more concentrated training programs, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, exercises, an inspection, programme of pipe band selections, and a special increment.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-07-01/1943-07-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 47
- Extent:
- 92 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Monk's Gate Common (Horsham, West Sussex)
- Coordinates:
- 51.0352, -0.2858
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.7
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF.
64. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 48, August 1, 1943 to August 31, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 48, August 1, 1943 to August 31, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Monk's Gate Common, England and Inverary, Scotland and focuses on the main body of the battalion after the rear party left for a separate exercise. It has entries about some officers attending the Allied Forces Athletic meeting held in White City Stadium in London, prepping for an All Ops training exercise and move, watching training films and news reels, travelling by train to Inverary, doing "hardening-up" training consisting of hill climbing, route marching, and cliff scaling before the main training starts, the pipe band getting new kilts, waterproofing their vehicles using a special asbestos compound, an assault landing exercise, a soldier dying after a shell exploded in his hut next to a fire with the results from the Court of Inquiry coming in next month's diary, travelling by ship to Ardrossan and seeing the S.S. Queen Mary sailing by, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, movement orders, tactical signs, and various exercises.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-08-01/1943-08-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 48
- Extent:
- 161 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Scotland--Ardrossan, England--Monk's Gate Common (Horsham, West Sussex), and Scotland--Inveraray
- Coordinates:
- 51.0352, -0.2858, 56.23052, -5.07474, and 55.65018, -4.80659
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.8
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF. Aug 1943 appendices includes a folded map that just barely fit on the flatbed scanner. Color bar placed where no text would be obscured. Also includes two folded and stapled pages which were scanned in parts and digitally stitched together.
65. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 48, August 9, 1943 to August 31, 1943 - Rear Party Diary
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 48, August 9, 1943 to August 31, 1943 - Rear Party Diary
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Monk's Gate Common, Whykehurst Park, England and is specifically focused on the rear party of the battalion when they split from the main body to participate in an exercise (there is a separate diary for the main body for this month). It has entries about the main body of the battalion leaving for the Combined-Ops training area, prisoner Private Glover who was given 8 months detention for being A.W.L. a couple months ago trying to escape one night and then having to be handcuffed in his cell, moving camp to Wykehurst Park, another soldier being arrested for being A.W.L. and Glover escaping again with two prisoners from the Regina Rifle unit, all prisoners being found and returned to the camp's prison, another soldier getting charged with A.W.L. and escaping and later being found, a camouflage course, moving camp and not divulging move orders to lower ranked officers over security concerns, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (rear party), unit fire orders (rear party), and standing orders for the advance party.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-08-09/1943-08-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 48
- Extent:
- 54 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Monk's Gate Common (Horsham, West Sussex), England--Wykehurst Park (Bolney, West Sussex), and England--Bournemouth Region
- Coordinates:
- 51.0352, -0.2858, 51.006, -0.206, and 50.71918, -1.87806
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.8
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF. Aug 1943 appendices includes a folded map that just barely fit on the flatbed scanner. Color bar placed where no text would be obscured. Also includes two folded and stapled pages which were scanned in parts and digitally stitched together.
66. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 49, September 1, 1943 to September 30, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 49, September 1, 1943 to September 30, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Winton - Bournemouth Area, England. It has entries about arriving back to England from the training in Scotland last month, hearing the most direct church sermon condemning the language used thoughtlessly by all ranks in every moment of conversation, the pipe band helping again with the battalion's reputation amongst the civilian population, all ranks getting new light respirators, attending a play and other entertainments, a fencing exhibition, and moving to Hilsea Barracks in Portsmouth, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, exercises, movement orders, and camp standing orders.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-09-01/1943-09-30
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 49
- Extent:
- 76 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Winton (Bournemouth) and England--Portsmouth
- Coordinates:
- 50.73333, -1.86667 and 50.82838, -1.06682
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.9
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF.
67. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 50, October 1, 1943 to October 31, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 50, October 1, 1943 to October 31, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Hilsea Barracks, Portsmith and Southampton, England. It has entries about rifle and mortar practice, a lecture about the symptoms of and protection against trench mouth as there has been a few cases in the battalion, another lecture about the dangers of venereal disease, using a sandtable to brief officers about exercises, participating in exercises, moving to an assembly area in Southampton, the new camp having a public address system and the control from it being splendid, the power-plant breaking down for a short time during a film they were watching at the legion, being on boats going back to Hilsea Barracks and many men getting sea sick, apprehending and having a 24 hour guard on Private Glover who was A.W.L. again after being either A.W.L. or imprisoned for that offense for the entire time the battalion has been overseas, a skin inspection as there have been cases of scabies, for the first time having a lecture about deportment when walking out as there had been a series of ill reports about the troops, a gum inspection looking for trench mouth, night training, street fighting and clearing of buildings training, and a signal exercise with laying cable undetected at night, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, exercises, and posting of officers to the Italian Front.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-10-01/1943-10-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 50
- Extent:
- 170 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Portsmouth and England--Southampton
- Coordinates:
- 50.82838, -1.06682 and 50.90395, -1.40428
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.10
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF. Oct 1943 includes two folded charts on stapled pages, scanned in parts and digitally stitched together.
68. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 51, November 1, 1943 to November 30, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 51, November 1, 1943 to November 30, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Hilsea Barracks in Portsmith, England. It has entries about Private Glover (the soldier who has been either A.W.L. or imprisoned since coming overseas) being sent to Headley Downs to serve a 23 month detention, a lecture about the war in Italy, participating in various training programs and exercises including an endurance test, a Remembrance Day ceremony, inspections, the officers having a dance with the decorative theme being a Canadian Destroyer because they had ship props from a film they were shooting called "In Which We Serve", a sniper school, a wireless refresher course for officers, and practicing passing information, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, progress reports, documents for Pte. Glover case, exercises, and operational instructions.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-01/1943-11-30
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 51
- Extent:
- 164 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Portsmouth
- Coordinates:
- 50.82838, -1.06682
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.11
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF.
69. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 52, December 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 52, December 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Hilsea Barracks in Portsmith and the Ryde Area, Isle of Wight, England. It has entries about more issues with rumours about where the battalion will be moving, prepping for a move to Ryse on the Isle of Wight, participating in various training programs and exercises including a smartening-up drill and weapons training, issues with limited numbers of billets, once again the pipe band and the St. Bernard dog mascot Wallace leaving a good impression amongst the local people, planning a children's Xmas party, rehearsing ceremonial drills for a future inspections and visit by the Princess Royal, the people of Ryde being very hospitable, hosting a very successful Christmas party for children where the pipe band and Wallace were the main attractions, the battalion having Christmas dinner with the officers serving the troops as is tradition, getting typhus inoculations, and a New Year's Eve dance, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, weekly progress reports, and movement orders.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1943-12-01/1943-12-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 52
- Extent:
- 140 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Ryde and England--Portsmouth
- Coordinates:
- 50.82838, -1.06682 and 50.72999, -1.1621
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.12
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-04-23/2019-05-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF. Dec 1943 includes one folded map on stapled pages, scanned in parts and digitally stitched together.
70. War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 53, January 1, 1944 to January 31, 1944
- Title:
- War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 53, January 1, 1944 to January 31, 1944
- Description:
- The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Hilsea Barracks in Portsmith and the Ryde Area, Isle of Wight, England. It has entries about rehearsing ceremonial drills for an inspection and visit from the Princess Royal, participating in various training programs and exercises including one about passing information, a chess and checkers tournament, billet inspections, weapons and grenade throwing training, assault landing training, getting the second out of a series of three typhus inoculations, sponsoring a play called "Flare Play", getting new sniper rifles with a telescopic scope, various sports games, informing the troops what General Montgomery will expect when the "Second Front" opens and that "Monty" has laid down his policy that every man needs to follow, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, strength returns (daily & weekly), training syllabi, administrative memos, weekly progress reports, inspection by the Colonel-in-Chief and the Princess Royal, seating arrangements for the Princess Royal's luncheon map of training area, and a monthly training letter.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), World War (1939-1945), and War diaries
- Creator:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01/1944-01-31
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Vol. 53
- Extent:
- 157 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Ryde and England--Portsmouth
- Coordinates:
- 50.82838, -1.06682 and 50.72999, -1.1621
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
- Provenance:
- Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- journals (accounts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Series 11. 4.13
- Fonds Title:
- Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC021
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/canadian-scottish-regiment-princess-marys-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-02-13/2019-02-18
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF. Jan 1944 image 150, Appendix 8, foldout was too large to scan on flatbed and was scanned on TTI/Betterlight (600 dpi, camera height 283, Bent5 tone).