The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment

The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The
The Lake Superior Scottish
regiment is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and is part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group.
Regiment
Also known as the "Lake Sups" (pronounced soups), the regiment was active during World War II. During which,
the regiment, then known as The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) or LSR(M), mobilized a motorized infantry
battalion for the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division.

The LSR(M) and 28th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment) were the only Canadian land-based
units to score a naval victory during the Second World War. On November 5, 1944, the units sank three small
German ships and destroyed a fourth in the port of Zijpe.[1][2] One of the ships was likely the AF-92,[3] a landing-
craft-type vessel, about 153 feet (47 m) long, equipped to lay mines, and armed with two 88 mm guns. One legend
suggests a mortar round fired by the infantry made its way down the funnel of one of the ships. The ship's bell from
one of the sunken vessels was recovered, and is located in the Officer's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaught's Own).

Since World War II, its soldiers have served throughout the world on numerous peacekeeping operations. Most
recently, the LSSR has had several soldiers serve in Afghanistan. The regiment lost one soldier, Corporal Anthony
"T-Bone" Boneca on July 9, 2006, fighting Taliban insurgents during Operation Zahar ("sword") in Zhari District,
Kandahar Province. Regimental badge
Active 1905–present
Country Canada
Contents Branch Canadian Army

Regimental information Type Line infantry

Armoral description Role Light infantry
Motto Size One battalion
Official abbreviation
Part of 38 Canadian Brigade
Tartan
Group
Lineage
Garrison/HQ O'Kelly VC Armoury
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
Thunder Bay,
Perpetuations Ontario
The Great War
Nickname(s) Lake Sups
Operational history Motto(s) Latin: Inter pericula
The Great War intrepidi, lit. 'Fearless
The Second World War in the face of danger'
War In Afghanistan
March "Hielan' Laddie"
Battle honours
Engagements World War I
The Great War
World War II
The Second World War
Battle honours YPRES, 1915, '17 ·
War in Afghanistan
FESTUBERT, 1915 ·
References MOUNT SORREL ·
Further reading SOMME, 1916 · Flers–
Alliances Courcelette · Ancre
Heights · ARRAS,
Order of precedence
1917, '18 · Vimy,
Armoury 1917 · HILL 70 ·
See also Passchendaele ·
AMIENS · Scarpe,
1918 · Drocourt–
Regimental information Quéant · HINDENBURG
LINE · Canal du Nord
· Cambrai, 1918 ·
Armoral description VALENCIENNES ·
A large maple leaf in center charged with a beaver, encircled by an annulus, inscribed THE LAKE SUPERIOR FRANCE AND
SCOTTISH REGIMENT and surmounted by the Crown; below a scroll inscribed INTER PERICULA INTREPIDI; FLANDERS, 1915–18 ·
on each side of the annulus with six maple leaves. FALAISE · Falaise
Road · The Laison ·
Chambois · THE
Motto SCHELDT · The Lower
Inter Pericula Intrepidi Fearless in the face of danger Maas · THE
RHINELAND · The
Hochwald · Veen ·
Official abbreviation Twente Canal ·
Lake Sup Scot R Friesoythe · Küsten
Canal · Bad
Zwischenahn ·
Tartan NORTH-WEST EUROPE,
1944–1945 ·
MacGillivary
AFGHANISTAN
Website army-armee.forces
Lineage .gc.ca/en/lake-
superior-scottish-
regiment/index.page
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
(http://army-armee.fo
Originated 3 July 1905 in Port Arthur, Ontario when a "regiment of infantry" was authorized to be rces.gc.ca/en/lake-s
formed uperior-scottish-regi
Designated 1 December 1905 as the 96th The Lake Superior Regiment ment/index.page)
Redesignated 12 March 1920 as The Lake Superior Regiment Commanders
Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Lake Superior Regiment
Commanding LCol David K. Ratz
Redesignated 1 April 1946 as The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)
officer
Redesignated 29 June 1949 as The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Motor)
Regimental CWO H.D.
Redesignated 11 April 1958 as The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment[4]
sergeant Kaucharik
major
Perpetuations Honorary HCol Cliff Friesen
colonel

The Great War Honorary HLCol Michel S.

lieutenant- Beaulieu
52nd Battalion (New Ontario), CEF colonel
141st Battalion (Rainy River District), CEF (nicknamed the "Border Bull Moose")[5] Insignia
Tartan McGillivray (http://i21
Operational history 1.photobucket.com/a
lbums/bb309/hamme
rsfan_01/Tartans/Ma
The Great War cGillivray.gif)
Details of the 96th The Lake Superior Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective Abbreviation LSSR
duty.[6]

The 52nd Battalion (New Ontario), CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 November
1915. The battalion disembarked in France on 21 February 1916, where it fought as part of the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd
Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on 30 August 1920.[7]

The 141st Battalion (Rainy River District), CEF, also known as the "Border Bull Moose," was authorized on 22 December
1915 and embarked for Britain on 29 April 1917, where its personnel were absorbed by the 18th Reserve Battalion, CEF
on 7 May 1917 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 17 July 1917.[8]
The distinguishing patch of the
52nd Battalion (New Ontario),
The Second World War CEF.
The regiment mobilized The Lake Superior Regiment, CASF, on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion,
The Lake Superior Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940 and as the 1st Battalion, The Lake Superior
Regiment (Motor), CASF, on 26 January 1942. It embarked for Britain on 22 August 1942. On 26 and 27
July 1944, it landed in France as part of the 4th Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, and
it continued to fight in northwest Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion disbanded on 15
February 1946.[9]

War In Afghanistan
The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task The camp flag of The Lake Superior Scottish
Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.[10] Regiment.

Battle honours
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. Those battle honours followed by a "+" are
emblazoned on the regimental colour.[11]

The Great War

YPRES, 1915, '17+
FESTUBERT, 1915
MOUNT SORREL+
SOMME, 1916+ Lake Superior Regiment with
Flers-Courcelette captured Hitler Youth flag,
Ancre Heights Friesoythe, Germany, 16 April 1945

ARRAS, 1917, '18

Vimy, 1917+
HILL 70+
 Passchendaele+
AMIENS+
Scarpe, 1918
Drocourt-Quéant
HINDENBURG LINE+
Canal du Nord
Cambrai, 1918+
VALENCIENNES+
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915–18[12]

The Second World War

FALAISE+
Falaise Road+
The Laison
Chambois
The regimental colour of The Lake Superior
THE SCHELDT+
Scottish Regiment.
The Lower Maas+
THE RHINELAND+
The Hochwald+
Veen
Twente Canal+
Friesoythe+
Küsten Canal+
Bad Zwischenahn
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944–1945+[13]

War in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN[14]

References
1. "Canadian Military Heritage" (Government of Canada site),
CHAPTER 6 Turning Point – 1943, Into Holland. (http://www.cmhg.
gc.ca/cmh/en/page_683.asp)
2. History of the British Columbia Regiment, Department of National
Defence web page (http://www.army.dnd.ca/BCREGIMENT/history
6.htm)
3. "The Minute Book" (http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com/blog/index.bl
og/2335701/canadians-sink-four-german-warships/).
regimentalrogue.tripod.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231549/htt
p://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honour
s). Archived from the original (http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/0
9/south-west-asia-theatre-honours) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved
2014-05-11.
11. Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages
of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
12. Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages
of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
13. Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages
of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
14. "South-West Asia Theatre Honours" (https://web.archive.org/web/2
0140512231549/http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-a
sia-theatre-honours). Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
Archived from the original (http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/so
uth-west-asia-theatre-honours) on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May
2014.

Further reading
Stanley, George F.G., In the Face of Danger: The History of the Lake Superior Regiment (1960)
Beaulieu, Michel S., David K. Ratz, Thorold J. Tronrud, and Jenna L. Kirker. Thunder Bay and the First World War, 1914-1919. Thunder Bay:
Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2018.
Fedak, Michael. Letters to Leah: The Experiences of a Member of the Lake Superior Regiment (motor) During the Second World War from
August 1944 to May 1945, introduced by David K. Ratz. Thunder Bay: Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, 2012.
Private W.C. Millar, From Thunder Bay Through Ypres with the Fighting 52nd, edited by Thorold J. Tronrud and annotated by David Ratz.
Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2010.
Ratz, David Karl. "Aid to the Civil Power: The 96th 'Lake Superior Regiment' 1909 and 1912." Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society
Papers & Records (1991): 51-64.
Ratz, David. "Strike Duty," the Canadian Military and Labour at the Lakehead before the First World War." In Essays in Northwestern Ontario
Working Class History, edited by Michel S. Beaulieu, 29-49. Thunder Bay: Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies, 2008.
Ratz, David K. "Pete Musselman, Teacher and Soldier." Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Papers & Records (2003): 21-50.
Ratz, David. "The Controversy Over Unit Designation and Perpetuation: The History of the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment." Journal of the
Military History Society of Manitoba (1999): 50-56.
Alliances
United Kingdom – The Royal Anglian Regiment
Australia – 5th/6th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment

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

Armoury
Site Date(s) Designated Description Image

Canada's
O'Kelly VC Armoury
Register of Housing The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, this two-storey, gable-
317 Park Avenue 1913 David Ewart
Historic roofed Baronial style drill hall is centrally located.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Places

See also
List of armouries in Canada
Military history of Canada
History of the Canadian Army
Canadian Forces
Razing of Friesoythe

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