Posted by Michael M. O'Leary from Owen Sound ON Canada on March 16, 2021 at 12:26:43:
In Reply to: Toronto Scottish posted by deb on March 15, 2021 at 17:41:11:
The following list of WWII Battle Honours for the Tor Scots is from "The Regiments and Corps of The Canadian Army", prepared by the Army Historical Section, 1964. The dates are from 33-1 Battle Honours--The Second World War, Part 'A' Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, 10 Sep 1956.
Dieppe (19 Aug 42)
Bourguebous Ridge (18-23 Jul 44)
St Andre-sur-Orne (19-23 Jul 44)
Verrieres Ridge--Tilly-la-Campagne (25 Jul 44)
Falaise (7-22 Aug 44)
Falaise Road (7-9 Aug 44)
Clair Tizon (11-13 Jul 44)
Dunkirk, 1944 (8-15 Sep 44)
Antwerp-Turnhout Canal (24-29 Sep 44)
The Scheldt (1 Oct - 8 Nov 44)
Woensdrecht (1-27 Oct 44))
South Beveland (24-31 Oct 44)
The Rhineland (8 Feb - 10 Mar 45)
The Reichswald (8-13 Feb 45)
Goch-Calcar Road (19-21 Feb 45)
The Hochwald (26 Feb - 4 Mar 45)
Xanten (8-9 Mar 45)
Twente Canal (2-4 Apr 45)
Groningen (13-16 Apr 45)
Oldenburg (27 Apr - 5 May 45)
North-West Europe, 1942, 1944-45
These place names may help you trace the Regiment's movements during the period in question. This list is not to indicate that these were the only actions in which the Tor Scots fought, but rather they are the specific actions which were of such importance to the Regiment that they were selected as the Regiment's particular Battle Honours during WWII.
Also from "The Regiments and Corps of The Canadian Army" is this historical excerpt:
"Second World war, 1939-1945. The Regiment mobilized "The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.), C.A.S.F." on 1 Sep 1939, and embarked for the United Kingdom on 8 Dec 1939. A detachment from the Regiment took part in the raid on Dieppe on 19 Aug 1942. The unit was redesignated: "2nd Infantry Division Support Battalion (The Toronto Scottish Regiment)", 1 may 1943; "The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.)", 24 Feb 1944. On 6 Jul 2021 it landed in Normandy as a unit of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. The active unit was disbanded on 32 Dec 1945. A 2nd Battalion served in the Reserve Army."
M.G. - designates a machine-gun unit
C.A.S.F. - Canadian Active Service Force, designating the Canadian Army overseas
You may also try contacting the unit at the following address, they should be able to tell you if a published regimental history exists and its availability.
THE TORONTO SCOTTISH REGIMENT
660 FLEET ST W
TORONTO ON M5V 1A9