South Saskatchewan Regiment
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The South Saskatchewan Regiment was an
History
The regiment traces its lineage to July 3, 1905, when an infantry regiment was authorized in the
In 1924, each of the battalions became a distinct regiment, and the name "South Saskatchewan Regiment" went out of use. In the 1936 reorganization of the Militia,
During the
During the Dieppe Raid they also undertook one of the more unusual missions of the war. They provided a bodyguard for an RAF radar expert, Flight Sergeant Jack Nissenthall, who had volunteered to try penetrate a German radar station on a cliff above "Green Beach". Because Nissenthall knew the secrets of British and US radar technology, he was awarded a personal bodyguard of South Saskatchewan sharpshooters. Their orders were to protect him, but in the event of possible capture to kill him. He survived and his action enabled vital information on the state of development of the German radar to be discovered. The full story, along with graphic, first-hand descriptions of the South Saskatchewan Regiment's actions during the raid are told in James Leasor's book, "Green Beach".[citation needed]
After the regiment was placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1968, the Queen's and Regimental Colours were deposited at Estevan Comprehensive School in 1969.[2]
Lineage
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Perpetuations
Battle Honours
The regiment possesses the following battle honours:[1][Note 1]
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The regimental colour of the South Saskatchewan Regiment.
First World War
Second World War
- Dieppe
- Bourguébus Ridge
- St. André sur Orne
- Falaise
- Falaise Road
- The Laison
- Forêt de la Londe
- Dunkirk, 1944
- Antwerp–Turnhout Canal
- The Scheldt
- Woensdrecht
- South Beveland
- The Rhineland
- The Hochwald
- Xanten
- The Rhine
- Groningen
- Oldenburg
- North-West Europe 1942, 1944–45
Alliances
The regiment was formerly allied with these regiments, but these alliances automatically expired when the British regiments amalgamated with other regiments.
- The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
- The King's Own Royal Border Regiment.
Notable members
Music
"We're the boys of the S.S.R." words by Isabel McCrae Parker and music by Arthur Clare Parker was published in Weyburn, Saskatchewan by A.C. Parker, circa 1939 and was dedicated to the officers and men of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. First line: "We're the boys who have gathered from near and far".[4]
Media
- G. B. Buchanan (1956). The March of the Prairie Men: A Story of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Ottawa.
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Literature
- Leasor, J. (1975). Green Beach. London: Heinemann. OCLC 1354236.
- Hayes, Geoffrey (2017). Crerar's Lieutenants. Vancouver, BC Canada: UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-3484-1.
References
Notes
- ^ Battle honours in small capitals are for large operations and campaigns and those in lowercase are for more specific battles. Entries displayed in bold type are honours that are authorized to be shown on the regimental colour.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "The South Saskatchewan Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ "Stories behind the carvings". Estevan Mercury. September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Perpetuation of C.E.F. Units – Infantry – 151st Bn to 200th Bn". Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "We're the boys of the S.S.R." Retrieved February 13, 2016.