The Kilt - Tartans

Click the images for a detailed view of the tartan.

Regiments are listed under all designations, with the month and year of any changes in designation indicated. If no date is given, the Regiment was in existence from the first month listed in the subject line of the table.

May 1900 - Dec 1913

Regiment All Ranks Pipers
5th Regiment, Royal Scots of Canada
(5th Regiment, Royal Scots of Canada, Highlanders May 1904
(5th Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada, Oct 1906)
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Government
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Royal Stewart
11th Regiment, Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Aug 1913)    
48th Regiment (Highlanders)


Pipers adopted Stewart of Fingask in 1912-1913.

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Davidson
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Davidson
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Stewart of Fingask
50th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders of Canada) (Aug 1913) gordon.gif (32317 bytes)
Gordon
gordon.gif (32317 bytes)
Gordon
72nd Highlanders of Canada (Nov 1910)
72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Apr 1912)
72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Dec 1912)
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Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
78th Regiment, Pictou Highlanders (Mar 1910) mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Apr 1910) cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
91st Highlanders (Sep 1903)
91st Regiment (Canadian Highlanders) (Jul 1904)
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Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
94th Victoria Regiment Argyll Highlanders govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government

Jan 1914 - Dec 1921

Regiment All Ranks Pipers
5th Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada
The Royal Highlanders of Canada (Apr 1920)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
royalstuart.gif (20743 bytes)
Royal Stewart
11th Regiment, Irish Fusiliers of Canada
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (15 Mar 1920)
   
29th Regiment (Highland Light Infantry) (Apr 1915)
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada (Apr 1920)
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
48th Regiment (Highlanders)
The 48th Regiment (Highlanders) (May 1920)
davidson.gif (17535 bytes)
Davidson
stewartfingask.gif (28410 bytes)
Stewart of Fingask
50th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders of Canada)

 


The Canadian Scottish Regiment (1 Aug 1920)

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Gordon
gordon.gif (32317 bytes)
Gordon
huntingstewart.gif (17927 bytes)
Hunting Stewart
huntingstewart.gif (17927 bytes)
Hunting Stewart
72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Sep 1920)
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
78th Regiment, Pictou Highlanders
The Pictou Highlanders (Jul 1920)
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Mar 1920)
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
91st Regiment (Canadian Highlanders)
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (May 1920)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
94th Victoria Regiment Argyll Highlanders
The Cape Breton Highlanders (Apr 1920)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
1st Battalion Calgary Highlanders, The Calgary Regiment (Sep 1921) govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
royalstuart.gif (20743 bytes)
Royal Stewart
110th Irish Regiment (Oct 1915)
The Irish Regiment (Sep 1921)
saffron.gif (28961 bytes)
Saffron
saffron.gif (28961 bytes)
Saffron
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (May 1920) elco.gif (1297 bytes)
Elcho (Hodden Grey)
elco.gif (1297 bytes)
Elcho (Hodden Grey)

Jan 1922 - Dec 1950

Regiment All Ranks Pipers
The Royal Highlanders of Canada
The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (Jan 1930)
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (1935)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
royalstuart.gif (20743 bytes)
Royal Stewart
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment) (Jun 1936)
Converted to artillery 1946 as 65th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers)
   
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Dec 1936)

The Campbell tartan was identical to Government tartan, with the exception that the colours used were much brighter.

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Campbell
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Campbell
The Essex Scottish (Jul 1927) macgregor.gif (15993 bytes)
MacGregor
macgregor.gif (15993 bytes)
MacGregor
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment (Jul 1927)
Converted to artillery as 59th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish) Apr 1946
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Ottawa Highlanders (Sep 1922)
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Aug 1933)
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) (Dec 1936)
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Apr 1942)
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
The 48th Regiment (Highlanders)
48th Highlanders of Canada (Aug 1930)
davidson.gif (17535 bytes)
Davidson
stewartfingask.gif (28410 bytes)
Stewart of Fingask
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Feb 1922) govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Macdonnel of Glengarry
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Macdonnel of Glengarry
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
The Pictou Highlanders (Jul 1920)
The Pictou Highlanders (Motor) 1 Apr 1946
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
The Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Nov 1923)
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (M.G.) (Dec 1936)
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (7 Mar 1941)
murrayatholl.gif (35510 bytes)
Murray of Atholl
murrayatholl.gif (35510 bytes)
Murray of Atholl
The Prince Edward Island Highlanders (Jun 1927)
Amalgamated in Apr 1946 to become 17th (Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance Regiment
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) (Jun 1927)
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)(M.G.) (Dec 1936)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Canadian Scottish Regiment
(Second battalion redesignated as artillery 1946-1948)
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) (Apr 1948)
huntingstewart.gif (17927 bytes)
Hunting Stewart
huntingstewart.gif (17927 bytes)
Hunting Stewart
The Cumberland Highlanders (Jun 1927)
Amalgamated to become North Nova Scotia Highlanders in Dec 1936
   
The Cape Breton Highlanders govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Calgary Highlanders (May 1924)

(Pipers wore Royal Stewart in error until 1940-41 when the 1st Battalion arrived in England and were told that Royal Stewart was the perogative of Royal Regiments only.   The 2nd Battalion may have continued to wear this tartan in Canada until after 1945)

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Government
royalstuart.gif (20743 bytes)
Royal Stewart
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Scots Fusiliers of Canada (Sep 1928)
Pipers wear trews instead of the kilt.
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
erskine.gif (8729 bytes)
No. 11 Erskine
The Irish Regiment (Sep 1932)
The Irish Regiment of Canada (M.G.) (Dec 1936)
The Irish Regiment of Canada (Aug 1940)
saffron.gif (28961 bytes)
Saffron
saffron.gif (28961 bytes)
Saffron
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.) Dec 1936
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Jun 1947)
elco.gif (1297 bytes)
Elcho (Hodden Grey)
elco.gif (1297 bytes)
Elcho (Hodden Grey)

Jan 1951 - Dec 2000

Regiment All Ranks Pipers
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
royalstuart.gif (20743 bytes)
Royal Stewart
65th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers)
Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) (Sep 1958)
Disbanded Mar 1965
   
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) campbell.gif (35999 bytes)
Campbell
campbell.gif (35999 bytes)
Campbell
The Essex Scottish
The Essex and Kent Scottish (Oct 1954)
macgregor.gif (15993 bytes)
MacGregor
macgregor.gif (15993 bytes)
MacGregor
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
(Briefly amalgamated to become The Perth and Waterloo Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada) Oct 1954 - Arp 1957
The Highland Fusiliers of Canada (Feb 1965)
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada (Nov 1998)
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
59th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish)
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment (Dec 1959)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) (Sep 1954)
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Aug 1959)
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
48th Highlanders of Canada davidson.gif (17535 bytes)
Davidson
stewartfingask.gif (28410 bytes)
Stewart of Fingask
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (M.G.) (Sep 1954)
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Aug 1959)
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Macdonnel of Glengarry
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Macdonnel of Glengarry
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
 

The Pictou Highlanders (Motor)


1st Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Oct 1954)
1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) (Jun 1955)

mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
mackenzie.gif (48100 bytes)
Mackenzie
macdonald.gif (21801 bytes)
MacDonald
macdonald.gif (21801 bytes)MacDonald
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Motor) (Oct 1954)
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Apr 1958)
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
cameronerracht.gif (27507 bytes)
Cameron of Erracht
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
amalgamated with Pictous as above
murrayatholl.gif (35510 bytes)
Murray of Atholl
murrayatholl.gif (35510 bytes)
Murray of Atholl
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) huntingstewart.gif (17927 bytes)
Hunting Stewart
huntingstewart.gif (17927 bytes)
Hunting Stewart
The Cape Breton Highlanders

 


2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Sep 1954)
2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) (Jun 1955)

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Government
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Government
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MacDonald
macdonald.gif (21801 bytes)MacDonald
The Calgary Highlanders govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Scots Fusiliers of Canada)
The Scots Fusiliers of Canada (Dec 1959)
Amalgamated with HLI of Canada as above Feb 1965
govt.gif (36726 bytes)
Government
erskine.gif (8729 bytes)
No. 11 Erskine
The Irish Regiment of Canada
2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada (Mar 1965)
saffron.gif (28961 bytes)
Saffron
saffron.gif (28961 bytes)
Saffron
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Jun 1947)
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) (9 Oct 2000)
elco.gif (1297 bytes)
Elcho (Hodden Grey)
elco.gif (1297 bytes)
Elcho (Hodden Grey)