Infantry
Regiments
(includes Tank and Armoured Regiments) |
Details
of Lanyard (if worn) |
| Algonquin
Regiment |
None |
| British Columbia
Regiment |
Officers are listed as wearing
Rifle Green and Black lanyards while Sergeants are listed as wearing Rifle Green, Black
and Silver and "Rank and File" lanyards are listed as Black.
A later description found in the archives lists a "Twisted cord, 1/4" one
black and one rifle green" lanyard. |
| Calgary
Highlanders |
None |
| Calgary Regiment |
Officers and Other Ranks of
the 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment is listed as wearing a Light Blue lanyard. |
| Edmonton
Fusiliers |
 |
Lanyard of the
Edmonton Fusiliers, in the unit colours of grey and maroon. The listing in the
National Archives lists Navy blue, French grey and maroon.
Artifact courtesy of
The Calgary Highlanders Museum |
|
| 48th Highlanders
of Canada |
A Red lanyard was worn by some
Officers on the right shoulder. |
| Fusiliers du St.
Laurent |
Officers and Other Ranks are
listed as wearing a Red lanyard. |
| The Halifax
Rifles |
Officers and Other Ranks of the
overseas unit are listed as wearing Black lanyards. |
| Highland Light
Infantry of Canada |
Regimental pattern lanyards were
coloured Cream and Green. |
| Irish Regiment of
Canada |
Officers and Other Ranks of the
overseas unit are listed as wearing Paddy Green lanyards. |
| Lake Superior
Regiment |
Officers and Other Ranks of the
overseas unit are listed as wearing Royal Blue lanyards. |
| Midland Regiment |
All ranks wore a lanyard in the
regimental colours of Red and Royal Blue. The number of knots was determined
by rank: officers 3, warrant officers and NCOs 2, and private soldiers a
single knot.1 |
| Pictou
Highlanders |
 |
Coloured lanyard in use by
Pictou Highlanders officers in early 1944. Colours unknown.
US Army Signal Corps
Photo C1:2/09/099 |
|
| Princess Louise's
Fusiliers |
Officers and Other Ranks of the
overseas unit are listed as wearing Maroon, Green and Gold lanyards. |
| Queen's Own
Rifles of Canada |
 |
Red single
rope whistle cords were worn on the left shoulder by Officers, Warrant Officers and
Sergeants. |
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|
| Regina Rifle
Regiment |
 |
Lanyards, when
worn, were of single rope design and black in colour. Various types of rope were used in
the construction of lanyards, and some were doubled with the addition of slides.
At left, a Black lanyard as worn
by the Regina Rifle Regiment.
Artifact courtesy of C.
Keith Inches, Curator, Saskatchewan Military Museum.
Photograph by Patrick Yeates. |
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|
| Le Régiment de la Chaudière |
|
Officers and Other Ranks of the overseas
unit are listed as wearing Maroon lanyards. Photo at right is a wartime photo of the
CO, Lieutenant Colonel Mathieu, wearing the maroon lanyard. |
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|
| Le Régiment de
Quebec |
Officers and Other Ranks are
listed as wearing Maroon lanyards. |
| Royal Regiment of
Canada |
A wine and blue braided whistle
cord/knife lanyard was worn by all ranks of the Royal Regiment of Canada from Lance
Corporal on up as a badge of rank. These coloured lanyards were not worn in the
field as was the case in some other units. |
| Royal Rifles of
Canada |
Officers (only) are listed as
wearing Black lanyards. |
Royal Winnipeg
Rifles |
 |
Officers wore a black lanyard
on the right (not the left, as in other units) shoulder of the Battle Dress Blouse. This
lanyard was identical to that worn by the Regina Rifles. |
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|
| St. John
Fusiliers |
Officers and Other Ranks are
listed as wearing Maroon lanyards. |
| Saskatoon Light
Infanry |
Green lanyards were worn.
Officers and senior NCO's wore a double lanyard, described by the Saskatchewan Military
Museum as worn "around the neck (having) three sliders and split to go into each
pocket - - a sort of hangman's noose." Single rope lanyards were worn by junior
NCO's and ORs. |
| South Alberta
Regiment |
 |
A black and
"old gold" (yellow) lanyard was worn on the left shoulder by all ranks of the
overseas battalion. |
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|
| South
Saskatchewan Regiment |
A purple and
gold rope lanyard was worn, though it is not clear which ranks were authorized to wear
them. |
| Victoria Rifles
of Canada |
Officers (only) are listed as
wearing Black lanyards. |
