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The mission of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives is to collect, preserve and share material relating to the history of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. The Museum was established in 1972 and it is now an official Canadian Forces Museum.
The Seaforth Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a Primary Reserve Infantry unit. The building was designed by the architectural firm of McCarter and Nairne, and is now listed as a Class A Heritage Building. [3]
The Seaforth Museum: Vancouver: Greater Vancouver: Military: Located in the Seaforth Armoury, history and memorabilia of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada: Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park: Kamloops: Thompson-Nicola: First Nations: History & culture of the Shuswap People Shawnigan Lake Museum: Shawnigan Lake: Cowichan Valley: History ...
The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The regiment existed from 1881 to 1961, and saw service in World War I and World War II , along with many smaller conflicts.
After the formation of the Queen's Own Highlanders in February 1961, the part–time Territorial Army units of the pre-amalgamation regiments continued unchanged, with the 11th battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (TA) and the 4/5 battalion Cameron Highlanders (TA). In April 1967 both were disbanded on the formation of the 3rd (Territorial ...
Smith donated his VC and medals to the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in his will. The regiment has his Victoria Cross decoration and his full sized medals are [in 2011] in a safe deposit box. The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum and Archives had a replica VC and set of medals and a generic World War II uniform on display.
The 72nd Battalion (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, and recruited throughout the province of British Columbia.
The regiment was raised by Francis Humberston MacKenzie, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie and later Lord Seaforth, as the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (or The Ross-shire Buffs) on 8 March 1793. [5] First assembled at Fort George in July 1793, [ 6 ] the regiment moved to the Channel Islands in August 1793, [ 7 ] and embarked for Holland in ...