Glengarry Test

Date of St Julien

22 April 1915

Amount of cannisters of gas used on the Canadians

5000

Amount of British and Canadian casaulties

60k dead

Amount of French Casaulties

10k dead

Amount of German casaulties

35k dead

Calg Highs

Now 103rd Calgary Rifles prior to WW1

Glengarry

A headdress with a Gaelic (Scottish) history behind it. Glen means “a deep valley”, and in this case it refers to the Great Glen, which bisects Scotland. Garry is the name of a river in Scotland.

Tails on the Glen

• The …. at the back of the Glen headdress represent the meeting of the River Garry and the Great Glen.

Amount of companies provided to the 10th Battalion by 103rd

5

Year when 103rd became Calgary Regiment

1921

Was the Calgary Regiment re-designated and split into two units?

Yes, into Calg Highs and KOCR

Which awards were awarded to 103rd and 106th Winnipeg

All battle honors of the 10th Batt

Regiment that the Calg Highs allied with

Argylls and Sutherland Highlanders

Why did the Calgary Highlanders ally with the Argylls

Lacked important traditions

Year when Calgary Highlanders adopted the Black Watch and the Glengarry

1932

Best known battle of the Argylls

Battle of Balaklava where they beat back the oncoming cavalry

Thin Red Line

The Argylls had few soldiers so they formed two ranks rather than three, earning the title…

Torrie on the Glengarry

Represents the place where the battle took place in the middle of the valley

Checker Pattern on Glengarry

Symbolizes the Sutherland Pattern adopted by the Calg Highs, the Argylls and the House of Stuwart. Other units adopted the British Army pattern.