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P6362

ID Number: P6362
Item Name: Image
Title: Scottish Borderers Parade / Défilé du Borderers écossais
Title (Fre): Défilé du Borderers écossais
Date: ca 1916
Description: Black and white photograph of the Scottish Borderers marching down Ouellette Avenue; there is a large crowd of spectators in the foreground of the photograph; on the far side of the street a number of stores are visible, including a drugstore and a jewellery store; the soldiers can be seen marching down the centre of the street.
History: The 241st Battalion, Canadian Scottish Borderers was a unit raised in Windsor during the summer of 1916 as a scheme to increase recruitment. The company adopted the McGregor tartan, after Commanding Officer Lieut. Col. Walter L. McGregor. The unit was fragmented when it reached England. Men from both Essex County and American men joined the regiment, drawn to the distinct Highland garb of the unit. Many of the volunteers for the 241st came from the ranks of the 21st Essex Fusiliers, known today as the Essex & Kent Scottish Regiment.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers

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