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P7524

ID Number: P7524
Item Name: Image
Title: Lt. Col. Frederick H. Laing / Lt. Col. Frederick H. Laing
Title (Fre): Lt. Col. Frederick H. Laing
Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photograph of Lt. Col. Laing of the 21st Regiment; Colonel Laing is seated atop a white horse; he is wearing a field dress uniform and spiked pith helmet; spectators and buildings are visible in the background of the photograph.
History: The Essex Fusiliers were formed in 1885 as the 21st Essex Battalion of Infantry. In 1887 they became the 21st Battalion, Essex Fusiliers, and in 1900 became known as the 21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers. The unit was disbanded in 1920 and reorganized as different battalions of the Essex Fusiliers and their name changed again in 1927 to the Essex Scottish Regiment. Since 1954 they have been known as the Essex & Kent Scottish Regiment. Frederick H. Laing was born in Toronto in 1856 and moved to Windsor in 1870. He enlisted as a Private in the 21st Regiment in 1873, and worked his way up the ranks to receive his appointment as Lietenant Colonel in 1908. He was a successful businessman, operating a drug store while also acting as an insurance agent for Canada Life Assurance Co. He later built the Laing Building at the corner of Ouellette Ave and Pitt St. W. in the Norwich Block.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers

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