21-484: LSSR may refer to: Lake Superior Scottish Regiment , a Canadian Infantry regiment Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , now Latvia Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic , now Lithuania Life Sciences in Space Research , a journal published by COSPAR Indonesia large-scale social restrictions , Indonesian restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic Topics referred to by
42-687: A "+" are emblazoned on the regimental colour. 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles The 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles was a short-lived rifle regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army ). First formed in 1886 with its Headquarters in Port Arthur, Ontario (now the city of Thunder Bay , Ontario), the battalion had companies across Northern Ontario. In 1896,
63-487: A beaver, encircled by an annulus, inscribed THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCOTTISH REGIMENT and surmounted by the Crown; below a scroll inscribed INTER PERICULA INTREPIDI; on each side of the annulus with six maple leaves. Inter Pericula Intrepidi Fearless in the face of danger Lake Sup Scot R MacGillivary 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles The Port Arthur Rifle Company was originally raised on 24 April 1885 in response to
84-520: A naval victory during the Second World War. On November 5, 1944, the units sank three small German ships and destroyed a fourth in the port of Zijpe . One of the ships was likely the AF-92 , a landing-craft-type vessel, about 153 feet (47 m) long, equipped to lay mines, and armed with two 88 mm guns. One legend suggests a mortar round fired by the infantry made its way down the funnel of one of
105-537: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lake Superior Scottish Regiment The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces . The regiment is located in Thunder Bay , Ontario, and is part of the 3rd Canadian Division 's 38 Canadian Brigade Group . Also known as "The Lake Sups" (pronounced soups),
126-641: The 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade , 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division , and it continued to fight in northwest Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion disbanded on 15 February 1946. The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014. In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours followed by
147-459: The 9th Infantry Brigade , 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on 30 August 1920. The 141st (Rainy River District) Battalion (Border Bull Moose), CEF , was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 29 April 1917, where its personnel were absorbed by the 18th Reserve Battalion, CEF on 7 May 1917 to provide reinforcements for
168-662: The 96th Battalion was disbanded. The battalion is considered a predecessor unit to The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment . Before 1885, there were efforts in the Thunder Bay District region of Northern Ontario to form a volunteer unit of the Canadian Militia for some years. Things would change however with the outbreak of the North-West Rebellion in the Spring of 1885, troops from Eastern Canada were rushed through
189-488: The Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 17 July 1917. The regiment mobilized The Lake Superior Regiment, CASF, on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Lake Superior Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940 and as the 1st Battalion, The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), CASF, on 26 January 1942. It embarked for Britain on 22 August 1942. On 26 and 27 July 1944, it landed in France as part of
210-571: The jurisdiction of Military District No. 2, the Sault St. Marie Company was separated from the 96th Battalion and became an independent militia company again along with the Gore Bay and Thessalon companies. That same year, command of the 96th Battalion passed from Major Ray to Major T.H. Elliot. During their existence, the officers and men of the 96th Battalion drilled and practiced musketry and were known far and wide for their marksmanship. However, since
231-595: The new company. Local interest in the unit remained high even after the western rebellion had been put down. On 10 December 1886, the Provisional Battalion of Rifles was authorized for service with the Port Arthur Rifle Company forming part and neighboring companies were authorized in Fort William , Rat Portage (now Kenora ) and Gore Bay, Ontario . Ray would be given command of the new unit with
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#1732852202457252-479: The new unit which read: "I am disposed to authorize full company for the time the disturbance will last. They would have to procure their own equipment and arms as we could not supply them until navigation opens." An Independent Company of Rifles designated as The Port Arthur Rifle Company was soon formed with Ray commissioned as a Captain in the Non-Permanent Active Militia and appointed in command of
273-609: The nucleus of a new unit raised in Sault Ste, Marie, the 97th Regiment of Rifles - today The Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers) . In 1913, the company in Sault Ste. Marie was transferred again to a new unit the 51st Regiment (Soo Rifles) – today the 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA . Various attempts over the next couple years to raise a new militia battalion in the Thunder Bay District would be unsuccessful until 3 July 1905, when
294-507: The outbreak of the North-West Rebellion . The company and the subsequent 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles served in defense of the area following the rebellion. Details of the 96th The Lake Superior Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective duty. The 52nd Battalion (New Ontario), CEF , was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 November 1915. The battalion disembarked in France on 21 February 1916, where it fought as part of
315-568: The rank of Major. On 29 April 1887, the battalion was Redesignated as the 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles and had additional companies authorized in Bruce Mines , Thessalon and Sault Ste. Marie . However, in June 1892, the eastern boundary of Military District No. 10 to which the 96th Battalion belonged too was redrawn further east to the Nipigon River and with Sault Ste. Marie now in
336-521: The ranks dwindling so much the unit had all but disintegrated. Finally on 22 August 1896, the battalion was disbanded from the Canadian Militia just short of its 10th anniversary in service with a General Order dated on 28 August 1896, stating: "This Battalion having become non-effective, is struck off the strength of the Militia 22nd August, 1896." The Sault Ste. Marie Independent Company would survive as an independent unit until 1 July 1900, when it became
357-456: The regiment was active during the First and Second World Wars . During the latter, the regiment, then known as The Lake Superior Regiment or LSR, mobilized a motorized infantry battalion for the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division ; The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) or LSR(M). The LSR(M) and 28th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment) were the only Canadian land-based units to score
378-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LSSR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LSSR&oldid=1200354758 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
399-843: The ships. The ship's bell from one of the sunken vessels was recovered, and is in the Officer's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) . Since World War II, its soldiers have served throughout the world on numerous peacekeeping operations. Most recently, the LSSR has had several soldiers serve in Afghanistan . The regiment lost one soldier, Corporal Anthony "T-Bone" Boneca on July 9, 2006, fighting Taliban insurgents during Operation Zahar ("sword") in Zhari District , Kandahar Province. A large maple leaf in center charged with
420-534: The small town of Port Arthur (now part of Thunder Bay) along the head of Lake Superior over the near-completed CPR line on their way out west to suppress the uprising. This created a patriotic stir in the small port community and as a result local banker, Samuel Wellington Ray, proposed the formation of a local militia company of riflemen. On 24 April 1885, Ray received a telegram from the Minister of Militia and Defence Adolphe-Philippe Caron authorizing him to form
441-511: The time the battalion had been established, the unit suffered from a lack of adequate drill sheds and armouries for its companies in the region and had never even received any authorized annual drill from the Militia Department in Ottawa, so the unit as a whole had never trained together, but only at the individual company level. By the mid-1890s however, local interest in the unit was waning and
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