Description
Physical description
A deep upward arc of dark green printed "waterproof" cotton on which printed in red sans-serif letters ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND following the top curve, HIGHLANDERS horizontal below and CANADA horizontal below again.
Label
This particular title dates to after November 1942, which is when the printed cotton material was introduced.
History note
Associated person: John Tiffin Murray Stewart b. 1917, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. d. 6 August 1964, 47 yrs., heart attack. Service record: Gunner M 4044 RCA. 1942: Reg. H2, HQ RCA, 1st Administration Corps. RCA CASF (Canadian Active Service Force) 1st Division. 1943: Reg. H3, 3rd Field Regt. RCA CASF 1st Division. 1944: 1st A Wing. No. 1 CARU (Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit).
Family history: 11 December 1942, married Elfreda Joan, nee Knight, at Congregational Church West Wickham, Kent. 15 June 1945, returned Canada. 27 June 1946, joined by family (on board 'Letitia'). August 1948, all family return to UK ('Queen Mary'). Moved to family home, Cavendish Way, West Wickham, Kent. Subsequently bought house, Oak Avenue, Shirley, Croydon.
History note
Bibliographical sources: CANADA'S ARMY IN WORLD WAR II: Badges and Histories of the Corps and Regiments. F. R. Tripp. Unitrade Press, Toronto, 1983 FORMATION AND UNIT SIGNS OF THE BRITISH REGULAR ARMY AND TERRITORIAL ARMY. Major John Waring. Identification Pamphlet No. 1. Privately published, no date (c. 1950s) Key to Shapes of Shoulder Titles. THE CANADIAN SOLDIER In North West Europe 1944 –1945. Jean Bouchery. Histoire & Collections, Paris, 2003. Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War. Volume I: SIX YEARS OF WAR: The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific. Lt. Col. C. P. Stacey. Ottawa, 1955. Volume III: THE VICTORY CAMPAIGN, Operations in North West Europe 1944 –1945. Col. C. P. Stacey. Ottawa, 1960. ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA (Princess Louise's) 1928 –1953. Lt. Col. H. M. Jackson, Editor. Privately printed for the Regiment, 1953.
Inscription
ARGYLL 7 SUTHERLAND / HIGHLANDERS/ CANADA