Flag of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)

Blazon

(Regimental Colour) Argent a torteau charged with a demi-lion Argent issuant from a torse Argent and Azure, gorged with a collar Azure charged with a frieze of bezants, and holding between its paws a shuttle Or, all within an annulus Gules edged and inscribed THE LORNE SCOTS (PEEL DUFFERIN AND HALTON REGIMENT) in letters Or, environed by two branches of autumnal maple leaves and thistles their stems in saltire proper tied by a ribbon Gules surmounted by a scroll Argent edged Or and inscribed AIR SON AR DÙTHCHAIS in letters Sable, and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper; the whole overall a cross Gules bearing in base a scroll Or inscribed AFGHANISTAN in letters Sable and surmounting two branches of laurel Vert fructed Gules bearing scrolls Or inscribed in letters Sable, those to the dexter with DEFENCE OF CANADA, 1812-15; QUEENSTON; YPRES, 1915, ’17; MOUNT SORREL; ARRAS, 1917, ’18; AMIENS; PURSUIT TO MONS; ITALY, 1943-45; and those to the sinister with DETROIT; NIAGARA; FESTUBERT, 1915; SOMME, 1916; HILL 70; HINDENBURG LINE; SICILY, 1943; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-45;

Symbolism

The central device is a form of the regimental badge. The red cross on white is a feature of a regimental colour for infantry regiments whose uniforms have white facings. The laurel branches are symbols of victory. The scrolls display select battle honours awarded to the regiment. The maple leaves represent service to Canada, and the crown, service to the Sovereign. The thistles are common devices among badges of Canadian highland infantry regiments. The motto is a Scots Gaelic phrase used by The Lorne Scots to mean “For our heritage,” incorporating the connotations of native land, hereditary landholdings, and heredity.