| The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Regimental badge | |
| Active | 1885-1896 (96th District of Algoma Battalion) 1905–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Type | Line infantry |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | 38 Canadian Brigade Group |
| Garrison/HQ | O'Kelly VC Armoury, Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Nickname(s) | "The Lake Sups" |
| Motto(s) | Inter pericula intrepidi (Latin for 'Fearless in the face of danger') |
| March | Quick: "Hielan' Laddie" |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | See #Battle Honours |
| Website | canada |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding officer | LCol J Davis |
| Regimental sergeant major | CWO Jonathon O'Connor |
| Honorary colonel | HCol Michel S. Beaulieu |
| Honorary lieutenant-colonel | HLCol Gail Brescia |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Robert Angus Keane, DSO |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan | McGillivray |
| Abbreviation | LSSR |
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), 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).[1][2]
The LSR(M) and 28th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment) were the only Canadian land-based units to score 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.[3][4] One of the ships was likely the AF-92,[5] 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 the ships.[2] 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.
- ^ Defence, National (26 October 2018). "The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ a b "The Lake Superior Regiment, A History - Thunder Bay Museum". 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Military Heritage" (Government of Canada site), CHAPTER 6 Turning Point – 1943, Into Holland.
- ^ History of the British Columbia Regiment, Department of National Defence web page
- ^ "The Minute Book". regimentalrogue.tripod.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.