Private A.J. Espanill of “C” Company, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, boarding a barge, Dalfsen, Netherlands, 13 April 1945.

The Highland Light Infantry of Canada

Japaneses in canadien battle-dress

Piper of the Canadian Scottish Regiment advances boldly, supported by collie sheepdog "Wallace", mascot of 1st batt. Canadian Scottish Regiment, England, 1943.  The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) was a result of a series of amalgamations of "Canadian Scottish" units - one of which was the 50th Canadian Regiment (Gordon Highlanders of Canada).  The Regiment (including its component units) has earned extensive battle honours in Europed in the periods 1915-1918 and 1944-1945.  It continues to exist as a reserve regiment of the Canadian Forces and, latterly, has contributed contingents to Canadian peacekeeping and peace-enforcement operations around the world, including Afghanistan.  As to the motto - i gather that the approved translation of "Deas go Cath" is something like "Ready for the Fray".  As a Gaelic speaker (Irish, admittedly), I feel that this may lose a bit in the translation.  "We prefer to be in a good battle" would approximate more closely to the sense of it, as far as I am concerned.  They certainly did some good work at Caen ... Best regards, JR.