The Prince Edward Island Highlanders was an infantry

Infantry

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 regiment

Regiment

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 of the Canadian Army. Originally founded in 1875 as the Queen's County Provisional Battalion of Infantry, it went through several name changes including: 1876 - Queen's County Battalion of Infantry; 1879 - 82nd Queen's County Battalion of Infantry; 1906 - 82nd Abegweit Light Infantry; 1920 - The Prince Edward Island Regiment; and acquired its present title in 1927.

'Abegweit' is a Mi'kmaq

Mi'kmaq language

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 word translating to 'cradled on the waves' as a reference to Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

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. The regiment was disbanded in 1946.

The Prince Edward Island Highlanders were allied to the Black Watch

Black Watch

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 (Royal Highland Regiment) and were kitted as Black Watch except for badges. Officers wore grey Balmorals

Balmoral bonnet

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 in Service Dress

Service dress

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 and Battle Dress

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Battle honours

• South Africa
  Second Boer War
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   1900
• Arras
  Battle of Arras (1917)
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   1917, 1918
• Ypres 1917
• Amiens
  Amiens
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• Hindenburg Line
  Hindenburg Line
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• Pursuit to Mons