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The North Saskatchewan Regiment

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Approval of a Badge
March 1, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 173

Badge of The North Saskatchewan Regiment

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Blazon

Badge

A bugle horn Argent embellished its strings surmounted by a ribbon Or inscribed NORTH SASKATCHEWAN in letters Gules, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown proper;


Symbolism

Badge

The bugle is the traditional means of communicating a call to arms on the battlefield. In this case it was inspired by the badges of the perpetuated Canadian unit, the Saskatoon Light Infantry, and the Regiment's British allied and perpetuated unit, The Light Infantry (formally, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry).