Detailed History

The Calgary Highlanders have been an institution in the City of Calgary since inception in 1910. Starting with the creation of the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles) in 1910 as an infantry unit of the Non-Permanent Active Militia, and was reorganized in the early 1920s into the Calgary Regiment, the 1st Battalion of which became The Calgary Highlanders.

The information contained on these webpages is organized in chronological order as the regiment evolved from its inception to what it is today.

Note that the information is being ported from our old website format to the new website a process which is taking time due to the large number of pages which need to be converted. Some of the information may not have been converted but will be in due course. Thank you for your understanding.