The name came from the courtesy title of the governor general, John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne.
After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.
After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.
[1][2][9] On 1 November 1931, the Scottish connection to the regiment was again restored when The Halton Rifles were reorganized as The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) and received permission from Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll, the senior duke of Scotland, to use his personal crest, the boar's head and tartan trews of his personal tartan, the Ordinary Campbell.
[4][5] On 15 December 1936, as a result of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization, The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) were amalgamated with The Peel and Dufferin Regiment to form The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment).