The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum | |
Type: | The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada military museum |
Location: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Museum is a military museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The museum located at the Minto Armoury is dedicated to Manitoba's famous Scottish regiment, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, which was first raised in 1910.
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada served with distinction in World War I, providing 5 battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (the 16th, 27th, 43rd, 174th and 179th). The Regiment also participated in the 1942 Dieppe Raid and throughout northwest Europe in World War II.
The museum displays artifacts and photographs of The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Regiment.
The Museum is affiliated with the CMA, CHIN, OMMC, and Virtual Museum of Canada.