Hill 70 Tartan

This Tartan has been designed for the Hill 70 Memorial Project by Ronald A. Roach who works for the Directorate of History and Heritage of the Department of National Defence. It is preserved for posterity in the Scottish Tartan Authorities Woven Archive.  

Designed for the Hill 70 Memorial Project by Ronald A. Roach: www.knowledgebridge.ca  

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COLOUR REPRESENTATION

Symbology of the Hill 70 Tartan:  

Grey: The skies and battlefields of war torn Europe

French Grey: 3rd Cdn Division / The grey skies

Red & White: The official colours of Canada / Infantry Corps

Green: 4th Cdn Div / The field of combat

White: Birth of a nation / The chalk ground

Black: Mourning for the lost / The coal fields of Lens-Loos-en-Gohelle

Red & Blue: Innovative use of Artillery and Engineers Six Crimson stripes: The award of six Victoria Cross

Black and White stripes: The four brigades in each division and four battalions in each brigade.

Four diagonal checks extending from the crossing of white stripes: represent the four divisions.

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