West Nova Scotia Regiment

West Nova Scotia Regiment
Regimental badge
Active1869–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeLine infantry
RoleLight role
SizeBattalion
Part of36 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ5th Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Aldershot, Nova Scotia
Motto(s)Semper fidelis 'always faithful'
March
Engagements
Battle honoursSee #Battle honours
Commanders
Commanding officerLieutenant Colonel M.A Bobbitt, CD
Regimental sergeant majorChief Warrant Officer E. P. Smith, CD
Part of a series on the
Military history of Nova Scotia
Citadel Hill in Halifax
Notable events
Battle of Port Royal1690
Siege of Port Royal1710
Battle of Winnepang1722
Northeast Coast Campaign1745
Battle of Grand Pré1747
Dartmouth Massacre1751
Bay of Fundy Campaign1755
Siege of Louisbourg1758
Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax1758
Halifax Treaties1760–1761
Battle of Fort Cumberland1776
Raid on Lunenburg1782
Establishment of New Ireland1812
Capture of USS Chesapeake1813
‪Battle of the Great Redan1855
‪Siege of Lucknow1857
CSS Tallahassee escape1861
‪Halifax Provisional Battalion1885
‪Battle of Witpoort1899
‪Battle of Paardeberg1899
Imprisonment of Leon Trotsky1917
Jewish Legion formed1917
Sinking of Llandovery Castle1918
Battle of the St. Lawrence1942–1944
Sinking of Point Pleasant Park1945
Halifax VE-Day riot1945
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The West Nova Scotia Regiment is a line infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, part of the Primary Reserve, and is part of the 5th Canadian Division's 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment recruits volunteers from the South-Western part of the province of Nova Scotia and has its headquarters at LFAATC Aldershot, near the community of Aldershot, Nova Scotia.

Lineage[edit]

  • The regimental colour of the West Nova Scotia Regiment.
    The regimental colour of the West Nova Scotia Regiment.
  • The camp flag of The West Nova Scotia Regiment.
    The camp flag of The West Nova Scotia Regiment.

The West Nova Scotia Regiment[edit]

  • Originated 8 October 1869 in Paradise, Nova Scotia, as The First Regiment of Annapolis County Volunteers
  • Redesignated 5 November 1869 as 69th The 1st Regiment of Annapolis County
  • Amalgamated 1 September 1898 with The 72nd or Second Annapolis Battalion of Volunteer Militia and redesignated as the 69th "Annapolis" Battalion of Infantry
  • Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 69th Annapolis Regiment
  • Redesignated 29 March 1920 as The Annapolis Regiment
  • Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with The Lunenburg Regiment and redesignated The West Nova Scotia Regiment
  • Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The West Nova Scotia Regiment
  • Redesignated 1 November 1945 as The West Nova Scotia Regiment
  • Redesignated 1 October 1954 as The West Nova Scotia Regiment (Machine Gun)
  • Redesignated 11 April 1958 as The West Nova Scotia Regiment[1]

72nd or Second Annapolis Battalion of Volunteer Militia[edit]

  • Originated 14 January 1870 in Wilmot, Nova Scotia, as The 72nd or Second Annapolis Battalion of Volunteer Militia
  • Amalgamated 1 September 1898 with the 69th The 1st Regiment of Annapolis County[1]

The Lunenburg Regiment[edit]

  • Originated 12 August 1870 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, as the 75th Lunenburg Battalion of Infantry
  • Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 75th Lunenburg Regiment
  • Redesignated 29 March 1920 as The Lunenburg Regiment
  • Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with The Annapolis Regiment[1]

Chart[edit]

Lineage chart[2]
18121st and 2nd Bns, East Annapolis Regt1st and 2nd Bns, King's County Regt1st and 2nd Bns, West Annapolis Regt
1815DisbandedDisbandedDisbanded
1869The First Regt of Annapolis County Volunteers
186969th The 1st Regt of Annapolis County
1870The 72nd or Second Annapolis Bn of Volunteer Militia75th Lunenburg Bn of Infy
189869th "Annapolis" Bn of Infy
190069th Annapolis Regt75th Lunenburg Regt
1915112th "Overseas" Infy Bn, CEF
1916219th "Overseas" Infy Bn, CEF
1917Absorbed by 26th Reserve Bn, CEFAbsorbed by 17th Reserve Bn, CEF
19201st Bn (112th Bn, CEF), The Annapolis Regt2nd Bn,[a] The Annapolis Regt1st Bn (219th Bn, CEF), The Lunenburg Regt2nd Bn,[a] The Lunenburg Regt
1936DisbandedDisbanded
1936The West NS Regt
1939The West NS Regt, CASF
19401st Bn, The West NS Regt, CASF2nd (Reserve) Bn, The West NS Regt
19453rd Canadian Infy Bn (The West NS Regt), CASF
1945DisbandedDisbandedThe West NS Regt
1954The West NS Regt (MG)
1958The West NS Regt
2012

Perpetuations[edit]

War Of 1812[edit]

  • 1st Battalion, East Annapolis Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, East Annapolis Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, King's County Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, King's County Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, West Annapolis Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, West Annapolis Regiment[1]

The Great War[edit]

Operational history[edit]

The Great War[edit]

Details of the 69th Annapolis Regiment and 75th Lunenburg Regiment were placed called out on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.[1]

The 112th Battalion (Nova Scotia), CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 23 July 1916. There it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 7 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the 26th Reserve Battalion, CEF. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 15 August 1918.[1]

The 219th Highland Battalion (Nova Scotia), CEF was authorized on 15 July 1916 and embarked for Great Britain on 12 October 1916. There it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 23 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 15 September 1917.[1]

The Second World War[edit]

The regiment mobilized as The West Nova Scotia Regiment, CASF for active service on 1 September 1939. The unit then embarked on MS Chrobry for Great Britain on 21 December 1939 arriving in Gourock,[3] Scotland on 29 December 1939. The unit arrived by train from Scotland in the Farnborough / Cove area of Surrey on New Year's Day 1940 and were billeted at Guillemont Barracks.[4] The unit was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The West Nova Scotia Regiment, CASF on 7 November 1940. It landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943, and in Italy on 3 September 1943, as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division. On 19 March 1945, the battalion moved with the I Canadian Corps to North West Europe, where it fought until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945.[1]

On 1 June 1945, a second Active Force component of the regiment was mobilized for service in the Pacific theatre of operations designated as the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (The West Nova Scotia Regiment), CASF. Following VJ-Day the battalion was disbanded on 1 November 1945.[1]

  • Troops of the West Nova Scotia Regiment training near Aldershot, England (December 1939)
    Troops of the West Nova Scotia Regiment Carrier Platoon training near Aldershot, England.[5]29/2/1940

Post war[edit]

Individual members of the West Nova Scotia Regiment with Canadian Contingents on United Nations and NATO peacekeeping missions in countries such as the former Yugoslavia, Cyprus and the Middle East.

War In Afghanistan[edit]

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.[6]

Alliances[edit]

Battle honours[edit]

In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours followed by a "+" are emblazoned on the regimental colour.[1]

  • The regimental colour of the West Nova Scotia Regiment.
    The regimental colour of the West Nova Scotia Regiment.

War Of 1812[edit]

  • Honorary distinction: the non-emblazonable honorary distinction DEFENCE OF CANADA - 1812-1815 - DÉFENSE DU CANADA.[1]

The Great War[edit]

Second World War[edit]

War in Afghanistan[edit]

See also[edit]

Media[edit]

  • West Novas : A History of the West Nova Scotia Regiment by Thomas H, Raddall (1986)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Reserve order of battle

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  2. ^ "The West Nova Scotia Regiment". www.canada.ca. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ^ "War Diaries - Dec 1939". War Diaries - Dec 1939. December 1939.
  4. ^ "War Diaries Jan 1940". War Diaries Jan 1940. 1 January 1940.
  5. ^ "War Diary Feb 1940" (PDF). War Diary Feb 1940.
  6. ^ a b "South-West Asia Theatre Honours". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  • Thomas Radall. West Novas: A History of the West Nova Scotia Regiment

External links[edit]

Order of precedence[edit]

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