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. In the Second World War, the regiment mobilized a battalion that fought in Sicily, mainland Italy and northwestern Europe.
Lineage
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The West Nova Scotia Regiment
- 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
72nd or Second Annapolis Battalion of Volunteer Militia
- 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
Perpetuations
War Of 1812
- 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 29 February 1940]]
The regiment mobilized as The West Nova Scotia Regiment, CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. The unit then embarked on for Great Britain on 21 December 1939 arriving in Gourock, 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. 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.
See also
- Military history of Nova Scotia
Media
- West Novas : A History of the West Nova Scotia Regiment by Thomas H, Raddall (1986)
Notes
References
- Thomas Radall. West Novas: A History of the West Nova Scotia Regiment
External links
- Official Website for the West Nova Scotia Regiment