The West Nova Scotia Regiment
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The West Nova Scotia Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, drawing volunteers from all over the province of Nova Scotia. Its headquarters are in Aldershot, Nova Scotia.
The regiment was formed in 1936 by a merger of the 69th (Annapolis) Regiment, formed in 1717, and the 75th (Lunenburg) Regiment, formed in 1870. Both of these descend from the 40th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales Volunteers), raised in 1717 at Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, NS. It also combines the 112th and 219th Battalions of Infantry of the World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force. It is thus one of the oldest elements of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The regiment was mobilised for service immediately at the outbreak of World War II in September 1939. It had however virtually no equipment or transport, and though numerous volunteers rallied to its colours, it was some time before it was an effective fighting unit. Although the regiment soon transferred to Gourock in Scotland and then to Aldershot in England, it did not see active service until the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1942. It was then involved in the battle for Italy for most of the rest of the war, transferring to the Netherlands in early 1945. The regiment has not been on active service since the second world war, though units of it have served in United Nations peacekeeping forces.
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| Preceded by: The Royal New Brunswick Regiment |
The West Nova Scotia Regiment | Succeeded by: The Nova Scotia Highlanders |
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Land Force Areas: LFAA • LFQA • LFCA • LFWA
Canadian Mechanize Brigade Groups: 1 CMBG • 2 CMBG • 5 CMBG
Canadian Brigade Groups: 31 CBG • 32 CBG • 33 CBG • 34 CBG • 35 CBG • 36 CBG • 37 CBG • 38 CBG • 39 CBG • 41 CBG
Soldier Weapons: • C9 machine-gun • C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle • C6 machine-gun • Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun • Browning-HP 9 mm pistol •P225, 226 •Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) • C3A1 sniper rifle • C13 fragmentation grenade •M203 grenade launcher • M72 SRAAW(L)
Crewed Weapons: • Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) •ERYX SRAAW(H) • TOW LRAAW(H) • 81 mm mortar •60 mm mortar • Javelin short-range air defence missile •Skyguard • C1 close support howitzer • C3 close support howitzer • LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer • M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: LAV III • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle • ADATS • Leopard C2 • M109 howitzer • Bison APC • M113A3 and MTVL • RG-31
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