The West Nova Scotia Regiment
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The West Nova Scotia Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, drawing volunteers from all over the province of Nova Scotia. Its headquarters are located at LFAATC Aldershot, near the community of 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, Nova Scotia. 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 1943. 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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