| The Royal New Brunswick Regiment | |
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The cap badge of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment. |
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| Active | 10 September 1869 - present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army-Primary Reserves |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Light Role |
| Size | Two battalions |
| Part of | Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |
| Motto | Spem-Reduxit (Hope Restored) |
| Engagements | Second Boer War Great War World War II |
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| Colonel-in-Chief | H.M Queen Elizabeth II |
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (RNBR) is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in New Brunswick. It consists of two battalions, both of which are part of 37 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment as it is now, was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of the Carleton and York Regiment, The New Brunswick Scottish and the North Shore Regiment. The Royal New Brunswick Regiment originated in Woodstock, New Brunswick on 10 September 1869, when The Carleton Light Infantry was authorized to be formed. They are the most decorated unit in Canada with more than 70 battle honours.
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment perpetuates the 12th, 26th (New Brunswick), 55th (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island), 104th, 115th (New Brunswick), 132nd (North Shore), 140th (St. John's Tigers), 145th (New Brunswick), 165th (Acadiens) and 236th (New Brunswick Kilties) Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force and the 28th Field Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, CEF.
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment originated on 10 September 1869 in Woodstock, New Brunswick when The Carleton Light Infantry was authorized to be formed. It was redesignated as the 67th The Carleton Light Infantry on 5 November 1869, then as the 67th Regiment "Carleton Light Infantry" on 8 May 1900 and, following the Great War, as The Carleton Light Infantry on 15 March 1920. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with The York Regiment and renamed The Carleton and York Regiment. It was redesignated as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Carleton and York Regiment on 7 November 1940 and following the end of hostilities in the Second World War The Carleton and York Regiment on 1 November 1945. On 31 October 1954, it was amalgamated with The New Brunswick Scottishand redesignated the 1st Battalion, The New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York). On 18 May 1956, the regiment was redesignated as The Royal New Brunswick Regiment.[1]
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The North Shore Regiment was formed in the early 1870s to provide a permanent non-militia support for the counties of North Shore, Kent, Northumberland, Gloucester and Restigouche, and was initially the 73rd Northumberland Battalion of Infantry. In 1922 it was renamed the 2nd Battalion Royal New Brunswick Regiment (North Shore), "North Shore Regiment" for short. The North Shore Regiment fought in both World Wars and in 1914 was one of the first Canadian units to fight in the Great War. Many of the regiment's men fell in the 'Vimy Ridge' campaign and many believe that this action is what gave Canadians their first true feeling of national identity and pride.
During World War II the North Shore Regiment was attached to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and landed on Juno Beach in Normandy on D-Day during Operation Overlord. After landing on the portion of Juno beach entitled 'Nan', their objective was to capture the town of St. Aubin, a heavily fortified German post. Although they broke through the German defences and got into the town, they were pinned down by sniper fire until help from other Canadian forces arrived. They did complete their objective, though not without suffering a total of 125 casualties.
A second battalion fought in the Italian Campaign taking part in the Allied invasion of Sicily and seeing action on the Hitler Line and the Gothic Line.
The Carleton and York Regiment was formed in 1937 by the amalgamation of two New Brunswick regiments, the Carleton Light Infantry and the York Regiment, and through them, can trace its origins back the county militias first raised in 1787. The Carleton and York Regiment was mobilized in 1939 as part of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. During World War II the Regiment saw action in Sicily, Italy and North West Europe. [2] The regiment was moved to North-West Europe in March 1945. The "2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Carleton and York Regiment)" mobilized on June 1, 1945, for service with the Canadian Army Pacific Force but Japan surrendered before the force could be sent into action. [3]
The New Brunswick Scottish was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Originally founded as The South New Brunswick Regiment in 1946 by the amalgamation of The Saint John Fusiliers (M.G.) and The New Brunswick Rangers, the regiment acquired its present title in 1946 shortly after establishment. In 1954, as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army, this regiment was amalgamated with Carleton and York Regiment to form 1st Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York).
| Battalion | Home |
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| 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (1RNBR) (Carleton and York) | Fredericton, Edmundston, Grand Falls, and Saint John |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (2RNBR) (North Shore) | Bathurst, Newcastle, and Campbellton |
Both the 62nd Regiment St. John Fusiliers and 71st York Regiment contributed volunteers for the Canadian Contingents during the South African War.[4]
Details of the 62nd Regiment St. John Fusiliers, 67th Regiment Carleton Light Infantry, 71st York Regiment, 73rd Northumberland Regiment and 74th Regiment The Brunswick Rangers were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective duty.
The 26th (New Brunswick) Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 15 June 1915. It arrived in France on 16 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders throughout the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.
The 28th Battery, CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 9 August 1915.101 The battery disembarked in France on 21 January 1916, where it provided field artillery support as part of the 7th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, CEF, in France and Flanders until 19 March 1917, when its personnel were absorbed into the 15th and 16th Field Batteries, CFA, CEF. The battery was disbanded on 23 October 1920.
The 12th, 55th, 104th, 115th, 132nd, 140th, 145th, 165th and 236th Battalions, CEF, were raised in New Brunswick and sent overseas to the United kingdom where they were broken up to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field.[5]
Details of The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, the New Brunswick Rangers and The Saint John Fusiliers (Machine Gun) were called out on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties until disbanded on 31 December 1940.
The Carleton and York Regiment mobilized The Carleton and York Regiment, CASF, on 1 September 1939. It was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The Carleton and York Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940. It embarked for Britain on 9 December 1939 and 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 16 March 1945, it moved to North-West Europe as part of Operation GOLDFLAKE, where it fought until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 30 September 1945. On 1 June 1945, a second Active Force battalion was mobilized for service in the Pacific, under the designation 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, (The Carleton and York Regiment), CASF. The battalion was disbanded on 1 November 1945.111
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment mobilized The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, CASF, on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940 and it embarked for Britain on 18 July 1941. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed on JUNO BEACH in Normandy, France, as part of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and it continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 January 1946. On 1 June 1945, a second Active Force battalion of the regiment was mobilized for service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany, designated the 3rd Battalion, The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, CIC, CAOF. The battalion was disbanded on 13 April 1946.
The New Brunswick Rangers mobilized the 1st Battalion, The New Brunswick Rangers, CASF, on 1 January 1941.123 It was redesignated: 'The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade Support Group (The New Brunswick Rangers), CIC, CASF' on 1 November 1943;124 and 'The 10th Independent Machine Gun Company (The New Brunswick Rangers), CIC, CASF' on 24 February 1944.125 The unit served in Labrador in a home defence role as part of Atlantic Command from June 1942 to July 1943.126 It embarked for Britain on 13 September 1943.127 On 26 July 1944, the company landed in France as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division, and it continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war.128 The overseas company was disbanded on 15 February 1946.129
The Saint John Fusiliers (Machine Gun) mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Saint John Fusiliers (Machine Gun), CASF, on 1 January 1941. It served in Canada as part of the 18th Infantry Brigade, 6th Canadian Division,133 and "C" Company of this unit took part in the expedition to Kiska, Alaska as a component of the 13th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, serving there from 16 August 1943 to 6 January 1944. It embarked for Britain on 2 January 1945, where it was disbanded on 10 January 1945.
The 28th (Newcastle) Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, in conjunction with the 89th Field Battery, RCA, mobilized the 28th/89th Field Battery, RCA, CASF, on 1 September 1939. This unit was reorganized as two separate batteries on 1 January 1941, designated the 28th (Newcastle) Field Battery, RCA, CASF, and the 89th Field Battery, RCA, CASF. It embarked for Britain on 25 August 1940. On 8 July 1944, it landed in France as a sub-unit of the 5th Field Regiment, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, where it continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battery was disbanded on 21 September 1945.[6]
The regiment has deployed members from the 1st and 2nd Battalions to Afghanistan for 6 months tours as part of Operation Athena with Joint Task Force Afghanistan 2007. A handful also augmented the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group. Training was conducted all over Canada from May 1, 2006 until deployment between December and February 2007.
| Preceded by The Princess Louise Fusiliers |
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment | Succeeded by The West Nova Scotia Regiment |
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