| The North Saskatchewan Regiment | |
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| Active | July 3, 1905 – present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Militia |
| Type | Line infantry |
| Size | One infantry battalion and one pipe and drum band |
| Part of | 38 Canadian Brigade Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Saskatoon |
| Motto | Latin: Cede Nullis (Yield to none) |
| March | "The Jockey of York" and, for pipe band, "The Meeting of the Waters" |
| Battle honours | North West Canada, 1885; Ypres, 1915, '17; Gravenstafel; St. Julien; Festubert, 1915; Mount Sorrel; Somme, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Thiepval; Ancre Heights; Arras, 1917, '18; Vimy, 1917; Arleux; Hill 70; Passchendaele; Amiens; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quéant; Hindenburg Line; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; Valenciennes; France and Flanders, 1915–18; Landing in Sicily; Valguarnera; Agira; Adrano; Sicily, 1943; The Gully; Ortona; Cassino II; Gustav Line; Liri Valley; Hitler Line; Gothic Line; Lamone Crossing; Rimini Line; Cesena; Savio Bridgehead; Naviglio Canal; Fosso Vecchio; Fosso Munio; Italy, 1943–1945; Apeldoorn; North-West Europe, 1945. |
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| Abbreviation | N Sask R |
| Tartan | MacKenzie Hunting (pipes and drums only)[1] |
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (N Sask R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with companies in Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Its current commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Whittaker, who took over from Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Young. The N Sask R is part of Land Force Western Area's 38 Canadian Brigade Group.
The N Sask R (as it is abbreviated) holds 46 battle honours.
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The North Saskatchewan Regiment perpetuates the Moose Mountain Scouts of 1885; the Infantry Company, Battleford, Saskatchewan of 1885; the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, the 9th and 10th Regiments, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF; and 5th, 53rd, 65th and 232nd Battalions, CEF.[2]
The 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, and embarked for Great Britain on 12 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 22 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 1st Brigade Canadian Mounted Rifles until 1 January 1916. The Battalion was converted to infantry, and allocated to the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. The Battalion fought in France and Flanders until the end of the Great War.[3]
The 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1915. It disembarked in France on 14 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.[4]
The 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse mobilized for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 20th Reconnaissance Battalion (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF, on 26 January 1942;73 and 20th Army Tank Regiment (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF, on 15 May 1942. On 16 June 1943 it embarked for Great Britain, where it was was disbanded on 1 November 1943.[5]
Details from The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties. These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Prince Albert Volunteers, CASF, for active service on 5 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 7th Canadian Division and 19th Infantry Brigade, Pacfic Command, and was disbanded on 30 November 1945.[6]
Details from The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties. These details were subsequently disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment mobilized The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 7 November 1940, then as the 1st Infantry Division Support Battalion (The Saskatoon Light Infantry), CIC, CASF, on 1 May 1943 and finally as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 1 July 1944. The battalion embarked for Great Britain on 8 December 1939. It participated in the expedition to raid the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen on 25 August 1941, landed in Sicily on 10 July and Italy on 3 September of 1943 as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. The unit landed in France on 4 March 1945, on its way to the North West Europe theatre of operations in which it served until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945. On 1 June 1945 The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) mobilized three cannon companies for active service with the Canadian Army Pacific Force, which were disbanded on 1 November 1945.[7]
There are several Royal Canadian Army Cadets units spread across Saskatchewan that are affiliated to the N Sask R.
| Corps | Location |
|---|---|
| 390 RCACC | Prince Albert |
| 572 RCACC | Humboldt |
| 2293 RCACC | Saskatoon |
| 3071 RCACC | Saskatoon |
| 2537 RCACC | North Battleford |
Cadet units affiliated to the N Sask R receive support and also are entitled to wear traditional regimental accoutrements on their uniforms.
| 1885 | Moose Mountain Scouts | Inf. Coy at Battleford | ||||||
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| Disbanded | Disbanded | |||||||
| 1905 | The 16th Mounted Rifles | |||||||
| 1908 | The 16th Light Horse | 22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse | ||||||
| 1912 | 105th Regt "Fusiliers" | |||||||
| 1913 | 52nd Regt "Prince Albert Volunteers" | |||||||
| 1914 | 1st Regt, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF | 5th Bn, CEF | 105th Regt (Saskatoon Fusiliers) | |||||
| 1916 | 1st Bn, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF | |||||||
| 1920 | 16th Canadian Light Horse | Disbanded | The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles | Disbanded | 2nd Bn (Prince Albert Volunteers), The North Saskatchewan Regt | 4th Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt | 1st Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt | 3rd Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt |
| 1924 | The Prince Albert Volunteers | The Battleford Light Inf. | The Saskatoon Light Inf. | The Yorkton Regt | ||||
| 1936 | 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse | The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers | The Saskatoon Light Inf. (Machine Gun) | |||||
| 1939 | The Saskatoon Light Inf. (Machine Gun), CASF | |||||||
| 1940 | 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse (Reserve) | 1st Bn, The Saskatoon Light Inf. (Machine Gun), CASF | 2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Saskatoon Light Inf. (Machine Gun) | |||||
| 1941 | 2nd (Reserve) Bn, 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse | |||||||
| 2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Battleford Light Inf. (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) | The Prince Albert Volunteers | |||||||
| 1942 | 2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Prince Albert Volunteers | |||||||
| 1943 | 1st Inf. Div. Support Bn (The Saskatoon Light Inf.), CIC, CASF | |||||||
| 1944 | The Battleford Light Inf. (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) (Reserve) | 1st Bn, The Saskatoon Light Inf. (Machine Gun), CASF | ||||||
| 1945 | Disbanded | The Saskatoon Light Inf. (Machine Gun) | ||||||
| 1946 | The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers | |||||||
| 1947 | 50th Field Squadron, RCE | |||||||
| 1954 | The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers (Machine Gun) | |||||||
| 1955 | 1st Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers) (Machine Gun) | 2nd Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Saskatoon Light Inf.) (Machine Gun) | ||||||
| 1958 | 1st Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers) | 2nd Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Saskatoon Light Inf.) | ||||||
| 1970 | The North Saskatchewan Regt | |||||||
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Because of space considerations, wartime units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the Canadian Active Service Force that did not enter combat are omitted from the above table:
| Preceded by The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment |
The North Saskatchewan Regiment | Succeeded by The Royal Regina Rifles |
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