The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (RNBR) is a reserve
infantryInfantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of the Combat Arms they are the backbone of armies...
regimentA regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. A regiment can be broken into two distinct categories, one being an administrative unit which is responsible for non-operational management of battalions , while the other being a deployable combat...
of the
Canadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
based in
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
. It consists of two
battalionA battalion is a military unit of around 1000-1500 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel...
s, 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 ScottishThe 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 and The New Brunswick Rangers, the regiment acquired its present title in 1946 shortly after establishment...
and the
North Shore RegimentThe North Shore Regiment was a Canadian army unit that was raised in New Brunswick. It saw service in Europe in both world wars. In 1954, it amalgamated with the Carleton and York Regiment and the The New Brunswick Scottish to form the The Royal New Brunswick Regiment.-External reference:...
. The history of RNBR can be traced back to the 13th Regiment of Foot. They are the most decorated unit in Canada with over 70 battle honours.
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.
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (RNBR) is a reserve
infantryInfantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of the Combat Arms they are the backbone of armies...
regimentA regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. A regiment can be broken into two distinct categories, one being an administrative unit which is responsible for non-operational management of battalions , while the other being a deployable combat...
of the
Canadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
based in
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
. It consists of two
battalionA battalion is a military unit of around 1000-1500 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel...
s, 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 ScottishThe 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 and The New Brunswick Rangers, the regiment acquired its present title in 1946 shortly after establishment...
and the
North Shore RegimentThe North Shore Regiment was a Canadian army unit that was raised in New Brunswick. It saw service in Europe in both world wars. In 1954, it amalgamated with the Carleton and York Regiment and the The New Brunswick Scottish to form the The Royal New Brunswick Regiment.-External reference:...
. The history of RNBR can be traced back to the 13th Regiment of Foot. They are the most decorated unit in Canada with over 70 battle honours.
The North Shore Regiment
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 IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the North Shore Regiment was attached to the
3rd Canadian Infantry Division- History :The formation of the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division was authorized on 17 May 1940. There was then a considerable delay until the brigade and divisional headquarters were formed on September 5, and the first divisional commander was appointed on October 26.While the division’s components...
and landed on
Juno BeachJuno Beach was one of the five main landing sites of the Allied invasion of the coast of Normandy on D-Day during World War II. It was situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. It is also known as the Canadian beach, as it was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Juno Beach stretched...
in
NormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the English Channel coast of Northern France between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands.Normandy is divided between French and British...
on D-Day during
Operation OverlordOperation Overlord was the code name for the invasion of western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation began on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy Landings when an airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault...
. 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 CampaignThe Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the invasion of...
taking part in the
Allied invasion of SicilyThe Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis . It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the Italian Campaign.Husky began on the night of...
and seeing action on the
Hitler LineThe Hitler Line was a German defensive line in central Italy during the Second World War. The strong points of the line were at Aquino and Piedimonte. In May 1944, the line was re-named the Senger Line at Hitler's insistence to minimise any propaganda significance should it be penetrated...
and the
Gothic LineThe Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of Nazi Germany's forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold...
.
Carleton and York Regiment
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 DivisionThe 1st Canadian Infantry Division was a formation mobilized on 1 September, 1939 for service in the Second World War. The division was also reactivated twice during the Cold War....
. During
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the Regiment saw action in
SicilySicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is an autonomous region of Italy. Several much smaller islands surrounding it are considered to be part of Sicily....
,
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
and North West Europe.
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
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
surrendered before the force could be sent into action.
The New Brunswick Scottish
The New Brunswick ScottishThe 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 and The New Brunswick Rangers, the regiment acquired its present title in 1946 shortly after establishment...
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).
Present Structure
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| 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (1RNBR) (Carleton and York) |
Fredericton, Edmundston, Grand FallsGrand Falls is a Canadian town located in Victoria County and Madawaska County within New Brunswick....
, and Saint JohnSaint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043...
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BathurstBathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....
, NewcastleNewcastle is a Canadian urban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, it was an incorporated town and the shire town of Northumberland County....
, and CampbelltonCampbellton is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958.Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional...
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Afghanistan
The regiment has deployed members from the 1st and 2nd Battalions to
AfghanistanThe Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south central Asia. It is variously described as being located within Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East...
for 6 months tours as part of
Operation AthenaOperation ATHENA is the Canadian Forces contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.Phase 1 of Operation ATHENA consisted of the deployment of a force called Task Force Kabul, at its peak it had about 1,900 personnel . Their duties included patrols within the...
with Joint Task Force Afghanistan 2007.
A handful also augmented the 2nd Battalion,
The Royal Canadian RegimentThe Royal Canadian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The RCR is the senior infantry regiment in the Regular Force, but its 4th Battalion is ranked 11th in the order of precedence among Reserve Force infantry regiments...
Battle Group. Training was conducted all over Canada from May 1, 2006 until deployment between December and February 2007.
Battle honours
- Second Boer War: South Africa 1899-1900, 1902
- Great War : Ypres 1915,'17, Scarpe 1917,'18, Festubert 1915, Hill 70, Mount Sorrel, Passchendaele, Somme 1916,'18, Amiens, Flers-Courcelette, Drocourt-Queant, Thiepval, Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line was a vast system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. It was constructed by the Germans during the winter of 1916–17...
, Ancre Heights, Canal du Nord, Ancre 1916, Cambrai 1918, Arras 1917,'18, Valenciennes, Vimy 1917, France and Flanders 1915-18, Arleux
- World War II: Landing in Sicily, Falaise, Valguarmera, Falaise Road, Sicily 1943, Quesnay Wood, Landing at Reggio, The Laison, Gambetesa, Chambois, The Sangro, The Seine 1944, The Gully, Moerbrugge, Point 59, Boulogne, 1944, Cassino II, Calais, 1944, Gustav Line, Moerkerke, Liri Valley, The Scheld, Hitler Line, Breskens Pocket, Melfa Crossing, The Lower Maas, Gothic Line
The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of Nazi Germany's forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold...
, Kepelsche Veer, Lamone Crossing, The Rhineland, Rimini Line, Waal Flats, San Fortunato, The Hockwald, Naviglio Canal, The Rhine, Italy 1943-45, Emmerich, Hoch Elten, Normandy Landing, Zutphen, Caen, Apeldoorn, Carpiquet, Kusten Canal, Bourguebus Ridge, Bad Zwischenahn, Faubourg de Vaucelles, North-West Europe, 1944-45
See also
Alliances
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The Royal Scots BorderersThe Royal Scots Borderers is the name given to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland . The battalion was formed in August 2006 by the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers....
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The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)"PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division...
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The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas of: the...
Order of precedence