• Source: New Brunswick Scottish

      • The New Brunswick Scottish was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.


      History


      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 The Carleton and York Regiment to form 1st Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York).
      The regiment before amalgamation held its final Order of Precedence as 30.


      Perpetuations


      The regiment perpetuated the following units:

      26th Battalion, CEF
      55th Battalion (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island), CEF
      115th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF
      145th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF
      236th Battalion (New Brunswick Kilties), CEF
      7th M.G. Battalion C.E.F


      Alliances


      The New Brunswick Scottish were allied to the King's Own Scottish Borderers.


      Uniform


      The New Brunswick Scottish were kitted with a blue glengarry c/w diced border, scarlet doublet, white sporran with two black points, scarlet & black hose, blue doublets for pipers and tartan trews for bandsmen, with full dress only for pipers and bandsmen.


      Battle honours




      = South African War

      =
      South Africa 1899–1900 & 1902


      = The Great War

      =
      Mount Sorrel,
      Somme 1916 & 18
      Flers-Courcelette
      Thiepval
      Ancre Heights
      Arras 1917 & 18
      Vimy 1917
      Arleux
      Scarpe 1917 & 18
      Hill 70
      Ypres 1917
      Passchendaele
      Amiens
      Hindenburg Line
      Canal du Nord
      Cambrai 1918
      Pursuit to Mons
      France and Flanders 1915-18


      See also


      Canadian-Scottish regiment


      References



      Barnes, RM, The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments, London, Sphere Books Limited, 1972.

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