Royal New Brunswick Regiment

The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (RNBR) is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in New Brunswick. It was formed in 1954 by amalgamation of The Carleton and York Regiment, The New Brunswick Scottish and The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment as the New Brunswick Regiment.The "Royal" designation was added in 1956. The Royal New Brunswick Regiment is part of 37 Canadian Brigade Group, 5th Canadian Division. The RNBR holds 65 battle honours mostly by perpetuation of the regiments it was formed from.

Creation
The regiment was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of The Carleton and York Regiment, The New Brunswick Scottish and The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. From 1954 to 2012, it consisted of two battalions with the former The Carleton and York Regiment and The New Brunswick Scottish forming the 1st Battalion and The North Shore Regiment forming the 2nd Battalion. However, in 2012, the 2nd Battalion was once again reorganised as a distinct regiment, The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment.

Lineage



 * The Carleton Light Infantry was formed in 1869, merging with the York Regiment in 1936 to become The Carleton and York Regiment which in turn amalgamated with the New Brunswick Scottish and becoming the '1st Battalion, The New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York)'.


 * The York Regiment was formed in 31 August 1946 on the amalgamation of the New Brunswick Rangers and The Saint John Fusiliers (Machine Gun) as The South New Brunswick Regiment, becoming the New Brunswick Scottish on 2 December 1946.
 * The New Brunswick Dragoons had amalgamated with Saint John Jusilers in December 1936.


 * 7th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps was formed 1 June 1919 in Saint John, A Company amalgamated in 15 December 1936 with The Saint John Fusiliers.

War of 1812

 * 1st Battalion, Northumberland County Regiment
 * 2nd Battalion, Northumberland County Regiment
 * 3rd Battalion, Northumberland County Regiment
 * 1st Battalion, Saint John County Regiment
 * 1st Battalion, York County Regiment
 * 2nd Battalion, York County Regiment

The regiment also carries two battle honours from the War of 1812 in commemoration of the New Brunswick Fencible Infantry (104th Regiment of Foot) which was recruited in New Brunswick and served during that conflict.

Great War

 * 12th Battalion, CEF
 * 26th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF
 * 55th Battalion (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island), CEF
 * 104th Battalion, CEF
 * 115th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF
 * 140th Battalion (St. John's Tigers), CEF
 * 145th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF
 * 236th Battalion (New Brunswick Kilties), CEF
 * 28th Field Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, CEF.

War in Afghanistan
The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.

Battle honours


In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours written in bold are emblazoned on the regimental colour.

Some honours were gained by the regiment in the 1954 amalgamation with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. These honours are emblazoned on the current regimental colour; however, since 2012, when the amalgamation with the North Shores ceased, they are no longer part of the RNBR's battle honours. These honours are placed in square brackets in the list below.

War of 1812


The non-emblazonable honorary distinction (partly awarded in commemoration of the New Brunswick Fencibles).

Great War
•, 1915, '17

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•, 1916, '18

• Flers-Courcelette

• Thiepval

• Ancre Heights

• Ancre, 1916

• 1917, '18

• Vimy, 1917

• Arleux

• Scarpe, 1917, '18

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• Passchendaele

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• Drocourt-Quéant

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• Canal du Nord

• Cambrai, 1918

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Second World War
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• Valguarnera

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• Landing at Reggio

• Gambatesa

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• The Gully

• Point 59

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• Gustav Line

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• Hitler Line

• Melfa Crossing

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• San Fortunato

• Naviglio Canal

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• [Carpiquet]

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• Falaise Road

• The Laison

• Chambois

• The Seine, 1944

• [Boulogne, 1944]

• Moerbrugge

• Moerkerke

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• Breskens Pocket

• The Lower Maas

• Kapelsche Veer

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• Apeldoorn

• Küsten Canal

• Bad Zwischenahn

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Armouries
The regiment has two armouries:

The Carlton Street Armoury, Carlton Street Fredericton, New Brunswick housed the 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carlton and York). A centrally located drill hall, it houses 333 Royal Canadian Air Cadets, 242 Fredericton Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps and 130 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps.

The seconf is the Lieutenant Colonel William (Billy) Mulherin Armoury, on Madawaska Road, Grand Falls, New Brunswick. It houses C Company, 1st Battalion, the Royal New Brunswick Regiment, and 314 Squadron Air Cadets.

Alliances

 * 🇬🇧 - The Royal Scots Borderers
 * 🇬🇧 - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
 * 🇬🇧 - The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)

Books

 * "Royal New Brunswick Regiment: 1949-1958" New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York), 1st.; Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd.; Canada. (1949 Oct. 31 - 1958 Nov. 5.)