The New Brunswick Rangers was an infantry regiment of the

Non-Permanent Active Militia The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM (also called "the Militia" though that term could also encompass the full-time standing army known as the Permanent A ...

of the Canadian Militia (now the

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). In 1946, the regiment was amalgamated with

The Saint John Fusiliers The Saint John Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1946, the regiment was amalgamated with The New Brunswick Rangers to form the South New Brunswick Regiment wh ...

to form The South New Brunswick Regiment which was later renamed as

The 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 ...

. They now form part of the 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment.

Lineage

The New Brunswick Rangers

* Originated on 12 August 1870, in

Sussex, New Brunswick Sussex is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick, between the province's three largest cities, Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton. Sussex straddles the ...

, as the ''74th Battalion of Infantry''. * Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the ''74th Regiment''. * Redesignated on 2 November 1903, as the ''74th Regiment The New Brunswick Rangers''. * Redesignated on 15 March 1920, as ''The New Brunswick Rangers''. * Redesignated on 1 January 1941, as the ''2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The New Brunswick Rangers''. * Redesignated on 15 February 1946, as ''The New Brunswick Rangers''. * Amalgamated on 31 August 1946, with

The Saint John Fusiliers (Machine Gun) The Saint John Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1946, the regiment was amalgamated with The New Brunswick Rangers to form the South New Brunswick Regiment w ...

and redesignated as ''The South New Brunswick Regiment'' (later redesignated on 2 December 1946, as ''

'').

Perpetuations

* 55th Battalion (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island), CEF *

145th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF The 145th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF was a unit of about 600 men in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Kent, Albert and Westmorland counties. A ...

* 236th Battalion (New Brunswick Kilties), CEF

History

Early history

On 12 August, 1870, the ''74th Battalion of Infantry'' was authorized for service. The regiment had companies at Kingston, Elgin, Sussex, Shemogue, Sackville and Bay Verte, New Brunswick. On 8 May, 1900, the 74th Battalion of Infantry was reorganized and redesignated as the ''74th Regiment''. On 2 November, 1903, the regiment was redesignated again as the ''74th Regiment The New Brunswick Rangers''.

First World War

On 6 August 1914, Details of the 74th Regiment The New Brunswick Rangers were placed on active service for local protective duty. When the

Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry division ...

was mobilized for overseas service, the 74th New Brunswick Rangers provided volunteers to form the ''

12th Battalion, CEF The 12th Battalion, CEF was an infantry battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force. History It was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Britain on 30 September 1914, where it was redesignated the 12th Reserve Infantr ...

''. On 7 November 1914, the ''55th Battalion (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island), CEF'' was authorized for service and on 30 October 1915, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements for the

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in the field. On 6 July 1916, the battalion’s personnel were absorbed by the

40th Battalion (Nova Scotia), CEF The 40th Battalion, CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The 40th Battalion was authorized on 1 January 1915 and embarked for Britain on 18 October 1915. The battalion provided reinfor ...

. On 21 May 1917, the 55th Battalion, CEF was disbanded. On 22 December 1915, the ''145th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF'' was authorized for service and on 25 September 1916, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, on 7 October 1916, the battalion’s personnel were absorbed by the

9th Battalion, CEF The 9th Battalion, CEF, an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, was authorized on 10 August 1914. It embarked for Britain on 1 October 1914, where it was redesignated as the 9th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF, on 29 April 1915 ...

to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. On 17 July 1917, the 145th Battalion, CEF was disbanded. On 15 July 1916, the ''236th Battalion (New Brunswick Kilties), CEF'' was authorized for service and from between 30 October to 9 November 1917, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. On 13 March 1918, the battalion’s personnel were absorbed by the 20th Reserve Battalion, CEF. On 30 August 1920, the 236th Battalion, CEF was disbanded.

Second World War

On 1 January 1941, The New Brunswick Rangers mobilized the ''1st Battalion, The New Brunswick Rangers, CASF'' for active service. From June 1942 to July 1943, the battalion served in

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in the home defence role as part of Atlantic Command. On 13 September 1943, the battalion embarked for Great Britain and on 1 November 1943, was redesignated as the ''10th Canadian Infantry Brigade Support Group (The New Brunswick Rangers), CIC, CASF''. On 24 February 1944, The New Brunswick Rangers were reorganized as the Independent Medium Machine Gun Company for the

10th Canadian Infantry Brigade The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Canadian Army in both World War I and World War II. The brigade fought on the Western Front during World War I, and in Normandy and north-west Europe during World War II. It formed part o ...

and redesignated as the ''10th Independent Machine Gun Company (The New Brunswick Rangers), CIC, CASF''. On 26 July 1944, the company landed in France along with the rest of the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade,

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, and continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war. On 15 February 1946, the overseas company was disbanded.

Organization

74th Battalion of Infantry (12 August 1870)

* Regimental Headquarters (

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

) * No. 1 Company ( Kingston) (first raised on 30 April, 1869 as the Kingston Infantry Company; later disbanded on 18 December, 1874. new company formed on 2 January, 1876 at Clifton) * No. 2 Company ( Elgin) (first raised on 2 July, 1869 as the Elgin Infantry Company; later disbanded on 18 December, 1874. new company formed on 2 January, 1876 at Petitcodiac; moved 23 December, 1887 to Moncton; moved 1 September, 1898 to Hampton) * No. 3 Company (Sussex) (first raised on 10 September, 1869 as the Sussex Infantry Company) * No. 4 Company ( Shemogue) (first raised on 5 March, 1869 as the Shemogue Infantry Company; later moved on 27 February, 1891 to

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) * No. 5 Company ( Sackville) (first raised on 16 July, 1869 as the Sackville Infantry Company) * No. 6 Company (Bay Verte) (first raised on 10 September 1869 as the Bay Verte Infantry Company)

74th Regiment The New Brunswick Rangers (2 November 1903)

* Regimental Headquarters (Sussex) * No. 1 Company (Clifton) * No. 2 Company (

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) * No. 3 Company (Sussex) * No. 4 Company (Moncton) * No. 5 Company (Sackville) * No. 6 Company (Bay Verte) * No. 7 Company (Hillsboro) (raised 1 Feb. 1903; later moved 1 August, 1908 to Hopewell Hill) * No. 8 Company (Moncton) (raised 1 February, 1903)

The New Brunswick Rangers (15 September 1920)

* 1st Battalion (perpetuating the 55th Battalion, CEF) ** A Company (Clifton) ** B Company (Sussex) ** C Company (Moncton) ** D Company (Salisbury) * 2nd (Reserve) Battalion (perpetuating the 145th Battalion, CEF) * 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (perpetuating the 236th Battalion, CEF)

Alliances

* -

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(Until 1946)

Battle honours

Great War

Mount Sorrel The Battle of Mont Sorrel (''Battle of Mount Sorrel'', ''Battle of Hill 62'') was a local operation in World War I by three divisions of the British Second Army and three divisions of the German 4th Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres, Bel ...

Somme, 1916 The Battle of the Somme ( French: Bataille de la Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place bet ...

Arras, 1917 The Battle of Arras (also known as the Second Battle of Arras) was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the W ...

, '18 *

Hill 70 The Battle of Hill 70 took place in the First World War between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France b ...

Ypres, 1917 The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by t ...

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Hindenburg Line The Hindenburg Line (German: , Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne. In 191 ...

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Second World War

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* Falaise Road *

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* Chambois * The Seine, 1944 *

Moerbrugge Moerbrugge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, in the municipality of Oostkamp. It was the site of a bridgehead that the Canadian 4th Armoured Division used to cross the Ghent-Bruges Canal during the Battle of the Scheldt ...

* The Scheldt *

Breskens Pocket The Breskens Pocket was a pocket of fortified German resistance against the Canadian First Army in the Battle of the Scheldt during the Second World War. It was chiefly situated on the southern shore of the Scheldt estuary in the southern Nether ...

* The Lower Maas * Kapelsche Veer * The Rhineland *

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Küsten Canal The Küsten Canal, also known as the Coastal Canal (german: Küstenkanal), is a canal, about long, that links the Dortmund–Ems Canal with the Hunte and thus the Weser rivers. It was built from 1922 to 1935 by widening an already existing drai ...

Bad Zwischenahn Bad Zwischenahn (Low German: ''Twüschenahn'') is a town and a municipality in the low-lying Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on Zwischenahner Meer, approximately 15 km northwest of Oldenburg and about 70 km south of t ...

* North-West Europe, 1944–1945

References

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