North Nova Scotia Highlanders

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The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
NorthNovaScotiaHighlanders.jpg
Badge of The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
Active1936–1954
CountryCanada
Branch
TypeLine infantry
Role Infantry
SizeOne battalion
Part of(1942-1954)
Garrison/HQ Amherst, Nova Scotia
Motto(s)Cos cheum nach gabh tilleadh (Scottish Gaelic for 'Our footsteps will not allow us to go backwards')
ColorsFacing colour: white
MarchQuick – "The Atholl Highlanders"
Engagements Second World War
Battle honours See #Battle Honours
Insignia
Tartan Murray of Atholl

The North Nova Scotia Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army founded in 1936. In 1954, it was amalgamated with The Pictou Highlanders and 189 LAA RCA Battery to form 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North). [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Founded in 1936 as The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (M.G.) by the amalgamation of The Cumberland Highlanders, The Colchester and Hants Regiment, and 'C' Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, it acquired its present title in 1941. The regiment landed on Juno beach on D-Day, assigned to 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. In 1954, as a result of the Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army, this regiment was amalgamated The Pictou Highlanders and 189 LAA RCA Battery to form 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North). [1] [2]

The North Nova Scotia Highlanders before Amalgamation held its final Order of Precedence as 34. [4]

Lineage

The North Nova Scotia Highlanders

The Colchester and Hants Regiment

The 81st Hants Regiment

Perpetuations

The regiment perpetuated the following units:

Great War

Alliances and uniform

The North Nova Scotia Highlanders were allied to the South Staffordshire Regiment and were kitted with a blue glengarry with diced border, scarlet doublet, white sporran with five black points, scarlet & green hose, green garter flashes with full dress only for pipers and drummers. [4]

Battle honours

Only uppercase honours are displayed on the guidon.

War of 1812
Boer War
First World War
Second World War

Ardenne Abbey Massacre

During the Second World War, Major General Kurt Meyer of the Waffen SS murdered captured soldiers from the regiment. [6] After the war he was tried and convicted in Canada. Sentenced to death on 28 December 1945, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on 14 January 1946. [7] After serving nearly nine years in prison, Meyer was released on 7 September 1954. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Defence, National (30 October 2018). "The Nova Scotia Highlanders". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. "The North Nova Scotia Highlanders". 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Barnes, Major R.M. (1972). The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments. London: Sphere Books Limited.
  5. "Battle Honours of South African War (Militia)". www.regimentalrogue.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. "Nova Scotia ex-POW Dudka dies". CBC News. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2013. Sgt. Dudka, born in New Glasgow, was captured after the D-Day invasion and was among those who helped convict SS Gen. Kurt Meyer in the execution of Canadian prisoners of war.
  7. Brode, 106.
  8. Campbell, 160.

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