North Shore Regiment
| The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment | |
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The badge of The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
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| Active | 1870–present |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Branch | Canadian Army (Reserve) |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 3 companies |
| Part of | 37 Canadian Brigade Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Bathurst, Newcastle and Campbellton |
| Motto(s) | Pro jure constans (Steadfast for the right) |
| March | "The Ol' Nor' Shore" |
| Website | army-armee |
| Commanders | |
| Honorary colonel | Col Kingsley Ward |
| Honorary lieutenant-colonel | LCol Norman Branch |
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, and is part of the 5th Canadian Division's 37 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment is headquartered in Bathurst, New Brunswick, with sub-units located at Newcastle and Campbellton.
Lineage of the North Shore (New Brunswick Regiment)
Details of the 73rd Northumberland Regiment were called out on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective duty.
The 132nd Battalion (North Shore), CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 26 October 1916. There it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps until 28 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the 13th Reserve Battalion, CEF. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 21 May 1917.
The 165th Battalion (Acadiens), CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 28 March 1917. On 7 April 1917, its personnel were absorbed by the 13th Reserve Battalion, CEF to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 15 April 1918.
The 28th Field Battery, CFA, CEF was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 9 August 1915. The battery disembarked in France on 21 January 1916, where it provided field artillery support as part of the 7th Brigade, CFA, CEF in France and Flanders until 19 March 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the 15th Field Battery, CFA, CEF and 16th Field Battery, CFA, CEF. The battery was disbanded on 1 November 1920.
Details of The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 as The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, CASF (Details), for local protection duties. The details called out on active service were subsequently disbanded on 31 December 1940.
The regiment mobilized The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, CASFfor active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, CASF on 7 November 1940. It embarked for Great Britain on 18 July 1941. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed on JUNO Beach in Normandy, France, as part of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and it continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battalion disbanded on 15 January 1946.
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