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The N Sask R (as it is abbreviated) holds 46 [[battle honour]]s.
The N Sask R (as it is abbreviated) holds 46 [[battle honour]]s.


== History ==

[[Image:N Sask R Regt Colour.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The regimental colour of the North Saskatchewan Regiment.]]
[[Image:1 Canadian Mounted Rifles CEF.jpg|thumb|150px|The distinguishing patch of the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF.]]
[[Image:5 CEF Patch.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The distinguishing patch of the 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF.]]
The North Saskatchewan Regiment perpetuates the Moose Mountain Scouts of 1885; the Infantry Company, Battleford, Saskatchewan of 1885; the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, the 9th and 10th Regiments, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF; and 5th, 53rd, 65th and 232nd Battalions, CEF.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
The North Saskatchewan Regiment perpetuates the Moose Mountain Scouts of 1885; the Infantry Company, Battleford, Saskatchewan of 1885; the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, the 9th and 10th Regiments, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF; and 5th, 53rd, 65th and 232nd Battalions, CEF.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
The 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, and embarked for Great Britain on 12 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 22 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 1st Brigade Canadian Mounted Rifles until 1 January 1916. The Battalion was converted to infantry, and allocated to the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. The Battalion fought in France and Flanders until the end of the Great War..<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
The 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1915. It disembarked in France on 14 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
The 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse mobilized for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 20th Reconnaissance Battalion (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF, on 26 January 1942;73 and 20th Army Tank Regiment (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF, on 15 May 1942. On 16 June 1943 it embarked for Great Britain, where it was was disbanded on 1 November 1943.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

Details from The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties. These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Prince Albert Volunteers, CASF, for active service on 5 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 7th Canadian Division and 19th Infantry Brigade, Pacfic Command, and was disbanded on 30 November 1945.<ref>Six Years of War: the Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific / by C.P. Stacey ; maps drawn by C.C.J. Bond PUBLISHER: Ottawa: E. Cloutier, Queen's Printer, 1966.</ref>
Details from The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties. These details were subsequently disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment mobilized The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 7 November 1940, then as the 1st Infantry Division Support Battalion (The Saskatoon Light Infantry), CIC, CASF, on 1 May 1943 and finally as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 1 July 1944. The battalion embarked for Great Britain on 8 December 1939. It participated in the expedition to raid the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen on 25 August 1941, landed in Sicily on 10 July and Italy on 3 September of 1943 as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. The unit landed in France on 4 March 1945, on its way to the North West Europe theatre of operations in which it served until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945. On 1 June 1945 The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) mobilized three cannon companies for active service with the Canadian Army Pacific Force, which were were disbanded on 1 November 1945.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

[[Image:N Sask R Camp Flag.jpg|thumb|300px|The camp flag of the North Saskatchewan Regiment.]]


==Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps==
==Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps==
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Cadet units affiliated to the N Sask R receive support and also are entitled to wear traditional regimental accoutrements on their uniforms.
Cadet units affiliated to the N Sask R receive support and also are entitled to wear traditional regimental accoutrements on their uniforms.


== History ==
== Lineage ==


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The North Saskatchewan Regiment
Badge of the N Sask R
ActiveJuly 3, 1905 – present
CountryCanada
BranchMilitia
TypeLine infantry
SizeOne infantry battalion and one pipe and drum band
Part of38 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQSaskatoon
Motto(s)"Cede Nullis" (Yield to none)
March"The Jockey of York" and, for pipe band, "The Meeting of the Waters"
Battle honoursNorth West Canada, 1885; Ypres, 1915, '17; Gravenstafel; St. Julien; Festubert, 1915; Mount Sorrel; Somme, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Thiepval; Ancre Heights; Arras, 1917, '18; Vimy, 1917; Arleux; Hill 70; Passchendaele; Amiens; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quéant; Hindenburg Line; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; Valenciennes; France and Flanders, 1915–18; Landing in Sicily; Valguarnera; Agira; Adrano; Sicily, 1943; The Gully; Ortona; Cassino II; Gustav Line; Liri Valley; Hitler Line; Gothic Line; Lamone Crossing; Rimini Line; Cesena; Savio Bridgehead; Naviglio Canal; Fosso Vecchio; Fosso Munio; Italy, 1943–1945; Apeldoorn; North-West Europe, 1945.
Insignia
AbbreviationN Sask R
Tartan (pipes and drums only)MacKenzie Hunting[1]

The North Saskatchewan Regiment (N Sask R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with companies in Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Its current commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Whittaker, who took over from Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Young. The N Sask R is part of Land Force Western Area's 38 Canadian Brigade Group.

The N Sask R (as it is abbreviated) holds 46 battle honours.

History

The regimental colour of the North Saskatchewan Regiment.
The distinguishing patch of the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF.
The distinguishing patch of the 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF.

The North Saskatchewan Regiment perpetuates the Moose Mountain Scouts of 1885; the Infantry Company, Battleford, Saskatchewan of 1885; the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, the 9th and 10th Regiments, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF; and 5th, 53rd, 65th and 232nd Battalions, CEF.[2] The 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, and embarked for Great Britain on 12 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 22 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 1st Brigade Canadian Mounted Rifles until 1 January 1916. The Battalion was converted to infantry, and allocated to the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. The Battalion fought in France and Flanders until the end of the Great War..[3] The 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1915. It disembarked in France on 14 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.[4] The 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse mobilized for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the 20th Reconnaissance Battalion (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF, on 26 January 1942;73 and 20th Army Tank Regiment (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF, on 15 May 1942. On 16 June 1943 it embarked for Great Britain, where it was was disbanded on 1 November 1943.[5]

Details from The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties. These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Prince Albert Volunteers, CASF, for active service on 5 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 7th Canadian Division and 19th Infantry Brigade, Pacfic Command, and was disbanded on 30 November 1945.[6] Details from The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939 for local protection duties. These details were subsequently disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment mobilized The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 7 November 1940, then as the 1st Infantry Division Support Battalion (The Saskatoon Light Infantry), CIC, CASF, on 1 May 1943 and finally as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 1 July 1944. The battalion embarked for Great Britain on 8 December 1939. It participated in the expedition to raid the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen on 25 August 1941, landed in Sicily on 10 July and Italy on 3 September of 1943 as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. The unit landed in France on 4 March 1945, on its way to the North West Europe theatre of operations in which it served until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945. On 1 June 1945 The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) mobilized three cannon companies for active service with the Canadian Army Pacific Force, which were were disbanded on 1 November 1945.[7]

The camp flag of the North Saskatchewan Regiment.

Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps

There are several Royal Canadian Army Cadets units spread across Saskatchewan that are affiliated to the N Sask R.

Corps Location
390 RCACC Prince Albert
572 RCACC Humboldt
2293 RCACC Saskatoon
3071 RCACC Saskatoon
2537 RCACC North Battleford

Cadet units affiliated to the N Sask R receive support and also are entitled to wear traditional regimental accoutrements on their uniforms.

Lineage

Lineage of the North Saskatchewan Regiment[8]
1885 Moose Mountain Scouts Infantry Company at Battleford
 
1905 The 16th Mounted Rifles
1908 The 16th Light Horse 22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse
1912 105th Regt "Fusiliers"
1913 52nd Regt "Prince Albert Volunteers"
1914 1st Regt, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF 5th Bn, CEF 105th Regt (Saskatoon Fusiliers)
1916 1st Bn, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
1920 16th Canadian Light Horse disbanded The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles 2nd Bn (Prince Albert Volunteers), The North Saskatchewan Regt 4th Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt disbanded 1st Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt 3rd Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt
1924 The Prince Albert Volunteers The Battleford Light Infantry The Saskatoon Light Infantry The Yorkton Regt
1936 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)
1939 The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF
1940 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse, CASF 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse (Reserve) 1st Bn, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF 2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)
1941 2nd (Reserve) Bn, 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse The Prince Albert Volunteers
1941 2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse)
1942 20th Reconnaissance Bn (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF 1st Bn, The Prince Albert Volunteers, CASF 2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Prince Albert Volunteers
20th Army Tank Regt (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse), CAC, CASF
1943 disbanded 1st Infantry Division Support Bn (The Saskatoon Light Infantry), CIC, CASF
1944 The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) (Reserve) 1st Bn, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF
1945 disbanded disbanded The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)
 
1946 The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers
1947 50th Field Squadron, RCE
1954 The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers (Machine Gun)
1955 1st Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers) (Machine Gun) 2nd Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Saskatoon Light Infantry) (Machine Gun)
1958 1st Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers) 2nd Bn, The North Saskatchewan Regt (The Saskatoon Light Infantry)
1970 The North Saskatchewan Regt
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Alliances

See also

References

  1. ^ Canadian Forces Dress Instructions, A-AD-265-000/AG-001. Ottawa: Department of National Defence. 2008. p. 278.
  2. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  3. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  4. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  5. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  6. ^ Six Years of War: the Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific / by C.P. Stacey ; maps drawn by C.C.J. Bond PUBLISHER: Ottawa: E. Cloutier, Queen's Printer, 1966.
  7. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  8. ^ "The North Saskatchewan Regiment". Official Lineages, Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2011.

Order of precedence

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