Mémorial des New Brunswick Rangers

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IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO SERVED
IN THE NEW BRUNSWICK RANGERS

ERECTED BY
THE NEW BRUNSWICK RANGERS ASSOCIATION
1980

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BATTLE HONOURS 1914-1918
"MOUNT SORREL," "SOMME-1916,"
"ARRAS" 1917-1918," "HILL 70," "YPRES-1917"
"AMIONS," "HINDENBURG LINE," AND "PURSUIT TO MONS"

PRINCIPAL ACTIONS 1939-1945

FRANCE
HUBERT-FOLIE
ROCQUANCOURT
CINTHEAUX
HAUTMESNIL
HILL 195 (NEAR TRUN)
QUESNEY WOOD
TRUN (THE BATTLE OF THE GAP)

BELGIUM

GHENT CANAL
MOERKERKE
KERSELAER
CAMP DE BRASSHAET
ESSCHEN

HOLLAND

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM
STEENBERGEN
DINTELOORD
KAPELSCHE-VEER

GERMANY

HOCHWALD
VEEN
EMMERICH
TWENTHE CANAL (HOLLAND)
EMS CANAL
DORPEN
STEINBILD
KUSTEN CANAL
JEDDELOH
BAD ZWISCHENAHN

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1914-1918 1939-1945

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THE NEW BRUNSWICK RANGERS
1870-1946
INCORPORATING THE MILITIA COMPANIES OF
KINGS AND WESTMORLAND COUNTIES THE
REGIMENT WAS ORGANIZED IN 1870. AS THE 74TH
REGIMENT, CANADIAN MILITIA, IT PROVIDED
A COMPANY FOR THE CANADIAN NORTH WEST IN
1885, AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE CANADIAN
CONTINGENTS DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
1899-1902 AND FOR THE 12TH, 55TH, 145TH AND
235TH BATTALIONS C.E.F., 1914-1918.

IN 1920 THE REGIMENT WAS RE-DESIGNATED
“THE NEW BRUNSWICK RANGERS“. ON 26 AUGUST
1939, THE RANGERS WERE PLACED ON ACTIVE
SERVICE AND CARRIED OUT COASTAL DEFENCE
DUTIES IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, AND
LABRADOR, 1939-1943. A SECOND BATTALION
(MILITIA) WAS RAISED AS PART OF THE RESERVE
ARMY.

THE 1ST BATTALION WENT OVERSEAS IN
SEPTEMBER 1943 AND SERVED AS THE SUPPORT
GROUP FOR THE 10TH INFANTRY BDE, 4TH CANADIAN
ARMOURED DIVISION IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE,
1944-1945. RETURNING TO CANADA, THE ACTIVE
UNIT WAS DISBANDED, 15 FEBRUARY 1946.

NUNQUAN NON PARATUS