North Saskatchewan Regiment

North-West Rebellion • The Moose Mountain Scouts • The Infantry Company, Battleford, Saskatchewan Great War • The Canadian Light Horse • 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF • 9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF • 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF • 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF • 53rd Battalion (Northern Saskatchewan), CEF • 65th Battalion (Saskatchewan), CEF • 232nd Battalion (Saskatchewan), CEF ==Operational history==

North-West Rebellion The Moose Mountain Scouts were raised for active service on 24 April 1885 and served with the Line of Communication Troops of the North West Field Force until disbanded on 18 September 1885. The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, mobilized 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 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 disbanded on 1 November 1945. ==Battle honours==

Battle honours in small capitals are for large operations and campaigns and those in lowercase are for more specific battles. Bold type indicates honours emblazoned on regimental colours. Two of the units which were amalgamated to form this regiment, the 16th Canadian Light Horse and The Prince Albert Volunteers, possessed the battle honour from the Great War, but this honour cannot be perpetuated if a regiment is entitled to the honour or . One of these honours was gained by the regiment upon the amalgamations. ==Lineage==

The North Saskatchewan Regiment • Originated 3 July 1905 in Regina, Saskatchewan on 3 July 1905 as The 16th Mounted Rifles • Redesignated 1 October 1908 as the 16th Light Horse • Redesignated 15 March 1920 as the 16th Canadian Light Horse • Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles and redesignated as the 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse • Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse (Reserve) • Converted 1 April 1941 to infantry and redesignated as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse • Redesignated 1 May 1941 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) • Redesignated 15 September 1944 as The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) (Reserve) • Amalgamated 1 April 1946 with the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Prince Albert Volunteers and redesignated as The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers • Amalgamated 1 September 1954 with the 50th Field Squadron, RCE, and redesignated as The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers (Machine Gun) • Amalgamated 17 February 1955 with The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) and redesignated as The North Saskatchewan Regiment (Machine Gun) • Redesignated 11 April 1958 as The North Saskatchewan Regiment • On 1 September 1970, the 1st Battalion, The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers) and the 2nd Battalion, The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Saskatoon Light Infantry) were amalgamated. The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles • Originated 2 March 1908 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan the Saskatchewan Light Horse • Redesignated 1 April 1908 as the 22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse • Redesignated 15 March 1920 as The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles • Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with the 16th Canadian Light Horse 50th Field Squadron, RCE • Originated 5 June 1947 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan • Amalgamated 1 September 1954 with The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers 105th Regiment (Saskatoon Fusiliers) • Originated 1 April 1912 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as the 105th Regiment • Redesignated 16 September 1912 as the 105th Regiment Fusiliers • Redesignated 15 April 1914 as the 105th Regiment (Saskatoon Fusiliers) • Amalgamated 15 March 1920 with the 52nd Regiment Prince Albert Volunteers and redesignated as The North Saskatchewan Regiment • Reorganized on 15 May 1924 as four separate regiments: The Yorkton Regiment (now the 64th Field Battery, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA); The Saskatoon Light Infantry; The Battleford Light Infantry and The Prince Albert Volunteers The Prince Albert Volunteers • Originated 15 May 1924 by the reorganization of The North Saskatchewan Regiment as The Battleford Light Infantry and The Prince Albert Volunteers • Amalgamated 15 December 1936 and redesignated as The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers • Redesignated 1 May 1941 as The Prince Albert Volunteers • Redesignated 5 March 1942 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Prince Albert Volunteers • Amalgamated 1 April 1946 with The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) (Reserve) The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) • Originated 15 May 1924 by the reorganization of The North Saskatchewan Regiment as The Saskatoon Light Infantry • Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with C Company of the 12th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (now The Royal Regina Rifles) and redesignated as The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) • Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) • Redesignated 1 November 1945 as The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) • Amalgamated 17 February 1955 with The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers (Machine Gun) as reorganized as a two battalion unit with the 1st Battalion, The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers) (Machine Gun) and the 2nd Battalion, The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Saskatoon Light Infantry) (Machine Gun) on the Reserve Force order of battle 52nd Regiment Prince Albert Volunteers • Originated January 1913 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan as an "Infantry Corps, consisting of 8 companies." • Designated 1 February 1913 as the 52nd Regiment Prince Albert Volunteers • Amalgamated 15 March 1920 with the 105th Regiment (Saskatoon Fusiliers) Lineage chart ==Alliances==