The North Nova Scotia Highlanders • Originated in
Amherst, Nova Scotia, 6 April 1871 as the
Cumberland Provisional Battalion of Infantry. • Redesignated as the
93rd Cumberland Battalion of Infantry, 12 June 1885. • Redesignated as the
93rd Cumberland Regiment, on 8 May 1900. • Redesignated as
The Cumberland Regiment, 29 March 1920. • Redesignated as
The Cumberland Highlanders, 15 June 1927. • Amalgamated on 1 December 1936 with The Colchester and Hants Regiment (less 'C Company') and C Company of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (now
The Princess Louise Fusiliers) and redesignated as
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (Machine Gun). • Redesignated as the
2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (Machine Gun), 7 November 1940. • Redesignated as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, 7 March 1941. • Redesignated as The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, 1 May 1946. • Amalgamated on 12 November 1954 with The Pictou Highlanders (Motor) and the 189th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA as the 1st Battalion,
The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North).
The Colchester and Hants Regiment • Originated on 1 April 1910, in
Truro, Nova Scotia as the
70th Colchester and Hants Regiment . • Redesignated on 2 May 1910, as the
76th Colchester and Hants Rifles. • Amalgamated on 1 April 1920, with the 81st Hants Regiment and Redesignated as
The Colchester and Hants Regiment. • Amalgamated on 1 December 1936, with The Cumberland Highlanders and “C” Company of the
6th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC to form
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (Machine Gun).
The 81st Hants Regiment • Originated on 16 February 1914, in
Windsor, Nova Scotia, as a Regiment of Infantry in
Hants County. • Redesignated on 1 May 1914, as the
68th Regiment. • Redesignated again on 1 June 1914, as the
81st Hants Regiment. • Amalgamated on 15 May 1920, with the 76th Colchester and Hants Rifles and Redesignated as
The Colchester and Hants Regiment. == Perpetuations ==