The Royal New Brunswick Regiment

In 2012, the Canadian Government decided to award honours for the War of 1812. Units of the Canadian Militia (1812-15) were identified as the recipient units for these honours and these honours were then deemed to be perpetuated by existing regiments on the basis of geographical connections.

Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense de Canada

Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia unit:

New Brunswick Fencible Infantry (104th Regiment of Foot)

Approved for the St. John Fusiliers (G.O. No. 60 of 1933).

The Theatre Honour "South Africa, 1901" awarded to The Royal New Brunswick Regiment. (CANFORGEN 089/23 CMP 040/23 261830Z May 2023).

"South Africa, 1900" approved for The Carleton and York Regiment
(G.O. No. 73 of 1939)

Perpetuates the 28th Battery, C.F.A., and the 12th, 26th, 55th, 104th, 115th, 132nd, 140th, 145th, and 236th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

12th Bn, C.E.F.- 
"The Great War, 1914-17"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

26th Bn, C.E.F.- "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, '18, Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Scarpe, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
(G.O. No. 110 of 1929)

On 11 September 1969, the perpetuation of the 44th Battalion, CEF was transferred to The Royal Winnipeg Rifles from The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (CFSO 351/69).

55th Bn, C.E.F. - 
"The Great War, 1915-16"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

104th Bn, C.E.F. - 
"The Great War, 1916-18"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

115th Bn, C.E.F. - 
"The Great War, 1916"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

132nd Bn, C.E.F. - 
"The Great War, 1916-17"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

140th Bn, C.E.F. -
"The Great War, 1916"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929) 

145th Bn, C.E.F. - 
"The Great War, 1916"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

The Carleton and York Regiment (predecessor to the 1st Bn, RNBR) - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
(G.O. No. 73 of 1939)

The Saint John Fusiliers (predecessor to the 1st Bn, RNBR) - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18"
(G.O. No. 110 of 1929)

1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) and2nd Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (North Shore) - "LANDING IN SICILY, Valguarnera, SICILY 1943, Landing at Reggio, Gambatesa, The Sangro, The Gully, Point 59, CASSINO II, Gustav Line, LIRI VALLEY, Hitler Line, Melfa Crossing, GOTHIC LINE, LAMONE CROSSING, RIMINI LINE, San Fortunato, Naviglio Canal, ITALY 1943-45, NORMANDY LANDING, CAEN, Carpiquet, BOURGUEBUS RIDGE, Faubourg de Vaucelles, FALAISE, Falaise Road, Quesnay Wood, The Laison, Chambois, The Seine, 1944, Moerkerke, THE SCHELDT, Breskens Pocket, The Lower Maas, Kapelsche Veer, THE RHINELAND, Waal Flats, The Hochwald, THE RHINE, Emmerich - Hoch Elten, Zutphen, Apeldoorn, Kusten Canal, Bad Zwischenahn, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45"
(Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 573, 9 December 1957)

Announced 9 May 2014