KENT COUNTY
The First Battalion Kent County was formed out of the Third
Battalion Northumberland County Militia in October 1828.
Its Headquarters were at Richibucto in 1829.
The Second Battalion Kent County Militia was formed about 1832.
and its Headquarters were in Buctouche.
Read all about the: The Royal New Brunswick Regiment ( North Shore)
at this website http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/bcasey/3037RCACC/2rnbr.htm
Some historical info at the above website from the excellent book
"North Shore Regiment, A Complete History 1794-1945"
by Will BIRD Brunswick Press 1963
Northumberland County Militia, Eastern District, 2nd Battalion-1811
HQ Derby
LIEUTENANT COLONEL:
Jardine, Robert
MAJOR:
Crocker, Rowland
CAPTAINS:
Willison, Davidson, Ferguson, Forsyth, Sutton, Whitney, Parker, Wilson,
Mitchell, Davidson, Parker, Masson, McKay, Henderson, Vanstone, Travis,
Call, Harley, Peabody, Crocker, Jardine, Chaplin, Sargeant, Fish, Ramsay
ENSIGNS:
McKay, Clarke, Sommers, Whitney, Sutton, Nevin, Burchell, Fallon, McEachern,
Hartley, Goodfellow, Esson, Flett, Phinney, Betts, Mitchell
ADJUTANT: Williston
PAYMASTER: Park
QUARTERMASTER: Morrison
SURGEON: Thompson
Visit New Brunswick War Memorials
Remembrance Day 2000-Richibucto Sermons for Remembrance Day
View the Kent County, Memorial Cenotaph Richibucto NB
Visit website and view Photograph (and help identify people)
NorthShore
Battallion 132, Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF)
| Search the WWI Database (CEF) at the Canadian
National Archives
note: For SouthEastern NB The 145th Battalion Regiment numbers were between: 832000-833000 (the145th joined the 26th Battalion) |
| Visit VETERANS
AFFAIRS CANADA
Canadian Virtual War Memorial Check this Veterans Affairs page: Canadians in the First World War and the Road to Vimy |
| Search The Books of Remembrance at Canada's Digital Collection |
| Canadian Soldiers of the South African War
see: The National Canadian Archives Website |
| New Brunswick's Fighting 26th Battalion-
A History compiled by S. Douglas MacGowan, Harry (Mac) Heckbert and Byron O'Leary. Ruby Cusack-article Good Life 94 for more details about this great book! "The Fighting 26th" becomes the only infantry battalion to continuously represent New Brunswick on the battlefront in France and Belgium during World War I and receives 21 Battle Honours |
| The New Brunswick Genealogical Society published a book (1984)with the names of the Officer Appointments for the Kent County Militia as well as the Officer Appointments for other Battalions in New Brunswick. |
| *Commercial website from Manitoba*
Nominal Rolls available for purchase. You will receive the complete list, photocopied from the master lists. List of Battalions available at this address http://www.marway-militaria.com/cef_nominal_rolls.htm |
| Regiments and Corps BRITISH NORTH AMERICA |
| ARMY- Canadian Army -link |
| Search Canadian
Soldiers
Bibliography-First World War Unit and Personal Histories (26th Battalion) |
| Search the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website |
| Canadian War Timeline |
LOYALIST LINKS
| Search the Harriet Irving Library
Loyalist Collection at University of New Brunswick |
| Visit webpage and read:
Mysteries of Canada -The United Empire Loyalists? BoQ Branch U.E.L. Association of Canada |
| United Empire Loyalist's Association of Canada |
| http://www.uelac.org/ United Empire Loyalists |
| Loyalist History
and Genealogy- Olive Tree Webpage...scroll down to
Loyalist Muster Rolls, Loyalist Petitions, Loyalist Regiments |
| Visit the ROYAL PROVINCIAL Website and read: Spies and Intelligence |
| Canada Genealogy Center LOYALISTS ( National Archives) |
| Visit the web page of Donna E. Ristenbatt and view selected records:
Loyalist Muster Rolls for New Jersey Volunteers, Loyal American Regiments, New York Volunteers |
| LOYALIST HOUSE St. John NB |
| Visit the Canadian Heritage Gallery and view Loyalist images |
| Check CYNDISLIST.com for Loyalist for great connections! |
| This is the chapter entitled, New Brunswick, from the book,
The Flags of Canada, by Alistair B. Fraser. http://www.fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Provinces/NB.html |
| Visit the Personal website of Arnie Krause
Loyalist Descendants of New Brunswick and Maine Plus Others " |
This
page is part of the Kent County GenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbken