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The 69th
Annapolis Regiment was an infantry regiment of the
Canadian Militia from 8 May 1900 to 1 Apr 1920, with a
history going back to 1869.
Lineage
On 8 Oct
1869, the 1st Regiment, Annapolis County Volunteers was
formed at Paradise, NS, as an Active Militia unit for
Annapolis County, NS. Seven companies were raised at Wilmot,
Paradise, Grandville, Port William, and Annapolis Royal and
two more companies were raised in 1872 at Bear River and
Clement's Port. Some companies disbanded and others moved
during the 19th Century.
The regiment was renamed 1st Regiment of Annapolis County on
5 Nov 1869. One company separated on 14 Jan 1870 to form the
72nd Battalion of Volunteer Militia, also known as the 2nd
Annapolis Battalion and it is believed the unit was
correspondingly renamed 69th (1st Annapolis) Battalion of
Infantry. The 2nd Battalion was absorbed in 1898 and the
designation again changed, to 69th Annapolis Battalion of
Infantry.
In 1899, the battalion was organized with 9 companies and
headquarters was moved to Malvern Square.
On 8 May 1900, as part of the reorganization of the Militia,
the battalion was designated as a Regiment, being known as
the 69th Annapolis Regiment.
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69th
Annapolis Regiment |
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Headquarters:
Malvern Square, NS (later Round Hill and Middleton)
Predecessor: 69th (1st Annapolis) Battalion
of Infantry
Raised: 8 October 1869
Designated: 8 May 1900
Reorganized: 1 April 1920 as The Annapolis
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On 1 December 1902, Number 4 Company was disbanded, and the other
companies were reorganized.
From the website regiments.org:
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No. 1 Company at South Farmington,
redesignation of No. 2 Coy; moved 1 June 1911 to Spa Springs
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No. 2 Company at Nicteaux Falls,
redesignation of No. 3 Coy; moved 1 Sep. 1910 to Nicteaux South
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No. 3 Company at Williamston,
redesignation of No. 5 Coy
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No. 4 Company at Morse Road,
redesignation of No. 6 Coy
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No. 5 Company at Round Hill,
redesignation of No. 7 Coy
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No. 6 Company at Belle Isle,
redesignation of No. 8 Coy
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No. 7 Company at Deep Brook,
redesignation of No. 9 Coy
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No. 8 Company at Wilmot,
redesignation of No. 1 Coy?
Headquarters was moved twice before the
First World War, to Round Hill on 1 August 1904 and to Middleton on
2 July 1910.
The Regiment contributed a small number of troops to the 14th
Battalion, CEF and later recruited men for the 112th Battalion, CEF.1
On 1 April 1920, as part of the reorganizations suggested by the
Otter Committee, the Regiment was redesignated The Annapolis
Regiment and perpetuated the 112th Battalion, CEF.
Notes
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Love, David W. A
Call To Arms: The Organization and Administration of Canada's
Military in World War One (Bunker to Bunker Books,
Winnipeg, 1999.) ISBN 1894255038. The regiments.org site
suggested the regiment contributed men to the
16th Battalion rather than the 14th.
Other References
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The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army (Queen's
Printer, Ottawa, ON, 1964)
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Love, David W. A
Call To Arms: The Organization and Administration of Canada's
Military in World War One (Bunker to Bunker Books,
Winnipeg, 1999.) ISBN 1894255038
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Information and image in
this section found at
http://www.infoukes.com/history/internment/booklet03/ A copy
of the album is also kept in the collection of the Whyte Museum
of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Alberta.
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