Shoulder title Hastings & Prince Edwards Regiment Canada (canvas)

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The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, one of four Brigade Groups of 4th Canadian Division. The regimental Headquarters and one company (A Coy/Assoro Coy) are located at 187 Pinnacle Street in Belleville, with additional companies in Peterborough and Cobourg. The Peterborough Armoury houses what was traditionally "B Company" or "Moro Company", and "C Company" or "Cassino Company" is housed in an industrial mall unit on Wilmott Street in Cobourg. Normally the Regiment deploys as a composite, Ortona Company, while the HQ/Admin forms Somme Company.

The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, CASF, mobilized for active service on 1 September 1939 and was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940. The unit embarked for Great Britain on 22 December 1939, and on 13 June 1940 it went to France as part of the Second British Expeditionary Force, reaching a point beyond Laval before being ordered back to the United Kingdom. It landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943, and in Italy on 3 September 1943, as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division. On 10 March 1945, the battalion moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to northwest Europe, where it fought until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945. On 1 June 1945, a second Battalion of the regiment was mobilized for service in the Pacific theatre of operations as the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment), CASF. The 2nd Battalion was disbanded on 1 November 1945.

Details from The Midland Regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, for local protection duties under the designation The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF (Details). These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment then mobilized The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF, for active service on 24 May 1940 and was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF, on 7 November 1940. The 1st Battalion served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the Prince Rupert Defences, 8th Canadian Division. The Battalion embarked for Great Britain on 10 January 1945, where it was disbanded on 18 January 1945 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Army in the field.

The 34th Field Battery, RCA, and the 32nd (Kingston) Field Battery, RCA, mobilized the 32nd/34th Field Battery, RCA, CASF, for active service on 24 May 1940. This unit was subsequently reorganized as two separate batteries on 1 January 1941, designated as the 32nd (Kingston) Field Battery, RCA, CASF, and the 34th Field Battery, RCA, CASF. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France, as part of the 14th Field Regiment, RCA, CASF, which fought as a unit of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas battery was disbanded on 2 November 1945. The battery later mobilized the 2nd/34th Field Battery, RCA, CAOF, on 1 June 1945 for service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. This battery was disbanded on 28 March 1946

Battle hounours;

  • LANDING IN SICILY 9–12 July 1943
  • Grammichele 15 July 1943
  • Valguarnera 17–19 July 1943
  • Assoro 20–22 July 1943+
  • Agira 24–28 July 1943
  • ADRANO 29 July-7 August 1943
  • Regalbuto 29 July-3 August 1943
  • SICILY, 1943+
  • Landing at Reggio 3 September 1943
  • Motta Montecorvino 1–3 October 1943
  • Campobasso 11–14 October 1943
  • Torella 24–27 October 1943
  • The Moro 5–7 December 1943+
  • San Leonardo 8–9 December 1943
  • The Gully 10–19 December 1943
  • Ortona 20–28 December 1943
  • CASSINO II 11–18 May 1944+
  • Gustav Line 11–18 May 1944
  • LIRI VALLEY 18–30 May 1944
  • Hitler Line 18–24 May 1944+
  • GOTHIC LINE 25 August-22 September 1944+
  • LAMONE CROSSING 2–13 September 1944
  • Misano Ridge
  • Bulgaria Village 13–14 September 1944
  • RIMINI LINE 14–21 September 1944+
  • San Fortunato 18–20 September 1944+
  • Naviglio Canal 12–15 December 1944
  • Fosso Vecchio 16–18 December 1944
  • ITALY, 1943-1945+
  • Apeldoorn 11–17 April 1945
  • NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945

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