MONTHLY RETURNS OF BRITISH REGIMENTS



Annual Returns of British Regiments

Stationed in Nova Scotia, 1807 - 1865

(see additional notes at the end of this list)

This list was prepared from monthly returns on file at the Public Records Office in Kew (London), record class WO17. For simplicity, I have consolidated these into yearly blocks; therefore, please bear in mind that the regiments listed were not necessarily in that location for the entire year.

WO17 lists all officers by name and rank. Names and ranks of other officers are contained in payrolls/muster books. More detail on individual soldiers’ careers MAY be obtained from a variety of other documents housed at the Public Records Office including, among others, payrolls and muster books, discharge documents and pension records. Generally speaking, the earlier the record, the less detail you will find.

|DATE |LOCATION |REGIMENT |

|1807 |Peninsular Nova Scotia |Royal Artillery |

| |(Halifax & Annapolis) |Royal Engineers |

| | |101st Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |29th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Fencibles |

|1807 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Fencibles |

|1808-1809 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |9th Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1808-1809 |Annapolis |101st Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1808-1809 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |New Brunswick Fencibles |

|1810-1811 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Military Artificers |

|1810-1811 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

|NOTE: In Halifax during this period (1810-1811) there |10th Royal Veteran Battalion |

|were also the following detachments belonging to corps |1st Battalion, 8th Regiment of Foot |

|not serving on the station but doing duty in Halifax: |1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers |

| |1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers |

| |49th Regiment of Foot |

| |5th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| |100th Regiment of Foot |

| |Canadian Fencibles |

| |Attached to the 2nd Battalion Kings Regiment (8th Regiment of Foot) |

| |and the 98th Regiment of Foot |

|1812 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Military Artificers |

| | |2nd Battalion 8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 89th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

|1813 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Military Artificers |

| | |2nd Battalion 8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 89th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Sappers & Miners |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |102nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |10th Royal Veteran Battalion |

| | |1st Independent Company of Foreigners |

| | |2nd Independent Company of Foreigners |

|1813 |Cape Breton |104th Regiment of Foot |

|1814 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Sappers & Miners |

| | |10th Royal Veteran Battalion |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Floor |

| | |27th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

|1814 |Cape Breton |104th Regiment of Foot |

|1815 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Sappers & Miners |

| | |10th Royal Veteran Battalion |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

|1815 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |10th Royal Veterans Battalion |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

|1815 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

|1816 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Nova Scotia Fencibles |

| | |Royal Military Artificers |

|1816 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1816 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

|1816 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |99th Regiment of Foot |

|1817 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1817 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1817 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |98nd Regiment of Foot |

|1817 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1817 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1818 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |7th Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

|1818 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1818 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1818 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |98th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1818 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1819 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1819 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1819 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |3rd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

|1819 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1819 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1820 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1820 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1820 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1820 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1820 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1821 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1821 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1821 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1821 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1821 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1822 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |84th Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1822 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1822 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1822 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1822 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

|1823 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1823 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1823 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1823 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1823 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1824 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1824 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1824 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1824 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

|1824 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1825 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1825 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1825 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

|1825 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

|1825 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1826 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1826 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1826 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1826 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1826 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1827 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1827 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1827 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1827 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1827 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1828 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1828 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

|1828 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

|1828 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1828 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1829 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

|1829 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1829 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1829 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |81st Regiment of Foot |

|1829 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1830 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1830 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1830 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1830 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

|1830 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1831 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1831 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

|1831 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

|1831 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

|1831 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

|1832 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1832 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1832 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1832 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

|1832 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1833 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |Royal Staff Corps |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1833 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

|1833 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |(until August 1833) |

|1833 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

|1833 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1834 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1834 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

|1834 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

|1834 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

|1835 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |43rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1835 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1835 |Fort Cumberland |Royal Artillery |

| | |(to May 1835) |

|1835 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1836 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |43rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |85th Regiment of Foot |

| | |96th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Veterans Company |

|1836 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

|1836 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

|1837 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |43rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |83rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |85th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Veterans Company |

|1837 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

|1837 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |85th Regiment of Foot |

|1837 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |85th Regiment of Foot |

|1838 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |11th Regiment of Foot |

| | |15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |34th Regiment of Foot |

| | |43rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |65th Regiment of Foot |

| | |66th Regiment of Foot |

| | |73rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |85th Regiment of Foot |

| | |93rd Regiment of Foot |

|1838 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |11th Regiment of Foot |

|1838 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |11th Regiment of Foot |

|1838 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Sappers & Miners |

| | |93rd Regiment of Foot |

|1839 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |11th Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |36th Regiment of Foot |

| | |37th Regiment of Foot |

| | |65th Regiment of Foot |

| | |69th Regiment of Foot |

| | |93rd Regiment of Foot |

|1839 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

|1839 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1839 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |37th Regiment of Foot |

|1840 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |36th Regiment of Foot |

| | |37th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |69th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Veterans Company |

|1840 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

|1840 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1840 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |37th Regiment of Foot |

|1841 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |30th Regiment of Foot |

| | |36th Regiment of Foot |

| | |37th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |69th Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

|1841 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

|1841 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

|1841 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |8th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

|1842 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |30th Regiment of Foot |

| | |36th Regiment of Foot |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |69th Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1842 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1842 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1842 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1843 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |30th Regiment of Foot |

| | |64th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1843 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1843 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1843 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1844 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |33rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |2nd Battalion 1st Regiment of Foot |

|1844 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1844 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1844 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |52nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1845 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |33rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |36th Regiment of Foot |

| | |43rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |46th Regiment of Foot |

| | |74th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1845 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1845 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1845 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1846 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |33rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |43rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |77th Regiment of Foot |

| | |89th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

|1846 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |77th Regiment of Foot |

| | |89th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

|1846 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |77th Regiment of Foot |

| | |89th Regiment of Foot |

|1846 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Reserve Battalion Rifle Brigade |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |77th Regiment of Foot |

| | |89th Regiment of Foot |

|1847 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |33rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |89th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 60th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 20th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion 20th Regiment of Foot |

| | |46th Regiment of Foot |

| | |82nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |93rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

|1847 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion 20th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1847 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion 20th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1847 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |14th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Reserve Battalion 20th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1848 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |33rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |46th Regiment of Foot |

| | |82nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |93rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 1st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

|1848 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

|1848 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

|1848 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |1st Battalion 23rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

|1849 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 1st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

|1849 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

|1849 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

|1849 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

|1850 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |7th Regiment of Foot |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |88th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 1st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1850 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

|1850 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

|1850 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1851 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |88th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 1st Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 97th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

|1851 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

|1851 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

|1851 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |38th Regiment of Foot |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

|1852 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |20th Regiment of Foot |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

|1852 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

|1852 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

|1852 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |42nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

|1853 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |56th Regiment of Foot |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |2nd Battalion West India Regiment |

|1853 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

|1853 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

|1853 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |97th Regiment of Foot |

|1854 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

|1854 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

|1854 |Annapolis |Royal Artillery |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |(until September) |

|1854 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |(until October) |

|1855 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |72nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Foreign Legion Detachment |

|1855 |Unidentified Camp near Halifax |76th Regiment of Foot |

|1855 |Windsor |Royal Artillery |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

|1856 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1857 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1858 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |17th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |76th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1859 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |17th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1860 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1861 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1862 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |3rd Battalion Military Train |

| | |1st Battalion 16th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 16th Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 17th Regiment of Foot |

| | |62nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |63rd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1862 |Cape Breton |(from August 1862) |

| | |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

|1863 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |1st Battalion 15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 16th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 17th Regiment of Foot |

| | |39th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1863 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

|1864 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |1st Battalion 15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 16th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 17th Regiment of Foot |

| | |39th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 2nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

| | |and garrison staff, including: |

| | |Army Hospital Corps |

| | |Corps of Armourers |

| | |Schoolmasters |

| | |Military Staff Clerks |

| | |Company Staff Corps |

|1864 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

|1865 |Halifax |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

| | |2nd Battalion 2nd Regiment of Foot |

| | |1st Battalion 15th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 16th Regiment of Foot |

| | |2nd Battalion 17th Regiment of Foot |

| | |Royal Newfoundland Company |

| | |Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment |

|1865 |Cape Breton |Royal Artillery |

| | |Royal Engineers |

So, you’re wondering, what good does this information do me? I anticipate its main use will be for those who have reason to believe an ancestor served with the British Army in Nova Scotia but have no idea of the regiment. If you have a reasonable idea of the period your ancestor was in NS, this list will considerably narrow down the number of regiments you need to check to locate your ancestor and obtain details of his service.

Soldiers’ discharge papers in particular are a good source of information: they generally provide such details as a soldier’s place of birth, age on recruitment, height, hair and eye colour, and his occupation at the time of recruitment. More recent discharge papers may list the soldier’s father’s name and/or name of spouse and miscellaneous information on reason for discharge. Discharge papers have not survived for all soldiers but it’s worthwhile looking for them.

Discharge papers are not, of course, available for soldiers who died in service, but you can often assemble the same information by tracking the soldier through the payrolls and muster books.

I am able to undertake a LIMITED amount of voluntary research at the Public Records Office: e-mail me on kim.macdonald@

Please be reasonably specific in your query: I regret that, as much as I would like to help, I do not have time to devote to more speculative searches such as “John Smith who may have served in Nova Scotia sometime between 1810 and 1845”.

Alternatively, the Public Records Office has lists of paid researchers available:



Militia lists, Nova Scotia--Militia--Registers, Nova Scotia--History (Military), Cape Breton (Nova Scotia), Halifax (Halifax County)British

Regiments Stationed in Nova Scotia (1856-1865)

Information about the document. Click on underlined terms to browse for similar

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Subject (s)Militia lists; Nova Scotia--Militia--Registers; Nova

Scotia--History (Military); Cape Breton (Nova Scotia); Halifax (Halifax

County)

Surnames/minor topics

Author

Added Entries MacDonald, Kim

Source This list was prepared from monthly returns on file at the Public

Records Office in Kew (London), record class WO17.

Contributed by/when Kim MacDonald on 04/06/98

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