The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

Colonel-in-Chief: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex

Badge

Description

Gules an escallop Argent all within an annulus Azure edged and inscribed LINCOLN and WELLAND in letters Or ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and resting upon a scroll Gules edged and inscribed with the Motto in letters Or.

Symbolism

The crown represents service to the Sovereign. The design commemorates the former units which were amalgamated in 1936 to form the regiment. The general outline of the badge is derived from the badge of The Lincoln Regiment and the escallop, an emblem used by the former County of Welland, is from the badge of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment. "LINCOLN and WELLAND" is a form of the regimental title and "NON NOBIS SED PATRIAE" is the motto of the regiment.

Motto

NON NOBIS SED PATRIÆ (Not for us but for our country)

March

"The Lincolnshire Poacher"

Alliance

British Army

The Royal Anglian Regiment and The Rifles

Regimental colour

Camp flag

Battle honours

The War of 1812

DEFENCE OF CANADA – 1812-1815 – DÉFENSE DU CANADA; DETROIT; QUEENSTON; NIAGARA

The First World War

YPRES, 1915, '17; FESTUBERT, 1915; SOMME, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, '18; HILL 70; AMIENS; HINDENBURG LINE; PURSUIT TO MONS.

The Second World War

FALAISE; Falaise Road; The Laison; Chambois; The Seine, 1944; Moerbrugge; THE SCHELDT; Breskens Pocket; The Lower Maas; Kapelsche Veer; THE RHINELAND; The Hochwald; Veen; Twente Canal; Friesoythe; Küsten Canal; Bad Zwischenahn; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945.

South-West Asia

AFGHANISTAN

Lineage

This Reserve Force regiment originated on 18 March 1863 and incorporates the following regiments.

The Lincoln and Welland Regiment originated in St. Catharines, Ontario on 18 March 1863, when 'The 19th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry), Canada' was authorized to be formed.^{Footnote 1} It was redesignated: '19th "Lincoln Battalion of Infantry"' on 28 September 1866;^{Footnote 2} '19th St. Catharines Battalion of Infantry' on 1 October 1897;^{Footnote 3} '19th St. Catharines Regiment' on 8 May 1900;^{Footnote 4} '19th "Lincoln" Regiment' on 2 November 1912;^{Footnote 5} and 'The Lincoln Regiment' on 1 May 1920.^{Footnote 6} On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with 'The Lincoln and Welland Regiment' (see below) and redesignated 'The Lincoln and Welland Regiment'.^{Footnote 7} It was redesignated: '2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Lincoln and Welland Regiment' on 7 November 1940;^{Footnote 8} and 'The Lincoln and Welland Regiment' on 15 February 1946.^{Footnote 9}

Perpetuations

‘Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada’, ‘The Coloured Corps (Captain Runchey’s Company of Coloured Men)’, ‘1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Regiments of Lincoln Militia (1812-15)’, '81st', '98th' and '176th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF'

Headquarters Location

St. Catharines, Ontario

Operational history

The Fenian Raids

The 19th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry), Canada was called out on active service on 1 June 1866. The battalion served on the Niagara frontier and was removed from active service on 22 June 1866.^{Footnote 14}

The 19th "Lincoln" Battalion of Infantry was called out on active service on 24 May 1870. The battalion served on the Niagara frontier and was removed from active service on 3 June 1870.^{Footnote 15}

The First World War

The 19th "Lincoln" Regiment was placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties with the Welland Canal Force.^{Footnote 16}

The 44th Lincoln and Welland Regiment was placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties with the Welland Canal Force.^{Footnote 17}

The 81st Battalion, which was authorized on 10 July 1915 as the '81st "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',^{Footnote 18} embarked for Britain on 28 April 1916.^{Footnote 19} The battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 6 July 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the '35th Reserve Battalion, CEF'.^{Footnote 20} The battalion was disbanded on 27 July 1917.^{Footnote 21}

The 98th Battalion, which was authorized on 22 December 1915 as the '98th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',^{Footnote 22} embarked for Britain on 16 July 1916.^{Footnote 23} The battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 6 October 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the '12th Reserve Battalion, CEF'.^{Footnote 24} The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.^{Footnote 25}

The 176th Battalion, which was authorized on 15 July 1916 as the '176th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',^{Footnote 26} embarked for Britain on 29 April 1917.^{Footnote 27} On 9 May 1917, its personnel were absorbed by the '12th Reserve Battalion, CEF' to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.^{Footnote 28} The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.^{Footnote 29}

The Second World War

The regiment was called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then details were placed on active service on 1 September 1939, under the designation 'The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, CASF (Details)', for local protection duties.^{Footnote 30} The details were formed as an active service battalion and designated 'The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, CASF' on 15 August 1940.^{Footnote 31} It was redesignated the '1st Battalion, The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, CASF' on 7 November 1940.^{Footnote 32} The unit served in British Columbia, as part of the 13th Infantry Brigade, and in Newfoundland in a home defence role as part of Atlantic Command.^{Footnote 33} On 16 July 1943 it embarked for Britain.^{Footnote 34} On 25 July 1944, the battalion landed in France as a part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war.^{Footnote 35} The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 February 1946.^{Footnote 36}

South-West Asia

From 2002 to 2014, the Lincoln and Welland Regiment reinforced various CAF units deployed to Afghanistan.^{Footnote 37}