Below are scanned images of The Mayflower, the North Novie's newspaper. This edition is from April 14th, 1946.
Category: Nova Scotia Highlanders History
The Originals
This is the list of the Original North Nova Scotia Highlanders who departed Halifax for England on 18 July 1941 aboard the S.S. "Orion". Being an "Original" was a status symbol among the members of the North Novas.
Sgt. Lloyd G. Hurley
"Sgt. Lloyd G. Hurley of Maccan, son of Mrs. Amanda Hurley of that place, is one of the five men from Military District No. 6 to be decorated by the French Government in "recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the cause of the Allies."
RSM J.L. MacNeil
After seeing the first light of day in Eureka, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, on 2 May 17, RSM MacNeil soon made himself known in the neighbourhood.
NSH Regimental Colours & Music
The Regimental Colour is made of blue silk, with a fringe and gilt silk. A crimson circle is the centre bears the name of the Regiment on the outside in gold lettering.
Regimental Cap Badge
The Cap Badge of the Nova Scotia Highlanders has the Cross of St. Andrew, with the Coat of Arms of the Province of Nova Scotia (Argent, on a saltire azure an escutcheon of the Royal Arms of Scotland) in the center.
Poetry written by soldiers
"The Fighting North Novas" composed by Capt. "Tex" C. and "Strange Harvest" composed by Hon/Capt. E. Higgs
Lt.-Col. D. F. Forbes, D.S.O. and Bar, E.D.
Born in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, October, 1906, Lt.-Col. Forbes spent the early years of his life and received his public and high school education there.
Origins and Regimental History
The 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) is the child of three old regional regiments; The Pictou Highlanders, The Cumberland Highlanders, and The Colchester and Hants Regiment.
General Information about the NSH
Battalion headquarters and locations