Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Governor General's Horse Guards

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.

Wars and Operations	Battle Honour	Date	Remarks
The North West Rebellion, 1885	North West Canada, 1885		Authorized for the Governor General's Body Guard by General Order 69 of 1919, confirmed by G.O. 109 of 1929.
South African War	South Africa, 1900		Authorized for the Governor General's Body Guard by General Order 60 of 1933.
First World War
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 Jun 1916	The Governor General's Body Guard were authorized the following Great War battle honours: "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Arras, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917" (G.O. No. 71 of 1930) Perpetuating the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, the 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles and the 216th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles - Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 (G.O. 110 of 1929) Pte T.W. Holmes won the Victoria Cross near Passchendaele on 26 Oct 1917 while serving with the 4th CMR. 216th Battalion, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1917" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) Perpetuation of the 216th Bn C.E.F. by the GGHG is from amalgamation with The Mississauga Horse (G.O. 95 of 1929) The Governor General's Body Guard - Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 (G.O. 112 of 1935, superceding List No. 3 issued with G.O. No. 71 of 1930.)
Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916
	Flers-Courcelette	15-22 Sep 1916
	Ancre Heights	1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 Apr – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 Apr – 4 May 1917
	Vimy, 1917	9-14 Apr 1917
	Hill 70	15-25 Aug 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 Jun – 10 Nov, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 Jul – 10 Nov. 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 Jun – 10 Nov, 1917)	Passchendaele	12 Oct 1917 and/or 26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 Aug – 3 Sep, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 Aug 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 Aug – 12 Oct, 1918)	Arras, 1918	26 Aug – 3 Sep 1918
	Scarpe, 1918	26-30 Aug 1918
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of the	12 Sep – 9 Oct 1918
	Canal du Nord	27 Sep – 2 Oct 1918
	Cambrai, 1918	8-9 Oct 1918
Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov)	Valenciennes	1-2 Nov 1918
Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov)	Sambre	4 Nov 1918
	France and Flanders, 1915-18
Second World War
LIRI VALLEY	Liri Valley	18-30 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	Melfa Crossing	24-25 May 44
GOTHIC LINE	Gothic Line	25 Aug 22 Sep 44
	Misano Ridge	3-5 Sep 44
LAMONE CROSSING	Lamone Crossing	2-13 Dec 44
	Fosso Munio	19-21 Dec 44
ITALY 1944-1945	Italy, 1944-45
	Ijsselmeer	15-18 Apr 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945	North-West Europe, 1945
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

Nulli Secundus

The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914-1919 / by S.G. Bennett. Toronto: Murray, 1926. 336 p

Historical record of the Governor-General's Body Guard, and its standing orders / by Frederick C. Denison. Toronto: s.n., 1980 (c1876).

Soldiering in Canada: recollections and experiences / by George T. Denison. Toronto: Morange, 1980 (c1900).

Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Governor General's Horse Guards

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