Battle Honours of the Canadian Army
The Queen's York Rangers
(1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
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 |
| War of 1812 In 2012, the Canadian Government decided to award honours for the War of 1812. Units of the Canadian Militia (1812-15) were identified as the recipient units for these honours and these honours were then deemed to be perpetuated by existing regiments on the basis of geographical connections. |
Detroit |
15 Aug 1812 | Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia units: 1st Regiment of York Militia (1812-15) |
Queenston |
13 Oct 1812 | Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia units: 1st Regiment of York Militia (1812-15) |
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Niagara |
19 Dec 1813 to Sept 1814 | Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia units: Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada |
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Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense de Canada |
Perpetuating the actions of the following pre-Confederation Militia unit: Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada |
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| The North West Rebellion, 1885 | North West Canada, 1885 |
Authorized for The York Rangers by General Order 108 of 1929. | |
| First World War | |||
| Summer Operations, 1915. (Mar-Oct) | Ypres, 1915 | 22 Apr – 25 May 1915 |
Perpetuates the 20th, 35th, 127th and 220th Battalions, C.E.F. . 20th Bn C.E.F. - Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916 & 18, Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917 & 18, Vimy, 1917, Scarpe, 1917 & 18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18
35th Bn C.E.F. -
127th Bn C.E.F. - Ypres, 1917, Pilckem Ridge, Langemark, 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcapelle, Passchendaele,Somme, 1918, St. Quentin, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18
220 Bn, C.E.F. -
Battle honours for The Great War authorized for The Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment) - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916 & 18, Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917 & 18, Vimy, 1917, Scarpe, 1917 & 18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 Battle honours for The Great War authorized for The York Rangers: "Ypres, 1915, '17, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons"
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Festubert, 1915 | 15-25 May 1915 | ||
| Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) | Mount Sorrel | 2-13 Jun 1916 | |
| Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916) | Somme, 1916 | 1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916 | |
Flers-Courcelette | 15-22 Sep 1916 | ||
Thiepval Ridge | 26-29 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 | |
Pilckem Ridge | 31 Jul – 2 Aug 1917 | ||
Langemarck, 1917 | 16-18 Aug 1917 | ||
Menin Road Ridge | 20-25 Sep 1917 | ||
Polygon Wood | 26 Sep – 3 Oct 1917 | ||
Broodseinde | 4 Oct 1917 | ||
Poelcapelle | 9 Oct 1917 | ||
Passchendaele | 12 Oct 1917 and/or 26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917 | ||
| The Offensive in Picardy (21 Mar – 5 Apr, 1918) | Somme, 1918 | 21 Mar – 5 Apr 1918 | |
St Quentin | 21-23 Mar 1918 | ||
| 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 | ||
Drocourt-Queant Line | 2-3 Sep 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). | Pursuit to Mons | 11 Nov 1918 | |
| FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18 | FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 | ||
| South-West Asia | |||
| South-West Asia | Afghanistan | Announced 9 May 2014 | |
Two members of the 20th Bn, C.E.F. won the Victoria Cross during The First World War: 
The History of the Twentieth Canadian Battalion, Central Ontario Regiment: Canadian Expeditonary Force, in the Great War, 1914-1918 / by D.J. Corrigall. Toronto: Stone & Cox, for the Trustees of the Twentieth Canadian Battalion, c1936. 586 p
The Queen's York Rangers: an historic regiment / by Steward H. Bull. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills Press, 1984. 248 p
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