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 |
First World War | |||
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) | Mount Sorrel | 2-13 Jun 1916 |
Perpetuates the 46th and 128th Battalions, C.E.F., 1914-1919. 46th Bn, C.E.F. - "Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18" Sgt H. Cairns, of the 46th Bn, C.E.F. won the Victoria Cross 1 Nov 1918. 128th Bn, C.E.F. - South Saskatchewan Regiment battle honours were - "Arras, 1917, Hill 70" In May 1924, the South Saskatchewan Regiment was reorganized into five regiments, one of which was: The South Saskatchewan Regiment (in Sep 1924 the regiment was renamed The King's Own Rifles of Canada) - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18" In 1949, The King's Own Rifles of Canada became The Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Armoured Regiment)
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Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916) | Somme, 1916 | 1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916 | |
Ancre Heights | 1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916 | ||
Ancre, 1916 | 13-18 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 | |
Passchendaele | 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 | ||
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 | ||
Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov) | Valenciennes | 1-2 Nov 1918 | |
South-West Asia | |||
South-West Asia | Afghanistan | Announced 9 May 2014 |
Esprit d'Initiative
The Suicide battalion / by James L. McWilliams. Edmonton: Hurtig, 1978. 226 p
Battle Honours of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Battle Honours of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps