Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour. 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
North-West Rebellion	North West Canada 1885		Approved for The Simcoe Foresters. (G.O. 109 of 1929)
First World War
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917	Arras, 1917	9 April – 4 May 1917	Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 147th Bn, C.E.F.- "The Great War, 1916-17" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929) 157th Bn, C.E.F.-  "The Great War, 1917" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) 177th Bn, C.E.F.-  "The Great War, 1917" (G.O. No. 110 of 1929) 248th Bn, C.E.F. -   "The Great War, 1917" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929)   The Grey Regiment- "Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens, Arras, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons" (G.O. No. 71 of 1930)  The Simcoe Foresters - "Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons" (G.O. No. 71 of 1930) The Grey Regiment and The Simcoe Foresters were amalgamated on 15 December 1936, forming The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (RCAC). In 1970 the unit reverted to Infantry.
	Hill 70	15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917)	Ypres, 1917	31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August – 12 October, 1918)	Arras, 1918	26 August – 3 September 1918
	Hindenburg Line, Battles of the	12 September – 9 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November)	Pursuit to Mons	11 November 1918
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

Histories:

• Fighting men / by Leslie Miscambell Frost.  Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, c1967. 262 p.
  D640 .F56 1967
• Scarlet to green: the colours, uniforms and insignia of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters/ by Murray M. Telford. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills Press, 1987. 64 p.

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Infantry Corps Units:
in Order of Precedence

1. The RCR
2. PPCLI
3. R22eR
4. GGFG
5. CGG
6. QOR
7. Black Watch
8. Volt de Q
9. R Regt C
10. RHLI
11. PWOR
12. H&PER
13. Linc&Well
14. 4RCR
15. RHFC
16. G&SF
17. Lorne Scots
18. Brock R
19. SD&G Highrs
20. F du St-L
21. R de Chaud
22. 4 R22eR
23. 6 R22eR
24. FMR
25. PLF
26. RNBR
27. WNSR
28. NSR
29. NSH
30. CBH
31. R de Mais
32. CH of O
33. RWR
34. E&K Scot
35. 48 H
36. R de Sag
37. Alq R
38. A&S Highrs
39. LSSR
40. NSR
41. RRR
42. RMR
43. LER
44. QOC Highrs
45. R West R
46. Calg Highrs
47. Fus de Sher
48. Seaforths
49. C Scot R
50. RMR
51. Irish Regt
52. Tor Scot
53. R Nfld R