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'''The Royal Canadian Regiment''' is Canada's senior [[Infantry]] regiment. The RCR consists of four battalions of infantry (three Regular Force and one Reserve Force). The Regiment also includes a Regimental Headquarters in London, Ontario. The RCR Association, with branches across the country, provides a point of contact to the Regiment for retired and serving members. The RCR Museum is located in Wolseley Barracks, London, Ontario. | '''The Royal Canadian Regiment''' is Canada's senior [[Infantry]] regiment. The RCR consists of four battalions of infantry (three Regular Force and one Reserve Force). The Regiment also includes a Regimental Headquarters in London, Ontario. The RCR Association, with branches across the country, provides a point of contact to the Regiment for retired and serving members. The RCR Museum is located in Wolseley Barracks, London, Ontario. | ||
==Garrisons== | |||
* Regimental Headquarters and the 4th Battalion at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario | |||
* The 1st and 3rd Battalions at Victoria and Foulkes Barracks in Petawawa, Ontario | |||
* The 2nd Battalion at Gregg Barracks in Gagetown, New Brunswick | |||
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==Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*Regimental website - http://thercr.ca/index.htm | *Regimental website - http://thercr.ca/index.htm | ||
*The RCR Association - http://www.execulink.com/~thercran/what.htm | *The RCR Association - http://www.execulink.com/~thercran/what.htm | ||
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The Royal Canadian Regiment is Canada's senior Infantry regiment. The RCR consists of four battalions of infantry (three Regular Force and one Reserve Force). The Regiment also includes a Regimental Headquarters in London, Ontario. The RCR Association, with branches across the country, provides a point of contact to the Regiment for retired and serving members. The RCR Museum is located in Wolseley Barracks, London, Ontario.
Garrisons
- Regimental Headquarters and the 4th Battalion at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario
- The 1st and 3rd Battalions at Victoria and Foulkes Barracks in Petawawa, Ontario
- The 2nd Battalion at Gregg Barracks in Gagetown, New Brunswick
Regimental Website
"The Connecting File" - the regimental website of The Royal Canadian Regiment - http://thercr.ca/index.htm
Motto
Pro Patria (Latin: For Country)
Battle Honours (57)
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.
Early History
- SASKATCHEWAN
- NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
- PAARDEBERG
- SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900
The Great War (The First World War)
- YPRES, 1915, '17
- Gravenstafel
- St. Julien
- Festubert, 1915
- MOUNT SORREL
- SOMME, 1916
- Pozieres
- Flers-Courcelette
- ANCRE HEIGHTS
- Arras, 1917, '18
- VIMY, 1917
- Arleux
- Scarpe, 1917, '18
- HILL 70
- PASSCHENDAELE
- AMIENS
- Drocourt-Queant
- HINDENBURG LINE
- Canal du Nord
- Cambrai, 1918
- PURSUIT TO MONS
- France and Flanders, 1915-1918
The Second World War
- LANDING IN SICILY
- Valguarnera
- Agira
- Adrano
- Regalbuto
- Sicily, 1943
- Landing at Reggio
- MOTTA MONTECORVINO
- Campobasso
- Torella
- SAN LEONARDO
- The Gully
- ORTONA
- Cassino II
- Gustav Line
- Liri Valley
- HITLER LINE
- GOTHIC LINE
- LOMONE CROSSING
- Misano Ridge
- RIMINI LINE
- San Martino-San Lorenzo
- Pisciatello
- Fosso Vecchio
- ITALY, 1943-1945
- Appeldoorn
- NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945
The Korean War
- KOREA, 1951-1953
External Links
- Regimental website - http://thercr.ca/index.htm
- The RCR Association - http://www.execulink.com/~thercran/what.htm
- The RCR Museum - http://www.rcrmuseum.ca/
- The Regimental Store of The RCR (The Kit Shop) - http://www.thercrkitshop.com/index.php
- Battle Honours of The RCR - http://regimentalrogue.com/battlehonours/bathnrinf/01-rcr.htm
- Badges of The RCR - http://regimentalrogue.com/rcrbadges/rcrbadges_intro.htm
