The Royal Canadian Regiment

The Royal Canadian Regiment Regimental HQ: London, ON Colonel in Chief: His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, PC, KT, OM, GBE, QSO, CD Regimental Birthday: 21 December 1883

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.

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
  

World War I

• 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
  

World War II

• 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
  

Korea

• KOREA, 1951-1953
  

Source of Work

http://army.ca/inf/rcr.php