The Ontario 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
First World War
Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916	Perpetuates the 116th and 182nd Battalions, C.E.F. (G.O. 66 of 1920) 116th Bn C.E.F. - Arras, 1917, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Arras, 1918, Amiens, Arras, 1918, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant Line, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1917-18 (G.O. 110 of 1929) 182nd Bn, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1917" (G.O. 123 of 1929) Great War battle honours authorized for The Ontario Regiment: "Somme, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Valenciennes, France and Flanders, 1916-18" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929)
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
The Flanders Offensive (7 Jun – 10 Nov, 1917)	Passchendaele	12 Oct 1917 and/or 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
	Cambrai, 1918	8-9 Oct 1918
Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov)	Valenciennes	1-2 Nov 1918
	France and Flanders, 1916-18
Second World War
ADRANO	Pursuit to Messina	2-17 Aug 43	Second World War battle honours for The Ontario Regiment (11th Armoured Regiment) authorized by Canadian Army Orders 33-1 Issue No, 584, 24 Feb 1958. Emblazonment of "The Gully" deleted and emblazonment of "Casa Berardi" authorized for The Ontario Regiment (11th Armoured Regiment) by Canadian Army Orders 33-1 Issue No. 611, 1 Sep 1958. "Arnhem, 1945", confirmed (vice "Arnhem") for The Ontario Regiment by Canadian Army Orders 33-1 Issue No. 638, 23 Mar 1959.
SICILY 1943	SICILY 1943	9 Jul 43 – 17 Aug 43
ITALY 1943-45	Colle d’Anchise	22-24 Oct 43
THE SANGRO	The Gully	10-19 Dec 43
	Casa Berardi	14-15 Dec 43
	Ortona	20-28 Dec 43
	Point 59 or Torre Mucchia	29 Dec 43 – 4 Jan 44
CASSINO II	Cassino II	11-18 May 44
	Gustav Line	11-18 May 44
	St Angelo in Teodice	13 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	Liri Valley	18-30 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	Aquino	18-24 May 44
TRASIMENE LINE	Trasimene Line	20-30 Jun 44
TRASIMENE LINE	Sanfatucchio	20-21 Jun 44
AREZZO	Arezzo	4-17 Jul 443
ADVANCE TO FLORENCE	Advance to Florence
	Italy, 1943-45
THE RHINE	Arnhem, 1945	12-14 Apr 45
	North-West Europe, 1945

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