Battle Honours of the Canadian Army
The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaught's Own) (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 |
| South African War | South Africa, 1899-1900 |
Authorized for the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) by General Order 60 of 1933. | |
| First World War | |||
| Summer Operations, 1915. (Mar-Oct) | Ypres, 1915 | 22 Apr – 25 May 1915 |
Perpetuates the 7th and 62nd Battalions, C.E.F.
7th Bn C.E.F. - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel Ridge, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Arleux, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
62nd Bn, C.E.F. - Great War battle honours authorized for the 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own): "Ypres, 1915, '17, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
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Gravenstafel Ridge | 22-23 Apr 1915 | ||
St Julien | 24 Apr – 4 May 1915 | ||
Festubert, 1915 | 15-25 May 1915 | ||
| Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) | Mount Sorrel | 2-13 Jun 1916 | |
| Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916) | Somme, 1916 | 1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916 | |
Thiepval Ridge | 26-29 Sep 1916 | ||
Ancre Heights | 1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916 | ||
| The Arras Offensive (9 Apr – 15 May, 1917 | Arras, 1917 | 9 Apr – 4 May 1917 | |
Vimy, 1917 | 9-14 Apr 1917 | ||
Arleux | 28-29 Apr 1917 | ||
Hill 70 | 15-25 Aug 1917 | ||
| The Flanders Offensive (7 Jun – 10 Nov, 1917) | Ypres, 1917 | 31 Jul – 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 | ||
| Picardy (17 Oct – 11 Nov).—Concluded. | Pursuit to Mons | 11 Nov 1918 | |
France and Flanders, 1915-18 | |||
| Second World War | |||
| FALAISE | Falaise | 7-22 Aug 44 |
The regiment mobilized The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles), C.A.S.F. in 1940. Later designated the 28th Armoured Regiment (the British Columbia Regiment) and served with the 4th Armoured Brigade. Second World War battle honours (less "The Scheldt") authorized for The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (13th Armoured Regiment) by Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, Issue No. 531, 18 Feb 1957. "The Scheldt" authorized for The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (13th Armoured Regiment) by Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, Issue No. 569, 11 Nov 1957. |
Falaise Road | 7-9 Aug 44 | ||
The Laison | 14-17 Aug 44 | ||
Chambois | 18-22 Aug 44 | ||
| THE SCHELDT | The Scheldt | 1 Oct – 8 Nov 44 | |
The Lower Maas | 20 Oct – 7 Nov 44 | ||
| THE RHINELAND | The Rhineland | 8 Feb - 10 Mar 45 | |
The Hochwald | 26 Feb – 4 Mar 45 | ||
Veen | 6-10 Mar 45 | ||
Twente Canal | 2-4 Apr 45 | ||
Kusten Canal | 17-24 Apr 45 | ||
Bad Zwischenahn | 23 Apr – 4 May 45 | ||
| NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45 | North-West Europe 1944-45 | 6 Jun 44 – 5 May 45 | |
| South-West Asia | |||
| South-West Asia | Afghanistan | Announced 9 May 2014 | |
Three members of the 7th Bn, C.E.F. won the Victoria Cross: 
The Dukes: the story of the men who served in peace and war with the British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) 1883-1973 / by Douglas E. Harker. Vancouver: British Columbia Regiment, 1974. 438 p
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