The Saskatchewan Dragoons

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
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 Jun 1916	Perpetuates the 46th and 128th Battalions, C.E.F., 1914-1919. 46th Bn, C.E.F. - "Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18" G.O. No. 110 of 1929. Sgt H. Cairns, of the 46th Bn, C.E.F. won the Victoria Cross 1 Nov 1918. 128th Bn, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1917-17" G.O. No. 1233 of 1929 South Saskatchewan Regiment battle honours were - "Arras, 1917, Hill 70" (G.O. 71 of 1930) In May 1924, the South Saskatchewan Regiment was reorganized into five regiments, one of which was: The South Saskatchewan Regiment (in Sep 1924 the regiment was renamed The King's Own Rifles of Canada) - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18" In 1949, The King's Own Rifles of Canada became The Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Armoured Regiment)
Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916
	Ancre Heights	1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916
	Ancre, 1916	13-18 Nov 1916
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	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)	Valenciennes	1-2 Nov 1918

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