Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

Governor General's Foot Guards

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour. 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 DateRemarks
North-West Rebellion North West Canada 1885

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The GGFG provided one company to the Battleford Column.
(G.O. 69 of 1919)

South African War South Africa 1899-1900

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The Regiment contributed volunteers to the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment.
(G.O. 109 of 1929)

First World War
Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October) Ypres, 1915 22 April – 25 May 1915

Perpetuates the2nd and 77th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919.

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2nd Bn, C.E.F.- "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel Ridge, 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, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders, 1915-18"
(G. O No. 123 of 1929)

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77th Bn, C.E.F. -
"The Great War, 1916"
(G. O No. 123 of 1929)

  VCs won by A/Cpl L. Clarke on 9 September 1916 and by A/Maj O.M. Learmonth, MC, on 18 August 1917.

The Governor General's Foot Guards - "Somme, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens"
(G.O. No. 71 of 1930)

The Governor General's Foot Guards - "Ypres, 1915, 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, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders, 1915-18"
(G.O. No. 32 of 1932, superceding G.O. 71 of 1930)

Gravenstafel Ridge 22-23 April 1915
St Julien24 April – 4 May 1915
Festubert, 1915 15-25 May 1915
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) Mount Sorrel 2-13 June 1916
Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916) Somme, 1916 1 July – 18 November 1916
Pozieres Ridge 23 July – 3 September 1916
Flers-Courcelette 15-22 September 1916
Ancre Heights 1 October – 11 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917 Arras, 1917 9 April – 4 May 1917
Vimy, 19179-14 April 1917
Arleux 28-29 April 1917
Scarpe, 1917 3-4 May 1917
Hill 70 15-25 August 1917
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917) Ypres, 1917 31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
Passchendaele12 October 1917 and/or 26 October – 10 November 1917
The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918) Amiens 8-11 August 1918
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August – 12 October, 1918) Arras, 1918 26 August – 3 September 1918
Scarpe, 1918 26-30 August 1918
Drocourt-Queant Line2-3 September 1918
Hindenburg Line, Battles of 12 September – 9 October 1918
Canal du Nord27 September – 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November). Pursuit to Mons 11 November 1918
  FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18  
Second World War
FALAISE FALAISE7-22 Aug 44

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The Governor General's Foot Guards (5th Canadian Guards), awarded battle honours for the Second World War for actions as the 21st Armoured Regiment (The Governor General's Foot Guards), as follows: - "FALAISE, Falaise Road, The Laison, Chambois, THE SCHELDT, The Lower Maas, THE RHINELAND, The Hochwald, Veen, Bad Zwischenahn, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45"
(Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 564, 7 Oct 1957)

Falaise Road 7-9 Aug 44
The Laison 14-17 Aug 44
Chambois 18-22 Aug 44
THE SCHELDT THE SCHELDT1 Oct – 8 Nov 44
The Lower Maas20 Oct – 7 Nov 44
THE RHINELAND THE RHINELAND8 Feb - 10 Mar 45
The Hochwald26 Feb – 4 Mar 45
Veen 6-10 Mar 45
Bad Zwischenahn23 Apr – 4 May 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45 NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-456 Jun 44 – 5 May 45
South-West Asia
South-West Asia Afghanistan 

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