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The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
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 | Date | Remarks |
| South African War |
South Africa 1900 |
The Regiment contributed volunteers to the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. | |
| First World War | |||
| Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) | Mount Sorrel | 2-13 June 1916 |
Perpetuates the 21st, 59th and 253rd Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 21st Bn, C.E.F.- "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, '18, Flers-Courcelette, Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai, 1918, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders, 1915-18" 59th Bn, C.E.F.- 253rd Bn, C.E.F.- |
| Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916) | Somme, 1916 | 1 July – 18 November 1916 | |
| Flers-Courcelette | 15-22 September 1916 | ||
| Thiepval Ridge | 26-29 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, 1917 | 9-14 April 1917 | ||
| Hill 70 | 15-25 August 1917 | ||
| The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917) | Ypres, 1917 | 31 July – 10 Nov. 1917 | |
| Passchendaele | 12 October 1917 and/or 26 October – 10 November 1917 | ||
| The Offensive in Picardy (21 March – 5 April, 1918) | Somme, 1918 | 21 March – 5 April 1918 | |
| 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 Line | 2-3 September 1918 | ||
| Hindenburg Line, Battles of | 12 September – 9 October 1918 | ||
| Canal du Nord | 27 September – 2 October 1918 | ||
| Cambrai, 1918 | 8-9 October 1918 | ||
| Picardy (17 October – 11 November). | Pursuit to Mons | 11 November 1918 | |
| FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 | |||
Second World War Honorary Distinction - The badge of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders with the year dates 1944-1945, approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Colour.
Nunquan Cede
References:
- The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (M.G.) / by John Douglas Mackenzie-Naughton. Kingston, Ont., : s.n., 1946. 74 p.