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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
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 |
| North-West Rebellion | North West Canada 1885 |
Approved for The Simcoe Foresters. (G.O. 109 of 1929) | |
| First World War | |||
| The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917 | Arras, 1917 | 9 April – 4 May 1917 |
Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 147th Bn, C.E.F.- 157th Bn, C.E.F.- 177th Bn, C.E.F.- 248th Bn, C.E.F. -
The Grey Regiment- "Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens, Arras, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons" The Simcoe Foresters - "Arras, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Pursuit to Mons" The Grey Regiment and The Simcoe Foresters were amalgamated on 15 December 1936, forming The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (RCAC). In 1970 the unit reverted to Infantry. |
| Hill 70 | 15-25 August 1917 | ||
| The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 1917) | Ypres, 1917 | 31 July – 10 Nov. 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 | |
| Hindenburg Line, Battles of the | 12 September – 9 October 1918 | ||
| Picardy (17 October – 11 November) | Pursuit to Mons | 11 November 1918 | |
References:
- Fighting men / by Leslie Miscambell Frost. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, c1967. 262 p.
D640 .F56 1967 - Scarlet to green: the colours, uniforms and insignia of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters/ by Murray M. Telford. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills Press, 1987. 64 p.



