Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa

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 1899-1900  

Approved for The Ottawa Highlanders (predecessor to the CH of O)
(G.O. 60 of 1933)

First World War
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive) Mount Sorrel 2-13 June 1916

Perpetuates the 38th and 207th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

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38th Bn, C.E.F. - "Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18"
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

  VCs won by Capt T.W. MacDowell, DSO, on 9-13 April 1917 and by Pte C.J.P. Nunney, DCM, MM, on 1-2 September, 1918.

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207th Bn, C.E.F.
"The Great War, 1917" 
(G.O. No. 123 of 1929)

 

The Ottawa Highlanders (predecessor to the CH of O)- "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18"
(G.O. No. 110 of 1929)

Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916) Somme, 1916 1 July – 18 November 1916
Ancre Heights 1 October – 11 November 1916
Ancre, 1916 13-18 November 1916
The Arras Offensive (9 April – 15 May, 1917 Arras, 1917 9 April – 4 May 1917
Vimy, 1917 9-14 April 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 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 the 12 September – 9 October 1918
Canal du Nord 27 September – 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November) Valenciennes 1-2 November 1918
Sambre 4 November 1918
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18
Second World War
NORMANDY LANDING NORMANDY LANDING 6 Jun 44

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The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) - "NORMANDY LANDING, CAEN, Carpiquet, The Orne, BOURGUEBUS RIDGE, Faubourg de Vaucelles, FALAISE, Quesnay Wood, The Laison, Boulogne 1944, THE SCHELDT, Breskens Pocket, THE RHINELAND, Waal Flats, The Hochwald, THE RHINE, Zutphen, Deventer, Leer, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45
(Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 564, 7 October 1957)

CAEN CAEN 4-18 Jul 44
Carpiquet 4-5 Jul 44
The Orne  8-9 Jul 44
BOURGEBUS RIDGE BOURGUEBUS RIDGE 18-23 Jul 44
Faubourg de Vaucelles 18-19 Jul 44
FALAISE FALAISE 7-22 Aug 44
Quesnay Wood 10-11 Aug 44
The Laison 14-17 Aug 44
  Boulogne 1944 17-22 Sep 44
THE SCHELDT THE SCHELDT 1 Oct – 8 Nov 44
Breskens Pocket 11 Oct – 3 Nov 44
THE RHINELAND THE RHINELAND 8 Feb - 10 Mar 45
Waal Flats 8-15 Feb 45
The Hochwald 26 Feb – 4 Mar 45
THE RHINE THE RHINE 23 Mar – 1 Apr 45
  Zutphen 6-8 Apr 45
  Deventer 8-11 Apr 45
  Leer 28-29 Apr 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45 NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45 6 Jun 44 – 5 May 45
South-West Asia
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