Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
(4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)

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

Perpetuates the 49th, 51st and 63rd Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

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49th Bn, C.E.F.- "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
(G.O. No. 110 of 1929)

  VCs won by Pte J.C. Kerr on 16 September 1916, and by Pte C.J. Kinross on 28 October - 1 November 1917.

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51st  Bn, C.E.F.
"The Great War, 1916-17"
(G.O. 123 of 1929)

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63rd Bn, C.E.F.
"The Great War, 1916"
(G.O. 123 of 1929)

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The Edmonton Regiment - "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Hill 70, Ypres, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18"
(G.O. No. 110 of 1929)

Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916) Somme, 1916 1 July – 18 November 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, 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 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
Hindenburg Line, Battles of the 12 September – 9 October 1918
Canal du Nord 27 September – 2 October 1918
Picardy (17 October – 11 November) Pursuit to Mons 11 November 1918
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY LANDING IN SICILY 9-12 Jul 43

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The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) - "LANDING IN SICILY, Piazza Armerina, Leonforte, Agira, ADRANO, Troina Valley, SICILY 1943, Colle d’Anchise, The Gully, Ortona, LIRI VALLEY, Hitler Line, GOTHIC LINE, Monteciccardo, Monte Luro, RIMINI LINE, Pisciatello, San Fortunato, Savio Bridgehead, Naviglio Canal, Fosso Munio, ITALY 1943-45, Apeldoorn, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945"
(Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 588, 24 March 1958)

  Piazza Armerina 16-17 Jul 43
  Leonforte 21-22 Jul 43
  Agira 24-28 Jul 43
ADRANO ADRANO 29 Jul – 7 Aug 43
Troina Valley 2-6 Aug 43
SICILY 1943 SICILY 1943 9 Jul 43 – 17 Aug 43
  Colle d’Anchise 22-24 Oct 43
  The Gully 10-19 Dec 43
  Ortona 20-28 Dec 43
LIRI VALLEY LIRI VALLEY 18-30 May 44
Hitler Line 18-24 May 44
GOTHIC LINE GOTHIC LINE 25 Aug 22 Sep 44
Monteciccardo 27-28 Aug 44
Monte Luro 1 Sep 44
RIMINI LINE RIMINI LINE 14-21 Sep 44
San Fortunato 18-20 Sep 44
  Pisciatello 16-19 Sep 44
  Savio Bridgehead 20-23 Sep 44
  Naviglio Canal 12-15 Dec 44
  Fosso Munio 19-21 Dec 44
ITALY 1943-45 ITALY 1943-45 3 Sep 43 – 22 Apr 45
  Apeldoorn 11-17 Apr 45
  NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945  
South-West Asia
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