Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Royal Montreal 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
First World War
Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October)	Ypres, 1915	22 April – 25 May 1915	Perpetuates the 14th and 23rd Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 14th Bn, C.E.F. - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel Ridge, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Pozieres, Thiepval, 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. 110 of 1929) VCs won by Capt F.A.C Scrimger on 22-25 April 1915, and Lt G.B. McKeen on 27-28 April 1918. 23rd Bn, C.E.F. - "The Great War, 1915-17" (G.O. No. 123 of 1929) The Royal Montreal Regiment - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel Ridge, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Pozieres, Thiepval, 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. 110 of 1929)
	Gravenstafel Ridge	22-23 April 1915
	St Julien	24 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
	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
	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
The Flanders Offensive (7 June – 10 November, 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)	Pursuit to Mons	11 November 1918
	FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18
Second World War
	Calais, 1944	25 Sep – 1 Oct 44	The Royal Montreal Regiment - "North-West Europe, 1944-45, Calais, 1944, The Scheldt, Leopold Canal" (Cdn Army Orders, Issue No. 526, 14 January 1957)
THE SCHELDT	THE SCHELDT	1 Oct – 8 Nov 44
THE SCHELDT	Leopold Canal	6-16 Oct 44
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45	6 Jun 44 – 5 May 45
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

Ca Ira

Histories:

The Royal Montreal Regiment, 14th battalion, C.E.F. / by R.C. Fetherstonhaugh. Montreal: Gazette, 1927. 334 p. UA602 .58 F48 1927
The Royal Montreal Regiment, 1925-1945 / by R.C. Fetherstonhaugh. Westmount, P.Q.: Royal Montreal Regiment, 1949. 298 p.

Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

The Royal Montreal Regiment

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