Battle Honours of the Canadian Corps Cyclists
Canadian Forces General Message (CANFORGENS) 103/26

Award of First World War battle honours to Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion and Canadian Divisional Cyclist Companies

CANFORGEN 103/26 CMP 071/26 201558Z AUG 26

Refs:
A.     Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces A-AD-200-000/AG-000
B.     Canarmygen 022/26

1.     IAW ref A the CDS has awarded First World War Battle Honours to the Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion and Canadian Divisional Cyclist Companies.

2.     Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion, CEF has been awarded the following:

a.     "Vimy, 1917 / Arras, 1917 / Amiens / Scarpe, 1918 / Drocourt Quéant / Canal du Nord / Cambrai, 1918 / Arras, 1918 / Hindenburg Line / Pursuit to Mons / France and Flanders, 1916 to 1918."

3.     1st Canadian Division Cyclist Company, CEF has been awarded the following:

a.     "Gravenstafel / St. Julien / Ypres, 1915 / France and Flanders, 1915 to 1916."

4.     2nd Canadian Division Cyclist Company, CEF has been awarded the following:

a.     "France and Flanders, 1915 to 1916."

5.     3rd Canadian Division Cyclist Company, CEF has been awarded the following:

a.     "France and Flanders, 1915 to 1916."

6.     4th Canadian Division Cyclist Company, CEF has been awarded the following:

a.     "The Great War, 1916."

7.     Per Ref B, these units will not be perpetuated and will be subject to CA preservation of heritage policy.

8.     Questions related to the award of battle honours can be sent to the Directorate of History and Heritage: dhh6heritage-dhp6patrimoine@forces.gc.ca.

9.     Questions related to CA preservation of heritage policy can be sent to CA Dress and Ceremonial: CADressandCeremonial-TenueetceremonialAC@forces.gc.ca.

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