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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

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The Royal Canadian Regiment

Armorial Description
An eight-pointed diamond cut star; upon the star a raised circle surmounted
by the Crown; within the raised circle, the block letters VRI, the Imperial
Cypher of Queen Victoria.
Official Abbreviation: The RCR
Motto: Pro Patria (For Country)
Battle Honours (54)
Early History
SASKATCHEWAN
NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
PAARDEBERG
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900
First World War
YPRES, 1915, '17
Gravenstafel
St. Julien
Festubert, 1915
MOUNT SORREL
SOMME, 1916
Pozieres
Flers-Courcelette
ANCRE HEIGHTS
Arras, 1917, '18
VIMY, 1917
Arleux
Scarpe, 1917, 1918
HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
Drocourt-Queant
HINDENBURG LINE
Canal du Nord
Cambrai, 1918
PURSUIT TO MONS
France and Flanders, 1915-1918
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY
Valguarnera
Agira
Adrano
Regalbuto
Sicily, 1943
Landing at Reggio
MOTTA MONTECORVINO
Campobasso
Torella
SAN LEONARDO
The Gully
ORTONA
Cassino II
Guatav Line
Liri Valley
HITLER LINE
GOTHIC LINE
LOMONE CROSSING
Misano Ridge
RIMINI LINE
San Martino-San Lorenzo
Pisciatello
Fosso Vecchio
ITALY, 1943-1945
Appeldoorn
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945
Korea
Order of Precedence: 1
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July 8
1915: Order in Council passed to increase Canadian Expeditionary Force to 150,000 men
1919: The RCR deploy from the Halifax Garrison in Aid of the Civil Power to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
1944: Battle of Buron - Highland Light Infantry Despite their terrible losses, the Highland Light Infantry are proud of their first major action. Eleven soldiers were decorated for various acts of valour and inspired leadership, and Buron is eventually added to the regiments battle honours. The RHF of C holds an annual officers mess dinner in honour.
1944: Operation Charnwood, frontal assault on Caen begins (Caen taken 9-10 July 43)
1944: THE ORNE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 9 July 44)
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