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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Armorial Description
A Maltese Cross surmounted by the Crown; in the centre a circular medallion
bearing a stag lodged on the ground, within a wreath of maple leaves; on the
lwft arm of the Cross and upon the left branch of the wreath a half scroll
inscribed GREY &; on the right arm of the cross and right branch of the
wreath, a half scroll inscribed SIMCOE, below the Cross a scroll inscribed
FORESTERS.
Official Abbreviation: Grey & Sim For
Motto: Tenacious and Versitile
Battle Honours (7)
Early History
First World War
ARRAS, 1917, '18
AMIENS
Hill 70
HINDENBURG LINE
YPRES, 1917
PURSUIT TO MONS
Order of Precedence: 13
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August 15
1917: HILL 70, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 25 Aug 17)
1917: VC won by Pte Michael James O'Rourke, 7th Battalion, CEF, Hill 70, France
1944: Operation Dragoon, Allied landing in South of France
1944: SOUTHERN FRANCE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Aug 44)
1945: Emperor Hirohito's radio broadcast, accepting Allied surrender terms - VJ Day
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