The Royal Westminster Regiment
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The Royal Westminster Regiment is Canada's fortieth most senior Reserve Infantry regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.
Armorial Description
On a demi sun resting on a scroll inscribed The Royal Westrninster Regiment, a maple leaf surcharged with a beaver ensigned with the imperial crown and resting on a scroll inscribed PRO RECE ET PATRIA.
Motto
Pro Rege et Patria (Latin: For King and Country)
Authorized Marches
Quick March
The Maple Leaf Forever
Colonel-in-Chief
The Duke of Westminster, Col Gerald Grosvnor
Alliances
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
HM Tower of London
London, England
Regimental Headquarters
The Armoury 530 Queens Avenue New Westminster, BC V3L 1K3
Location of Sub Units
Headquarters, A Company, Band New Westminster, BC B Company Aldergrove, BC
Regimental Museum
Regimental Museum
The Armoury
New Westminster, B.C.
Battle Honours (28)
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.
First World War
Mount Sorrel
SOMME, 1916
Ancre Heights
Ancre, 1916
ARRAS, 1917,'18
VIMY, 1917
HILL 70
YPRES, 1917
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
Scarpe,1918
DROCOURT-QUTANT
Hindenburg Line
CANAL DU NORD
VALENCIENNES
France and Flanders, 1916-18
Second World War
Liri Valley
MELFA CROSSING
GOTHIC LINE
CORIANO
LAMONE CROSSING
MISANO RIDGE
Casale
NAVIGLIO CANAL
ITALY, 1944-1945
IJSSELMEER
DELFZIJL POCKET
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945
