2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada
Armorial Description
Superimposed on an eight pointed chipped star, an Irish harp; below the
harp a scroll inscribed with the motto FIOR GO BAS; ensigning the harp
and super- imposed upon the topmost point of the star, the Crown.
Official Abbreviation: 2 Irish R of C
Motto: Fior Go Bas (Faithful unto death)
Battle Honours (22)
First World War
ARRAS, 1917,'18
HILL 70
Ypres, 1917
AMIENS
SCARPE, 1918
DROCOURT-QUTANT
HINDENBURG LINE
CANAL DU NORD
PURSUIT TO MONS
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1917-1918
Second World War
LIRI VALLEY
MELFA CROSSING
GOTHIC LINE
MONTECCHIO
CORIANO
LAMONE CROSSING
Fosso Munio
Conventello-Comacchio
ITALY, 1943-1945
IJSSELMEER
DELFZIJL POCKET
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945
Colonel-in-Chief: None
Authorized Marches:
Quick March: Garry Owen
Slow March: Endearing Young Charms
Regimental Headquarters:
333 Riverside Drive
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 1H5
Location of Sub Units: Sudbury, Ontario
Alliances:
The Royal Irish Regiment
St Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Location of Museums:
Museum:
The Armoury
Sudbury, Ontario
Memorial:
Memorial Park
Order of Precedence: 46
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