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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Armorial Description
Between two maple leaves a windmill sail in saltire; superimposed upon
the centre of the sail a coyote's head affronts, surmounting the wolf's
head the red rose of Lancaster; below the coyote's head and resting on
a scroll inscribed THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT, the numerals 49; the
whole surmounted by the Crown.
Official Abbreviation: L Edmn R
Motto: Fears no Foe
Battle Honours (39)
First World War
MOUNT SORREL
PASSCHENDAELE
SOMME, 1916
AMIENS
FLERS-COURCELETTE
SCARPE, 1918
Ancre Heights
HINDENBURG LINE
Arras, 1917,'18
Canal du Nord
VIMY, 1917
PURSUIT TO MONS
HILL 70
France and Flanders, 1915-1918
Ypres, 1917
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY
GOTHIC LINE
Piazza Amerina
Monteciccardo
Leonforte
Monte Luro
Agira
RIMINI LINE
ADRANO
PISCIATELLO
Troina Valley
San Fortunato
Sicily, 1943
SAVIO BRIDGEHEAD
Colle danchise
NAVICLIOCANAL
The Gully
Fosso Munio
ORTONA
Italy, 1943-1945
LIRI VALLEY
Apeldoorn
Hitler Line
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945
Colonel-in-Chief:
The Right Honourable, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CD, JP, DL, CBE
Order of Precedence: 38
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To disrupt : (Mission/task Verb) A tactical task or obstacle effect (that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort) that breaks apart an enemy's formation and tempo, interrupts the enemy's time table, causes premature commitment of forces, and/or splinters their attack.
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December 22
1919: The Air Board submits a memo to the Privy Council proposing to create the Canadian Air Force
1943: VILLA GRANDE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Dec 43)
1944: US troops under McAuliffe encircled at Bastogne refuse German surrender terms
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