The Royal Westminster Regiment
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.
Official Abbreviation: R Westmr R
Motto: Pro Rege et Patria (For King and Country)
Battle Honours (28)
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
Colonel-in-Chief: The Duke of Westminster, Col Gerald Grosvnor
Authorized Marches:
Quick March: The Maple Leaf Forever
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
Matsqui, BC
Alliances:
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
HM Tower of London
London, England
Location of Museums:
Regimental Museum
The Armoury
New Westminster, BC
Order of Precedence: 40
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