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The Royal Westminster Regiment
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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: New Westminster, B.C.<br />
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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: The Duke of Westminster, Col Gerald Grosvnor </div></b><br />
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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.</div></b><br />
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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.<br />
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==Current Information==<br />
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<b>Location</b>: New Westminster, BC<br />
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<b>Mailing Address</b>:<br /><br />
The Armoury<br /><br />
530 Queens Avenue<br /><br />
New Westminster, BC<br /><br />
V3L 1K3<br /><br />
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<b>Telephone Number</b>: New Westminster: 604-666-4282, Aldergrove: 604-857-9434<br />
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==Motto==<br />
''Pro Rege et Patria'' (Latin: For King and Country)<br />
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==Authorized Marches==<br />
===Quick March===<br />
The Maple Leaf Forever<br /><br />
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==Armorial Description==<br />
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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 REGE ET PATRIA.<br />
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==Regimental Alliances==<br />
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers<br /><br />
HM Tower of London<br /><br />
London, England<br /><br />
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==Location of Sub Units==<br />
Headquarters, A Company, Band<br /><br />
New Westminster, BC<br /><br />
B Company<br /><br />
Aldergrove, BC<br /><br />
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==Regimental Museum==<br />
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Regimental Museum<br /><br />
The Armoury<br /><br />
New Westminster, B.C.<br /><br />
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==Battle Honours (28)==<br />
Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.<br /><br />
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===First World War===<br />
Mount Sorrel <br /><br />
SOMME, 1916 <br /><br />
Ancre Heights <br /><br />
Ancre, 1916 <br /><br />
ARRAS, 1917,'18 <br /><br />
VIMY, 1917 <br /><br />
HILL 70 <br /><br />
YPRES, 1917 <br /><br />
PASSCHENDAELE <br /><br />
AMIENS <br /><br />
Scarpe,1918 <br /><br />
DROCOURT-QUTANT <br /><br />
Hindenburg Line <br /><br />
CANAL DU NORD <br /><br />
VALENCIENNES <br /><br />
France and Flanders, 1916-18<br /><br />
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===Second World War===<br />
Liri Valley <br /><br />
MELFA CROSSING<br /><br />
GOTHIC LINE <br /><br />
CORIANO <br /><br />
LAMONE CROSSING<br /><br />
MISANO RIDGE <br /><br />
Casale <br /><br />
NAVIGLIO CANAL<br /><br />
ITALY, 1944-1945 <br /><br />
IJSSELMEER <br /><br />
DELFZIJL POCKET <br /><br />
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945<br /><br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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[http://www.army.dnd.ca/royal_westies/content_e.htm The Official Royal Westminster Regiment Web Site]<br />
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[[Category: Infantry Regiments|Royal Westminster Regiment, The]]</div>
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