Governor General's Foot Guards

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Governor General's Foot Guards
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Colonel in Chief:
Regimental Birthday:
Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion.

Governor General's Foot Guards is Canada's senior Reserve Infantry regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.

Motto

Civitas et Princeps Cura Nostra (Latin: Our care is Queen and country)

Battle Honours (34)

All the honours that are in all caps are emblazoned on the colours of the regiment.

Early History

NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900

World War I

Ypres, 1915, '17
Gravenstafel
ST. JULIEN
FESTUBERT, 1915
Mount Sorrel
Somme, 1916
POZIERES
Fleurs-Courcelette
Ancre Heights
Arras, 1917, '18
VIMY, 1917
ARLEUX
Scarpe, 1917, '18
HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
DROCOURT - QUEANT
Hindenburg Line
CANAL DU NORD
Pursuit to Mons
France and Flanders, 1915-1918

World War II

FALAISE
Falaise Road
THE LAISON
CHAMBOIS
THE SCHELDT
THE LOWER MAAS
THE RHINELAND
THE HOCHWALD
VEEN
BAD ZWISCHENAHN
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945

Source of Work

http://army.ca/inf/ggfg.php