Royal Westminster Regiment

The Royal Westminster Regiment
Active1910–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeInfantry
Part of39 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ
Nickname(s)"The Westies"
Motto(s)Pro rege et patria (Latin: "For king and country")
March"The Maple Leaf Forever"
Anniversaries
  • 20 November (Regimental Birthday)
  • 25 May (Melfa Crossing)
EngagementsFirst World War
Second World War
War in Afghanistan
Battle honours
Battle honours
  • Mount Sorrel
  • Somme, 1916
  • Ancre Heights
  • Ancre, 1916
  • Arras, 1917, '18
  • Vimy, 1917
  • Hill 70
  • Ypres, 1917
  • Passchendaele
  • Amiens
  • Scarpe, 1918
  • Drocourt–Quéant
  • Hindenburg Line
  • Canal du Nord
  • Valenciennes
  • France and Flanders, 1916–18
  • Liri Valley
  • Melfa Crossing
  • Gothic Line
  • Coriano
  • Lamone Crossing
  • Misano Ridge
  • Casale
  • Naviglio Canal
  • Italy, 1944–1945
  • IJsselmeer
  • Delfzijl Pocket
  • North-West Europe, 1945
  • Afghanistan
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Commanders
Commanding officerLCol Greg Chan, CD
Regimental Sergeant MajorCWO Christopher Hennebery, MMM, CD
AbbreviationR Westmr R

The Royal Westminster Regiment[1] (commonly referred to as the Westies) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is currently part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group and is based in New Westminster, British Columbia, at The Armoury[2][3] and at Colonel Roger Kenwood St. John, OMM, CD Armoury[4] in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

  1. ^ Harley, Robert (2012). For King and Country: 150 Years of The Royal Westminster Regiment (first ed.). New Westminster: Vivalogue. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-9881142-4-1.
  2. ^ Department of National Defence (February 2009). "The Royal Westminster Regiment". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Directory of Federal Heritage Designations". Parks Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Chilliwack Armoury Complex Officially Named". The Canadian Military Engineers Association. Retrieved 5 August 2016.