WW2 Battle Honours:

Landing in Sicily
Valguarnera
Agira
Adrano
Regalbuto
Sicily, 1943
Landing at Reggio
Motta Montecorvino
Campobasso
Torella
Sam Leonardo
The Gully
Ortona
Cassino II
Gustav Line
Liri Valley
Hitler Line
Gothic Line
Lamone Crossing
Misano Ridge
Rimini Line
San Martino-San Lorenzo
Pisciatello
Fosso Vecchio
Italy, 1943-1945
Apeldoorn
North-West Europe, 1945.

Commanding Officers:

Active battalion:

1 Nov. 38 - 25 Nov. 39: Lt-Col. K.M. Halloway
26 Nov. 39 - 21 Oct. 40: Lt-Col. V.Hodson
22 Oct. 40 - 28 Nov. 40: Lt-Col. T.E. D'O Snow, OBE, CD (temporary)
30 Nov. 40 - 10 Jul. 41: Lt-Col. M.K. Greene
14 Jul. 41 - 2 Mar. 43: Lt-Col. T.E. D'O Snow, OBE, CD
3 Mar. 43 - 24 Jul. 43: Lt-Col. R.M. Crowe
28 Jul. 43 - 8 Aug. 43: Lt-Col. T.M. Powers
13 Aug. 43 - 12 Dec. 43: Lt-Col. D.C. Spry
18 Dec. 43 - 5 Jan. 44: Maj. A.S.A. Galloway
6 Jan. 44 - 1 Jun. 44: Lt-Col. W.W. Mathers
2 Jun. 44 - 8 Dec. 44: Lt-Col. J.W. Ritchie
9 Dec. 44 - 8 Jun. 45: Lt-Col. W.W. Reid, DSO, ED
9 Jun. 45 - 10 Oct. 45: Maj. F.G.C. Darton, MBE

1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (The Royal Canadian Regiment), later 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment:

11 Jun. 45 - 27 Jul. 45: A/Lt-Col. J.M. Houghton
28 Jul. 45 - 22 Oct. 45: Lt-Col. W.W. Reid, DSO, ED

Organizational History:

1 November, 1901: Renamed 'The Royal Canadian Regiment', from, 'The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry'.
1 September, 1939: Regiment placed on active service, and the active battalion was assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade.
1 June, 1945: A second battalion, '1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (The Royal Canadian Regiment)', was raised for the Canadian Army Pacific Force.
2 September, 1945: The second battalion was redesignated '2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment'.
1 March, 1946: The '2nd Battalion' was dropped from the second battalion.
1 March, 1946: The active battalion was disbanded.

Operational History:

Links to Royal Canadian Regiment websites: