Pursuit to Mons
First World War
Canadians marching through the streets of Mons on the morning of 11th November, 1918.
Credit: Canada. Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada (MIKAN no. 3522379)
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A battle honour awarded to cover operations that took place during the last week of the war that cannot be perpetuated by a regiment which already holds either “Ypres, 1918”, “Courtrai”, “Selle”, “Valenciennes”, or “Sambre"Footnote 1
Description
The capture of the Belgian city of Mons on the last day of the war, 11 November, 1918, had great emotional significance to those connected with the conflict. Mons had been the site of the first engagement between the British and German armies on the Western Front in August 1914. The subsequent Retreat from Mons was an epic that still resonated within the armies of the British Empire. To have the locale of that original battle retaken by Canadians on the war's last day was a poignant and symbolic closing to the campaign on the Western Front. Not every unit engaged in the final leg of the campaign was eligible for a specific honour although all endured the privations and casualties that active soldiering brought about. To ensure that all received some recognition the honour “Pursuit to Mons” was created to recognise those units which did not qualify for any of the other above mentioned distinctions.
General Sir Arthur Currie, General Loomis and Officers in Grand Place, Mons, November 11th, 1918, taking the salute of the March past.
Credit: Canada. Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada (MIKAN no. 3522365)
Awarded to:
Currently serving unit
- 1st Hussars
Award to the 1st Hussars (GO 71/30) - 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Award to The Manitoba Rangers (GO 71/30) - 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), RCA
Award to The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment (GO 71/30) - 48th Highlanders of Canada
Awards to the 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The 48th Regiment (Highlanders) (GO 110/29) - 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Award to The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment (GO 71/30) - 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
- 64th Field Battery, RCA
Award to The Yorkton Regiment (GO 71/30) - 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA
Award to The Kenora Light Infantry (GO 71/30) - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
Awards to the 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29), The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) (GO 110/29), and the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29) - The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Awards to the 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), and The Royal Highlanders of Canada (GO 110/29) - The British Columbia Dragoons
Awards to the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The British Columbia Dragoons (GO 110/29) - The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
Awards to the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 71/30), the 29th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), the 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (GO 110/29), and The Vancouver Regiment (GO 71/30) - The Brockville Rifles
Award to The Brockville Rifles (GO 71/30) - The Calgary Highlanders
Awards to the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) and The Calgary Highlanders (GO 110/29) - The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
Awards to the 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Canadian Scottish Regiment (GO 110/29) - The Essex and Kent Scottish
Awards to the 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Essex Scottish (GO 110/29) - The Fort Garry Horse
Awards to The Fort Garry Horse (GO 5/31) and The Manitoba Horse (GO 88/31) - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Award to Les Carabiniers Mont-Royal (GO 71/30) - Governor General's Foot Guards
Awards to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) and The Governor General's Foot Guards (GO 32/32) - The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Awards to The Grey Regiment (GO 71/30) and The Simcoe Foresters (GO 71/30) - The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
Award to The Halifax Rifles (GO 71/30) - The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
Awards to The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (GO 71/30) and The Northumberland Regiment (GO 71/30) - Irish Regiment of Canada
Awards to the 1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29), the 1st Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29) and The Irish Regiment (GO 71/30) - The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
Award to The Lincoln Regiment (GO 71/30) - Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Award to Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (GO 5/31) - The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)
Awards to The Halton Rifles (GO 71/30) and The Peel and Dufferin Regiment (GO 71/30) - The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)
Awards to the 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Edmonton Regiment (GO 110/29) - The North Saskatchewan Regiment
Awards to the 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), the 16th Canadian Light Horse (GO 110/29), The Saskatoon Light Infantry (GO 110/29), and The Prince Albert Volunteers (GO 71/30) - The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
Award to The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment (GO 71/30) - The Nova Scotia Highlanders
Awards to the 25th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), The Colchester and Hants Regiment (GO 110/29), and The Cumberland Highlanders (GO 71/30) - The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
Awards to The Prince Edward Island Light Horse (GO 71/30) and The Prince Edward Island Highlanders (GO 71/30) - The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
Awards to the 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) and The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (GO 110/29) - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Award to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (GO 123/29) - The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Awards to the 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (GO 110/29) - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Awards to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (GO 110/29) - The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
Awards to the 20th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Queen's Rangers, 1st American Regiment (GO 110/29), and The York Rangers (GO 71/30) - Royal 22e Régiment
Award to the Royal 22e Régiment (GO 110/29) - The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Award to The Royal Canadian Dragoons (GO 5/31) - The Royal Canadian Regiment
Awards to the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29), The Royal Canadian Regiment (GO 110/29), The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (GO 110/29), the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29), and The Oxford Rifles (GO 71/30) - The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
Awards to the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (GO 110/29) - The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
Award to The Highland Light Infantry of Canada (GO 71/30) - The Royal Montreal Regiment
Awards to the 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Royal Montreal Regiment (GO 110/29) - The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
Awards to the 26th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Saint John Fusiliers (GO 110/29), The York Regiment (GO 71/30), and The New Brunswick Rangers (GO 71/30) - The Royal Regiment of Canada
Awards to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), the 58th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Royal Grenadiers (GO 110/29), and The Toronto Regiment (GO 110/29) - The Royal Regina Rifles
Awards to the 28th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Regina Rifle Regiment (GO 110/29) - The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Awards to the 8th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), the 27th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), The Winnipeg Rifles (GO 110/29), and The Winnipeg Light Infantry (GO 110/29) - The South Alberta Light Horse
Awards to the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The South Alberta Regiment (GO 110/29), the 19th Alberta Dragoons (GO 71/30), and The Edmonton Fusiliers (GO 71/30) - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
Award to The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (GO 71/30) - The West Nova Scotia Regiment
Awards to The Annapolis Regiment (GO 71/30) and The Lunenburg Regiment (GO 71/30)
Units on the Supplementary Order of Battle
- 11th Field Squadron, RCE
Award to The Lambton Regiment (GO 71/30) - 12th Manitoba Dragoons
Award to The Border Horse (GO 59/32) - 14th Canadian Hussars
Award to the 14th Canadian Light Horse (GO 5/31) - 21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Award to The Wellington Rifles (GO 71/30). - 26th Field Battery, RCA
Awards to The Lambton Regiment (GO 71/30) and The Wellington Rifles (GO 71/30) - 38th Field Battery, RCA
Awards to the 2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF (GO 71/30), the Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade, CEF (GO 5/31), the 1st Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron (GO 5/31), and the 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC (GO 71/30) - 48th Field Squadron, RCE
Award to The Lambton Regiment (GO 71/30) - 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Rangers), RCA
Awards to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) and The Peterborough Rangers (GO 110/29) - 97th Field Battery, RCA
Award to The Bruce Regiment (GO 71/30) - 98th (Huron) Field Battery, RCA
Award to The Bruce Regiment (GO 71/30). - 99th Field Battery, RCA
Award to The Wellington Rifles (GO 71/30) - 202nd Field Battery, RCA
Award to The Yorkton Regiment (GO 71/30) - The Victoria Rifles of Canada
Awards to the 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The Victoria Rifles of Canada (GO 110/29)
Disbanded Units
- 16th/17th (Reserve) Medium Battery, RCA
Award to The Kenora Light Infantry (GO 71/30) - The Manitoba Regiment
Award to The Manitoba Regiment (GO 123/29) - McGill University Contingent (148th Bn., C.E.F.), The Canadian Officers' Training Corps
Award to the McGill University Contingent (148th Bn., C.E.F.), The Canadian Officers' Training Corps (GO 136/32) - The Middlesex and Huron Regiment
Awards to The Middlesex Light Infantry (GO 71/30) and The Huron Regiment (GO 71/30) - The North Alberta Regiment
Awards to the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) and The North Alberta Regiment (GO 110/29)
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