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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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The Algonquin Regiment
Armorial Description
Within an annulus inscribed THE ALGONQUIN REGIMENT, the head of a bull moose,
facing dexter; below the head of a bull moose, the motto NE-KAH-NE-TAH;
supporting the annulus, on either side, two maple leaves; below the annulus, a
scroll inscribed CANADA the whole surmounted by the Crown.
Official Abbreviation: ALQ R
Motto: Ne-Kah-Ne-Tah (We lead, others follow)
Battle Honours (28)
First World War
YPRES, 1915,'17
HINDENBURG LINE
FESTUBERT, 1915
Epehy
Arras, 1917
ST. UENTIN CANAL
Hill 70
BEAUREVOIR
SOMME, 1918
CAMBRAI, 1918
ST. QUENTIN
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915, 1917-18
BAPAUME, 1918
Second World War
Falaise
THE LOWER MAAS
FALAISE ROAD
THE RHINELAND
The Laison
THE HOCHWALD
Chambois
VEEN
THE SEINE, 1944
KUSTEN CANAL
MOERKERKE
BAD ZWISCHENAHN
THE SHCELDT
North-West Europe, 1944-1945
Breskens Pocket
Order of Precedence: 32
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December 7
1815: Michel Ney, Marshal of France, is executed by firing squad, after being convicted of treason for his support of Napoleon Bonaparte.
1837: Skirmish between Militia and patriots at Montgomery's Tavern
1917: World War I: United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1941: Canada declares war on Japan, Finland, Hungary and Romania
1941: HMCS Windflower is lost on the Grand Banks
1941: Japanese attack Pearl Harbour
1949: Chinese Civil War: The government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.
1975: Indonesia invades East Timor.
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