The Irish Regiment of Canada

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2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in Sudbury, Ontario. There is no 1st Battalion.

The Irish regiment was originally founded in 1915 with headquarters in Toronto. The modern incarnation was formed in Sudbury in 1965 by the conversion of the 58th Field Regiment RCA.

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[edit] Battle honours

  • The Great War: Arras 1917 '18, Hill 70, Ypres 1917, Amiens, Scarpe 1918, Drocourt-QuĂ©ant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1918-18
  • The Second World War: Liri Valley, Melfa Crossing, Gothic Line, Montecchio, Coriano, Lamone Crossing, Fosso Munio, Conventello-Comacchio, Italy 1943-1945, Ijsselmeer, Delfzijl Pocket, North-West Europe 1945

[edit] Alliances

[edit] External links

[edit] Order of precedence

Preceded by:
The Royal Montreal Regiment		 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada Succeeded by:
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
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