28th Armoured Regiment
(The British Columbia Regiment)

4th Canadian Armoured Division
Northwest Europe, 1945


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Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash,
1942

 


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Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash,
1943 – 1945


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Formation Sign
4th Canadian Armoured Division


Battle Honours: Second World War

Falaise, Falaise Road, The Laison, Chambois, The Scheldt, The Lower Maas, The Rhineland, The Hochwald, Veen, Twente Canal, Küsten Canal, Bad Zwischenahn, North-West Europe, 1944-1945.


Historical Sketch

Details of the Regiment were placed on active service on 01 September 1939 for local protective duties. The Regiment mobilized The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles), C.A.S.F. on 24 May 1940. It was converted to armour and redesignated the 28th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment) on 26 January 1942, and was the second senior regiment of 3rd Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division. On 21 August 1942, it embarked for the United Kingdom. The Regiment landed in Normandy as part of 4th Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division on 26-27 July 1944 and fought through the North-West Europe campaign.

Second World War Gallantry Awards

Service # Rank Surname Names Decoration I or P Date
  Lieutenant Colonel CHUBB Arthur Gerald DSO P Jul44-Apr45
  Major TEDLIE Aloysius James DSO I 26Feb45
  Acting Captain BIDDLECOMBE Arthur Edward MC I 09Aug44
  Acting Captain GOEPEL Ruston Herbert MC P Aug44-May45
  Lieutenant HOWITT Henry Robinson MC P 29Oct44
  Captain JENKINSON James Thomas MC P 09Aug44
  Lieutenant MacKINNON John Norman MC I 07Mar45
K38586 Corporal ALLISON Millard Jasper DCM P 17Apr45
M51216 Sergeant BARNHOUSE Kenneth Arthur DCM I 23Oct44
K37988 Sergeant HARTY John Jacob DCM I 07Mar45
D77276 Corporal BASS John Mark MM P Aug-Sep44
K37627 Sergeant CLENDINNING William Henry MM I 09Aug44
K53856 Acting Sergeant FLEMING Ray Gordon MM I 18Sep44
K37801 Sergeant GILCHRIST William John MM I 21Apr45
D76784 Trooper GREEN Clifford Robert MM P Aug44
P3472 Trooper McQUARRIE Allan Lloyd MM P Oct44
K37084 Sergeant NIELSON Svend Aage MM P 09Aug44
L36173 Sergeant QUARRY Geoffrey Cole MM I 18Apr45
K38151 Sergeant STOUT Peter Harcus MM P 09Aug44

"I" – Immediate award for a specific act of gallantry.
"P" – Periodic Award. Not for a specific act, but can encompass gallant behavior over a period of time or noteworthy service.