Governor General's Foot Guards

21st Armoured Regiment
(The Governor General's
Foot Guards)

4th Canadian Armoured Division
Northwest Europe, 1945

Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash,
1942

Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash,
1943 – 1945

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, 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 Governor General's Foot Guards. C.A.S.F. on 24 May 1940. The Regiment was converted to armour and redesignated the 21st Armoured Regiment (The Governor General's Foot Guards) on 26 January 1942. It formed a part of 4th Armoured Brigade of 4th Canadian Armoured Division. It embarked for the United Kingdom on 23 September 1942. As a result of the reorganization of the Canadian armoured divisions in early 1943, the Regiment formed a part of 4th Armoured Brigade in 4th Canadian Armoured Division. It landed in Normandy on 25 July 1944 and fought throughout North-West Europe as part of 4th Canadian Armoured Division. It was disbanded on 31 January 1946. A 2nd Battalion served in the Reserve Army.

Service #	Rank	Surname	Names	Decoration	I or P	Date
	Major	BAYLAY	George Taylor	DSO	P	Jul44-Sep44
	Lieutenant Colonel	SMITH	Edward Marshall	DSO	I	28Oct44
	Captain	BIRMINGHAM	John Edward	MC	I	26Feb45
	Lieutenant	CANAVAN	Edmond Judson	MC	I	23Oct44
	Lieutenant	COLLINS	Peter John	MC	I	25Apr45
	Captain	EGAN	Wilfrid Desmond	MC	I	18Apr45
	Captain	FRASER	John Humphries	MC	P	Sep44
	Lieutenant	HANWAY	Lawrence Martin	MC	I	17Sep44
	Acting Major	LEWIS	GeoffreyClark	MC	I	26Feb45
	Acting Major	SMITH	Allen Gilbert Vernon	MC	I	23Oct44
C58593	Corporal	BINGHAM	Joseph	DCM	I	16Feb45
C58039	Lance Corporal	MacKAY	Robert Weir	DCM	I	10Apr45
C58384	Sergeant	CAVAN	Norman Lambert	MM	I	14Aug44
C58014	Sergeant	DAILEY	Russell Ernest	MM	P	44-45
M62367	Sergeant	FIELDING	Charles	MM	P	09Aug44
C58766	Corporal	FUMERTON	John Robert Howard	MM	P	25Oct44
D76511	Sergeant	LEATHERBORROW	Robert Wilson	MM	I	28Apr45
B77393	Guardsman	LEVITT	Joseph	MM	P	09Aug44
C58035	Sergeant	PROPHET	George Thomas	MM	P	Aug44

"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.