11th Armoured Regiment
(The Ontario Regiment)

1st Canadian Armoured Brigade,
Sicily and Italy, 1943 – 1945, Northwest Europe, 1945


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Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash, 1942 – 1945

Battle Honours: Second World War

Pursuit to Messina, Sicily, 1943, Colle d'Anchise, The Gully, Casa Berardi, Ortona, Point 59, Cassino II, Gustav Line, Sant' Angelo in Teodice, Liri Valley, Aquino, Trasimene Line, Sanfatucchio, Arezzo, Advance to Florence, Italy, 1943-1945, Arnhem, 1945, North-West Europe, 1945


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Formation Sign
1st Army Tank Brigade and later, 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade

Historical Sketch

The Regiment mobilized The Ontario Regiment (Tank), CASF on 01 September 1939. It was redesignated the 11th Army Tank Battalion (The Ontario Regiment (Tank)) on 11 February 1941. It embarked for the United Kingdom on 21 June 1941 as the senior tank battalion of 1st Army Tank Brigade. The Regiment was redesignated the 11th Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment (Tank)), and landed in Sicily as a part of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade on 13 July 1943. It was redesignated the 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment) on 26 August 1943. It landed in Italy on 03 September 1943 and moved to North-West Europe in March 1945.

Second World War Gallantry Awards

Service # Rank Surname Names Decoration I or P Date
  Lieutenant Colonel SMITH* Hershell Allister MC UK 15Dec43
  Major AMY** Edward Alfred Charles MC I 09Dec43
  Major McINDOE Douglas Haig DSO P Nov43-May44
  Lieutenant Colonel McLEAN Charles Milton DSO P Jun44-Apr45
  Lieutenant Colonel PURVES Robert Lloyd DSO I 12May44
  Major SIMMONS William John Eric DSO P Jun44-May45
  Acting Major HARROD William George MC I 24Jun44
  Lieutenant HILL William Valentine MC I 11May44
  Captain KNOWLES Leonard Ivison MC I 16Dec43
  Lieutenant MacDONALD Harry Ward MC I 13Apr45
  Captain MELLOW Ross Carmichael MC I 21Jun44
  Captain PATTON Goerge Lloyd MC I 12May44
  Lieutenant SHERIFF John Alexander MC I 22Jun44
  Honorary Captain SMITH Waldo Edward Lovel MC I 23Oct43
K52889 Sergeant CARSON Frederick Lyall MM I 12May44
A55041 Sergeant CASSELMAN Francis William MM P 14Apr45
B60737 Sergeant CLARKE Ross Graham MM I 15Dec43
B19108 Acting Corporal HARRIS John Leslie MM I 24Jun44
B74702 Trooper HARRISON Frederick Henry MM I 13May44
B60979 Acting Corporal HAYNES Rodman Delmar MM I 22Jun44
B31467 Corporal JONES Cecil Lloyd MM I 24Jun44
B60584 Corporal LOWRY John Aaron MM P 28Apr45
B61006 Sergeant MUNRO James Hay MM P 14Apr45
A3812 Corporal MURDOCK Robert MM I 02Apr45
B68000 Sergeant STAFFORD Ronald Alfred Thomas MM I 13Apr45
B61203 Trooper THORNHILL Phillip George MM I 23Oct43
B60506 Sergeant WOOD Bert MM I 13May44

* See The Canadian Grenadier Guards: Gallantry Awards for additional award.
** See The Canadian Grenadier Guards: Gallantry Awards for additional award.

"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.