2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada

2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada File:.gif Regimental HQ: Sudbury, Ontario. Colonel in Chief: Regimental Birthday: Current Role: Reserve infantry battalion. Tartan:

The 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada is Canada's forty-sixth most senior Reserve Infantry regiment, and comprises of one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.

Motto

Fior Go Bas (Gaelic: Faithful unto death)

Authorized Marches

Quick March

Garry Owen

Slow March

Endearing Young Charms

Alliances

The Royal Irish Regiment
St Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Memorial

Memorial Park

Museum

The Armoury, Sudbury, Ontario

Battle Honours (22)

Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.

First World War

ARRAS, 1917,'18
HILL 70
Ypres, 1917
AMIENS
SCARPE, 1918
DROCOURT-QUTANT
HINDENBURG LINE
CANAL DU NORD
PURSUIT TO MONS
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1917-1918

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

Source of Work

http://army.ca/inf/irrc.php