The Battle Honours
of the
XXth Regiment of Foo
t

1688 - 1968
Army Orders for June 1924, List Number 5 states:-

The Lancashire Fusiliers-30 Battalions.

The Following Battle Honours for the Regiment have been approved by His Majesty The King.

Le Cateau.
RETREAT FROM MONS.
Marne 1914.
AISNE 1914, 18.
Armentiers, 1914.
YPRES 1915, 17, 18.
St Julien.
Bellewaarde.
SOMME 1916, 18.
Albert 1916, 18.
Bazentin.
Delville Wood.
Pozieres.
Ginchy.
Flers-Courcelette.
Morval.
Theipval.
Le Transloy.
Ancre Heights.
Ancre 1916, 18.
ARRAS 1917, 18.
Scarpe 1917, 18.
Arleux.
Messinea 1917.
Pilckem.
Langemarck. 1917.
Menin Road.
Polygon Wood.
Broodseinde.
Poelcappelle.
PASSCHENDAELE.
CAMBRAI 1917, 18.

St Quentin.
Bapaume 1918.
Rosieres.
Lys.
Estaires.
Hazebrouck.
Bailleul.
Kemmel.
Bethune.
Scherpenberg.
Amiens.
Drocourt-Queant.
HINDENBURG LINE.
Epehy.
Canal Du Nord.
St Quentin Canal.
Courtrai.
Selle.
Sambre.
France and Flanders 1914-18.
Doiran 1917.
MACEDONIA 1915-18.
Helles.
LANDING AT HELLES.
Krithia.
Suvla.
Landing at Suvla.
Scimiter Hill.
Gallipoli 1915.
Rumani.
Egypt 1915-17.

Only the 10 I have typed in capitals and in White were selected to be borne on the Regimental Colours.

I do not yet know who did the selecting, I am working on it, but obviously there was no way all the battle honours awarded could have been included on the colours.


Every Battle Honour that is underlined there is a link just click on the Battle Honour writing

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Battle of the Somme
1916-18

Link to our own pages
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or here for 2LF
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