47th Battalion, CEF
| The Royal Westminster Regiment | |
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| Active | 1910–present |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Branch |
 Canadian Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Part of |
39 Canadian Brigade Group 3rd Canadian Division |
| Garrison/HQ |
RHQ - New Westminster |
| Nickname(s) | "The Westies" |
| Motto(s) | Pro rege et patria (Latin: "For king and country") |
| March | "The Maple Leaf Forever" |
| Anniversaries |
20 November (Regimental Birthday) |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | LCol Dave Vernon, CD |
| Regimental Sergeant Major | CWO B.H.J. Gardner |
| Abbreviation | R Westmr R |
| Location | The Armouries, 530 Queens Avenue, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Type | Regimental Museum |
RHQ - New Westminster
A Coy - New Westminster
20 November (Regimental Birthday)
The Royal Westminster Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is currently part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group and is based in New Westminster, British Columbia at The Armouries and at Colonel Roger Kenwood St. John, OMM, CD Armoury in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
The 104th Regiment Westminster Fusiliers of Canada was placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties. Subsequently, the regiment raised the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF, which was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 13 November 1915. It disembarked in France on 11 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on 30 August 1920.
A member of the 47th Battalion, Corporal Filip Konowal, received the Victoria Cross for his single handed destruction of a German machine gun position.
The 131st Battalion (Westminster), CEF, was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 31 October 1916, where its personnel were absorbed by the 30th Battalion, CEF, on 14 November 1916, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 17 July 1917.
In 1920 the unit was amalgamated with the 6th Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) and in 1924 it was reformed as The Westminster Regiment.
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