Unusual Awards of Battle Honours
Two educational institutions have been awarded battle honours. La Martinere College in Lucknow, India was awarded a battle honour, Defence of Lucknow 1857, for the role played by its students and teachers during the mutiny of 1857 McGill University in Canada received the award for their contingent's bravery at Arras in 1917 during the First World War.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, although a civilian police force, was awarded the status of a dragoon regiment by King George V following the service of many of its members during the First World War. As a consequence, it then became entitled to display the many honours it had won dating back to 1885:
- Northwest Canada 1885, South Africa 1900–02
- The Great War: France and Flanders 1918, Siberia 1918–19
- The Second World War: Europe, 1939–45
In addition, the RCMP received the honorary distinction of the badge of the Canadian Provost Corps, in recognition of the fact that the first Canadian military police unit was formed from volunteers from the RCMP.
The Army Post Office Corps (APOC) was the first British Volunteer unit to be awarded a Battle honour for their participation in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War. The honour (Egypt 1882) was displayed on the regimental flag of 24 Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (Post Office Rifles).
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