Arras 1917 '18, Scarpe 1917 '18, Arleux, Messines 1917, Pilckem, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, St Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Rosières, Lys, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Bailleul, Béthune, Scherpenberg, Drocourt-Quéant, Hindenberg Line, Canal du Nord, Courtrai, Selle, France and Flanders 1914–18, Doiran 1917 '18, Macedonia 1916–18, Helles, Gallipoli 1915–16, Rumani, Egypt 1916–17, Gaza, El Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Tel Asur, Palestine 1917–18 The Second World War: Defence of Arras, Ypres-Comines Canal, Somme 1940, Withdrawal to Seine, Odon, Fontenay le Pesnil, Cheux, Defence of Rauray, Mont Pincon, Estry, Falaise, Le Vie Crossing, La Touques Crossing, Aart, Nederrijn, Best, Le Havre, Antwerp-Turnhout Canal, Scheldt, South Beveland, Lower Maas, Meijel, Venlo Pocket, Roer, Rhineland, Reichswald, Cleve, Goch, Rhine, Dreirwalde, Uelzen, Bremen, Artlenberg, North-West Europe 1940 '44–45, Landing in Sicily, Sicily 1943, Sangro, Garigliano Crossing, Minturno, Anzio, Advance to Tiber, Italy 1943–44, Madagascar, Middle East 1942, North Arakan, Razabil, Pinwe, Shweli, Mandalay, Burma 1944–45 4th Battalion: South Africa 1900–02 5th Battalion: South Africa 1900–01 Victoria Crosses Victoria Crosses awarded to members of the regiment were: Second Lieutenant Stanley Henry Parry Boughey, First World War (1 December 1917) Sergeant Thomas Caldwell, First World War (31 October 1918) Second Lieutenant John Manson Craig, First World War (5 June 1917) Fusilier Dennis Donnini, Second World War (18 January 1945) Private David Ross Lauder, First World War (13 August 1915) Private George Ravenhill, Second Boer War (15 December 1899) Colonels of the Regiment Colonels of the regiment were: 1678–1686: Col. Charles Erskine, 5th Earl of Mar; resigned June 1686; 1686–1689: Col. Thomas Buchan; removed for refusing to swear allegiance to William III, March 1689; 21st Regiment of Foot 1689–1695: Brig-Gen. Francis Fergus O'Farrell; cashiered September 1695 for the surrender of Deinze (later reinstated); 1695–1697: Col. Hon. Robert Mackay; died of disease December 1696; 1697–1704: Col. Archibald Row; killed at Blenheim May 1704; 1704–1706: Brig-Gen. John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt; transferred to 28th Foot June 1706; 1706–1709: Maj-Gen. Sampson de Lalo; killed at Malplaquet September 1709. The North British Fusiliers 1709-1710: Brig-Gen. John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt; reappointed September 1709, died of smallpox April 1710; 1710: Lt-Gen. Thomas Meredyth; removed for political opposition to the Harley Tory government December 1710; 1710-1716: Maj-Gen. Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery; removed for political opposition to the Whigs July 1716; The Royal North British Fusiliers 1716–1727: Lt-Gen. George MacCartney 1727–1738: Maj-Gen. Sir James Wood, 2nd Baronet 1738–1752: Gen. John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, KT 21st (Royal