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). The only cadet unit to receive a battle honour is 1st Cadet Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC). Around 100 older cadets, principally non-commissioned officers, served in the South African War with the KRRC, the City Imperial Volunteers and the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Four cadets were killed in action. In recognition of this service, King Edward VII granted the battalion the Battle Honour "South Africa 1900-1902". They are permitted to wear a miniature KRRC cap badge with this single battle honour, and call their members “riflemen” rather than cadets. France In France, Battle honours, known officially as , were created during the Wars of the French Revolution. The first honour such awarded is , the last one to date is . The honours are sewn in gold letters on the regiment's flag or standard under the form (such as ). In some cases, the honour refers to a whole conflict and take the form (such as ) or simply (such as ). Some military schools and academies have their motto sewn on their flags as a battle honour, such as École polytechnique's (for Fatherland, Sciences and Glory) in addition to the "true" battle honour . During the 19th century, honours were limited to eight on a regiment's flag, leading to erase some honours in order to make room for newer ones. This limitation was upped to twelve