WW 1 Canadian Battalions

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Posted by "John Hill" <[email protected]> on Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:53:45 PDT
Last week someone asked about the Regimental associations that the Canadian
Expeditionary Force Battalions had. Here is a partial list of Infantry
Battalions which served with the Canadian Corps showing Subsidiary titles.
1st Western Ontario
2nd Eastern Ontario
3rd Toronto Regiment
4th Central Ontario
5th Western Calvary
7th 1st British Columbia Regiment
8th 90th Rifles
10th Canadians
13th Royal Highlanders of Canada Blackwatch
14th Royal Montreal Regiment
15th 48th Highlanders of Canada
16th Canadian Scottish
18th Western Ontario
19th Central Ontario
20th Central Ontario
21st Eastern Ontario
22nd French Canadian
24th Victoria Rifles of Canada
25th Nova Scotia Rifles Halifax
26th New Brunswick
27th City of Winnepeg
28th Northwest
29th Vancouver
31st Alberta
38th Ottawa
42nd Royal Highlanders of Canada Blackwatch
43rd Cameron Highlanders of Canada
44th Manitoba Later New Brunswick
46th South Saskatchewan
47th British Columbia Later Western Ontario
49th Edmonton Regiment Today the Loyal Edmonton Regiment
50th Calgary
52nd New Ontario
54th Kootney Later Central Ontario
58th Central Ontario
60th Victoria Rifles of Canada replaced by the 116th Bn in April
1917. The men of the 60th were transfered to other bn in
the field, notably the 14th BN.
72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
73rd Royal Highlanders of Canada Disbanded in April 1917 and
replaced by the 85th Bn.. Men of the 73rd were transfered
to other Bn. in the field.
75th Mississauga
78th Winnipeg Grenadiers
85th Nova Scotia Highlanders
87th Canadian Grenadier Guards
102nd North British Columbia later Central Ontario
116th Ontario County
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Princess Patricia‘s Canadian Light Infantry
This is from the Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World
War. Canadian Expeditionary Force pub 1962
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Posted by "Brian Walford" <[email protected]> on Mon, 17 Apr 2000 06:21:28 -0600
To add to the list that John Hill submitted:
The 9th Regiment "Voltigeurs de Quebec" contributed volunteers to the
12th Battalion, CEF. The Regiment also raised the 57th Battalion, CEF,
whis was absorbed upon arrival in England on 08 June 1916 by the 69th
Battalion CEF. The regiment Perpetuates the 57th Battalion, CEF,
1914-1919.
The Regiments WWI battle honours: Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916 Araas,
1917 Hill 70 Ypres, 1917 and Amiens
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To add to the list that John Hill
submitted:
The 9th Regiment "Voltigeurs de Quebec"
contributed
volunteers to the 12th Battalion, CEF. The Regiment also raised
the 57th
Battalion, CEF, whis was absorbed upon arrival in England on 08 June
1916 by the
69th Battalion CEF. The regiment Perpetuates the 57th Battalion,
CEF,
1914-1919.
The Regiments WWI battle honours: Mount
Sorrel,
Somme, 1916 Araas, 1917 Hill 70 Ypres, 1917 and
Amiens
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