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The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed on August 15, 1914 following Britain’s declaration of war on the German Empire , with an initial strength of one infantry division .
They arrived in England on 14 October 1914 with a strength of 45 officers and 1121 men. The battalion became part of the 1st Canadian Division, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade where it saw action at Ypres and along the Western Front. The battalion returned to Canada on 21 April 1919, was demobilized on 24 April 1919, and disbanded soon after. [1] [2]
The Canadian Corps in World War I. Men-at-Arms No. 439. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781846031861. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1919 by G. W. L. Nicholson. Ottawa, Dept. of National Defence, 1962. "Infantry" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. 22 September 2020
Following the outbreak of the war, the Canadian Government decided to raise an initially volunteer force for service overseas, with the force to be known as the Canadian Expeditionary Force. As a unit of this force, the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles was formed on 7 November 1914 in Brandon, Manitoba. Part of the 1st Brigade Canadian ...
Canadian field comforts commission insert found in "With the First Canadian Contingent", Canadian Government publication from 1915. The First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was raised in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the Great War, concentrated at Valcartier Camp in Quebec, and set off for England in the largest trans-Atlantic convoy to date two months later.
The Royal Canadian Dragoons: 21 December 1883 Extant Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) 1 July 1901 Extant The Fort Garry Horse: 15 April 1912 Extant Canadian Light Horse: 19 May 1916 6 November 1920 South Alberta Light Horse, 1st Hussars, and The North Saskatchewan Regiment: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles: 7 November 1914 15 ...
[3] [4] The unit fought in France and Flanders as part of the 4th Canadian Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Notable actions include the Somme , Vimy Ridge , Hill 70 , Passchendaele , Amiens , the advance along the Scarpe , Canal du Nord , Canal de l'Escaut and the advance to Mons in the Last Hundred Days .
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914–1919 (PDF). Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War. Ottawa: Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. OCLC 557523890. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2011