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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 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 ...
The 20th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force. [1] [2] Service history
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 ...
The Canadian Corps was formed as a field formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. [19] The soldiers of the corps were mostly volunteers, [20] as conscription was not implemented until the end of the war (see Conscription Crisis of 1917). [21]
The 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force.It was organized at Valcartier on 2 September 1914 in response to the Great War and was composed of recruits from the 91st Regiment Canadian Highlanders, the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada, the 72nd Regiment "Seaforth Highlanders of Canada", and the 50th Regiment "Highlanders".
The 10th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), specifically in the 1st Canadian Division from 1914 to 1919. The battalion participated in every major Canadian battle of the First World War, and set a record for the most decorations earned by a Canadian unit in a single ...