1st Battalion (Ontario Regiment), CEF

the 1950s 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade January 2023 1st Canadian Battalion (Ontario Regiment), CEF 1st Bn CEF.svg Patch of the 1st Battalion CEF as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division 1914-1919 Canada Canadian Expeditionary Force 1st Canadian Brigade, 1st Canadian Division Infantry battalion World War I Ypres 1915 Battle of Gravenstafel Battle of St. Julien Festubert, 1915 Battle of Mount Sorrel Somme 1916 Battle of Pozieres Battle of Flers-Courcelette Battle of Ancre Heights Battle of Arras (1917) Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Arleux Battle of Hill 70 Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Amiens Battle of Drocourt-Queant Line Hindenburg Line Canal du Nord Pursuit to Mons France and Flanders 1915-1918 Ypres and along the Western Front. The 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion was a battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that saw service in the First World War.1st Battalion, CEF https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/regiments/cef/001battalion.htm 2022-02-20 www.canadiansoldiers.com History The battalion was created on 2 September 1914 with recruits from "Military District 1" which was Western Ontario. The battalion set off for England on board the Laurentic berthed in Quebec. 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. Perpetuation The 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion was initially perpetuated by The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment),Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored) https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Documents/RG9-58_EN-final.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140553/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Documents/RG9-58_EN-final.pdf 2 April 2015 and is currently perpetuated by The Royal Canadian Regiment.Wilson Barbara Infantry https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/Documents/infantry%20battalions.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20140807145332/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/Documents/infantry%20battalions.pdf 7 August 2014 10 December 2020 Library and Archives Canada Battle Honours The Great War Ypres 1915, 17 Gravenstafel St. Julien Festubert, 1915 Mount Sorrel Somme 1916 Pozieres Flers-Courcelette Ancre Heights Arras 1917-1918 Vimy 1917 Arleux Scarpe 1917, 1918 Hill 70 Passchendaele Amiens Drocourt –Queant Hindenburg Line Canal du Nord Pursuit to Mons France and Flanders 1915-1918.1st Infantry Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/canadian_expeditionary_force/cef_e1.htm 2021-12-16 www.britishbadgeforum.comBattle Honours of The RCR - How Many Battle Honours? http://www.regimentalrogue.com/papers/rcr_battle_honours1_how_many.htm 2021-12-26 www.regimentalrogue.com Notable Members Lieutenant Frederick William Campbell was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism in action 15 June 1915 at Givenchy, France; he died of wounds four days later. See also List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force References June 2017 External links Honour Roll 001 Category:Military units and formations of Ontario Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:Military units and formations established in 1914