Английская Википедия:49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF
Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Infobox military unit The 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War.
History
The 49th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 3 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 9 October 1915, where it fought as part of the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.[1]
The Battalion's newspaper, The Forty-Niner, was founded while the Battalion had not yet embarked for France and continued throughout the war.[2]
The 49th Battalion recruited in and was mobilized at Edmonton, Alberta.[3]
The 49th Battalion had four commanding officers:
- Lieutenant-Colonel William Antrobus Griesbach, DSO, 4 June 1915 – 11 February 1917
- Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Palmer, DSO, 14 February 1917 – 1 July 1918
- Lieutenant-Colonel C.Y. Weaver, DSO, 1 July 1918 – 1 October 1918
- Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Palmer, DSO, 2 October 1918 – demobilization[3]
Two members of the 49th Battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross. Private John Chipman Kerr for his actions on 16 September 1916 at Courcelette, France and Private Cecil John Kinross for his actions on 30 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele.[3]
Battle Honours
The 49th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
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- Flers–Courcelette
- Ancre Heights
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- Vimy, 1917
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- Ypres, 1917
- Passchendaele
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- Scarpe, 1918
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- Canal du Nord
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- Шаблон:Smallcaps[3]
Perpetuation
The 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF, is perpetuated by The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry).[1]
See also
References
Sources
- Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914–1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. Шаблон:ISBN
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