117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF
- 117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF
The 117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 through the eastern counties of Quebec. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion on January 8, 1917.
The 117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. [http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc005/352459a.gifL. J. Gilbert] .
References
*Meek, John F. "Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War." Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
List of World War II topics (0-9) — # 1 Alpine Division Taurinense # 1 Alpini Regiment # 1 Cent WWII (Dutch coin) # 1 Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italy) # 1 vs 40 (Zipang manga) # 1. Jagd Division # 1.1 /75 caliber gun # 10 cm K 17 # 10.5 cm FlaK 38 # 10.5 cm leFH 16 # 10.5 cm… … Wikipedia
List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force — During the First World War, the Canadian Army authorized the formation of 260 infantry battalions to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Of these, only a small fraction of these battalions ever reached France to serve on the front lines.… … Wikipedia
Sherbrooke Hussars — The Sherbrooke Hussars is a Primary Reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces. herbrooke RegimentThe Sherbrooke Regiment was initially formed in 1866 as the Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry, becoming the 53rd (Sherbrooke) Battalion in 1867 … Wikipedia
Queen's Guard — Changing of the guards redirects here. For the song by Bob Dylan, see Changing of the Guards. Changing of the Queen s Guard at the royal residence, Buckingham Palace … Wikipedia
