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The Canadian Corps - 1st Canadian Division – World War I The Canadian Corps was a World War I Canadas soldiers in September of 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. ...
Formed in August of 1914, the 1st Canadian Division was initially made up from Provisional Battalions that were named after their Province of origin but these Provisional titles were dropped before the Division arrived in Britain on October 14, 1914. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ...
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ...
1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
After being stationed at Salisbury Plain in England, the 1st Canadian Division embarked for France during February of 1915 where its members served under Major-General Arthur Currie in both France and Flanders until Armistice Day. This article is about the plateau in southern England; Salisbury Plain is also an area on South Georgia Island. ...
General Sir Arthur William Currie (December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933) was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front during World War I and one of the most successful Allied generals of the war and in Canadian history. ...
// Definitions Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen, French: Flandre or Flandres) has two main designations: a historical region (the County of Flanders), and an administrative region of Belgium (the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community). ...
Armistice Day is the anniversary of the official end of World War I, November 11, 1918. ...
Infantry Units 1st Canadian Brigade: - 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918;
- 2nd (Eastern Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918;
- 3rd (Toronto Regt) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918;
- 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918.
2nd Canadian Brigade: - 5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918;
- 6th (Fort Garry Horse) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - December 1914 (Became a Reserve Cavalry Regiment);
- 7th (1st British Columbia Regt) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918;
- 8th (Canadian Rifles) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918;
- 10th (Canadians) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1915 - November 11, 1918.
3rd Canadian Brigade: - 13th (Royal Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918.
- 14th (Royal Montreal Regt) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918.
- 15th (48th Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918.
- 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - November 11, 1918.
4th Canadian Brigade: - The Brigade was dispersed in January of 1915.
- 9th Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
- 10th (Canadians) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - January 1915. To the 2nd Canadian Brigade.
- 11th Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
- 12th Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
Pioneers: - 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1916 - February 1917. Became the 9th Canadian Railway Battalion.
- 107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1917 - May 1918. Absorbed by the 1st Canadian Engineer Brigade.
Attached Troops: - 17th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
- 18th Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 - Sep 1914. Disbanded.
- Newfoundland Companies. October 1914 - December 1914. Left the Division and was made up to Battalion strength. The Newfoundland Regiment then joined the British 29th Division in September of 1915.
The British 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. ...
Battles and Engagements on the Western Front: 1915: See Western Front (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...
1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
- Battle of Gravenstafel - April 22-23
- Battle of St. Julien - April 24-May 4 (see also War Memorial Saint Julien)
- Battle of Festubert - May 15-25
- Second Action of Givenchy - June 15-16
1916: The War Memorial of St. ...
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1917: The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first large offensive mounted by the British Reserve Army of Lieutenant General Hubert Gough during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of the Ancre Heights was a prolonged battle of attrition in October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. ...
1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1918: The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the opening battles in a larger British campaign known as the Battle of Arras. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
- Battle of Amiens - August 8-11
- Actions round Damery - August 15-17
- Battle of the Scarpe - August 26-30
- Battle of Drocourt-Quéant - September 2-3
- Battle of the Canal Du Nord - September 27-October 1
- Battle of Cambrai - October 8-9
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