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The '''12th Battalion, CEF''', an infantry battalion of the '''[[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]''', was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Britain on 30 September 1914, where it was redesignated the '''12th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF''' on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref> |
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#REDIRECT [[The Royal New Brunswick Regiment]] |
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The 12th Battalion formed part of the '''Canadian Training Depot''' at [[Tidworth|Tidworth Barracks]] on the Salisbury Plain.<ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.</ref> |
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The 12th Battalion, CEF, had three Offficers Commanding: |
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*Lt.-Col. H.F. McLeod, 22 September 1914-2 February 1915 |
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*Lt.-Col. F.A. Howard, 2 June 1915-15 September 1915 |
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*Lt.-Col. H.F. McLeod, 15 September 1915-6 July 1916 |
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*Lt.-Col. R. Pellatt, 19 Sepptember 1916-4 January 1917<ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.</ref> |
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The 12th Battalion, CEF, is perpetuated by the '''[[The Royal New Brunswick Regiment]]'''.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref> |
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===References=== |
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[[Category:Military history of Canada]] |
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[[Category:Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force]] |
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Revision as of 19:30, 7 February 2012
The 12th Battalion, CEF, an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Britain on 30 September 1914, where it was redesignated the 12th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.[1]
The 12th Battalion formed part of the Canadian Training Depot at Tidworth Barracks on the Salisbury Plain.[2]
The 12th Battalion, CEF, had three Offficers Commanding:
- Lt.-Col. H.F. McLeod, 22 September 1914-2 February 1915
- Lt.-Col. F.A. Howard, 2 June 1915-15 September 1915
- Lt.-Col. H.F. McLeod, 15 September 1915-6 July 1916
- Lt.-Col. R. Pellatt, 19 Sepptember 1916-4 January 1917[3]
The 12th Battalion, CEF, is perpetuated by the The Royal New Brunswick Regiment.[4]
References
- ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
- ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
- ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
- ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.