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The '''18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF''', was an infantry battalion of the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] in [[the Great War]]. The Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 18 April 1915. It disembarked in France on 15 September 1915, where it fought as part of the '''4th Infantry Brigade, [[2nd Canadian Division]] ''' in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. <ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
#REDIRECT [[The Essex and Kent Scottish]]

The 18th Battalion recruited and was mobilized in London, Ontario. <ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>

The 18th Battalion had four Officers Commanding:

*Lt.-Col. E.W.S. Wigle, 18 April 1915-8 July 1916
*Lt.-Col. H.L. Milligan, DSO, 8 July 1916-9 October 1916
*Lt.-Col. G.F. Morrison, DSO, 9 October 1916-19 April 1917
*Lt.-Col. L.E. Jones, CMG, DSO, 19 April 1917 -Demobilization<ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>

One member of the 18th Battalion, Lance-Sergeant [[Ellis Wellwood Sifton]] was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 9 April 1917 during the assault on [[Battle of Vimy Ridge|Vimy Ridge]]. <ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>

The 18th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:

*[[Battle of Mont Sorrel|MOUNT SORREL]]
*[[Battle of the Somme|SOMME, 1916]], [[Second Battle of the Somme (1918)|’18]]
*[[Battle of Flers-Courcelette|Flers-Courcelette]]
*[[Battle of Thiepval|Thiepval]]
*[[Battle of Ancre Heights|Ancre Heights]]
*[[Battle of Arras (1917)|ARRAS, 1917]], [[Battle of Arras (1918)|'18]]
*[[Battle of Vimy Ridge|Vimy, 1917]]
*[[Battle of Hill 70|HILL 70]]
*[[Battle of Passchendaele|Ypres 1917]]
*[[Battle of Passchendaele|Passchendaele]]
*[[Battle of Amiens (1918)|AMIENS]]
*[[Battle of the Scarpe (1918)|Scarpe, 1918]]
*[[Hindenburg Line|HINDENBURG LINE]]
*[[Battle of the Canal du Nord|Canal du Nord]]
*[[Battle of Cambrai (1918)|Cambrai, 1918]]
*[[Battle of Mons|PURSUIT TO MONS]]
*[[Western Front (World War I)|FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18]] <ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>

The 18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF, is perpetuated by '''[[The Essex and Kent Scottish]] '''.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

===References===
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===Sources===
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962

[[Category:Military history of Canada]]
[[Category:Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force]]

Revision as of 15:07, 14 January 2014

The 18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War. The Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 18 April 1915. It disembarked in France on 15 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 4th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. [1]

The 18th Battalion recruited and was mobilized in London, Ontario. [2]

The 18th Battalion had four Officers Commanding:

  • Lt.-Col. E.W.S. Wigle, 18 April 1915-8 July 1916
  • Lt.-Col. H.L. Milligan, DSO, 8 July 1916-9 October 1916
  • Lt.-Col. G.F. Morrison, DSO, 9 October 1916-19 April 1917
  • Lt.-Col. L.E. Jones, CMG, DSO, 19 April 1917 -Demobilization[3]

One member of the 18th Battalion, Lance-Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 9 April 1917 during the assault on Vimy Ridge. [4]

The 18th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:

The 18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF, is perpetuated by The Essex and Kent Scottish .[6]

References

  1. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  2. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  3. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  4. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  5. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  6. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

Sources

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962

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