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The '''15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF''' was an infantry battalion of the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] during [[the Great War]]. The 15th Battalion was authorized on 1 September 1914, embarked for Britain on 26 September 1914 and arrived in France on 15 February 1915. The Battalion fought as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, [[1st Canadian Division]] in France and Flanders throughout the war. The 15th 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>
The '''15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF''' was an infantry battalion of the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] during [[the Great War]]. The 15th Battalion was authorized on 1 September 1914, embarked for Britain on 26 September 1914 and arrived in France on 15 February 1915. The Battalion fought as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, [[1st Canadian Division]] in France and Flanders throughout the war. The 15th 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>

The 15th Battalion recruited in Toronto, Sudbury, Owen Sound and St. Catharines, Ontario and Waterloo and Coaticook, Quebec and was mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec. <ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>


The 15th Battalion had seven officers commanding:
The 15th Battalion had seven officers commanding:
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*Lt.-Col. J.P. Girvan, DSO, MC, 10 August 1918-3 October 1918
*Lt.-Col. J.P. Girvan, DSO, MC, 10 August 1918-3 October 1918
*Lt.-Col. C.E. Bent, CMG, DSO, 3 October 1918-Demobilization<ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>
*Lt.-Col. C.E. Bent, CMG, DSO, 3 October 1918-Demobilization<ref>Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109</ref>

The 15th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
The 15th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
*[[Second Battle of Ypres|YPRES, 1915, '17]]
*[[Second Battle of Ypres|YPRES, 1915, '17]]
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*[[Battle of Mons|PURSUIT TO MONS]]
*[[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>
*[[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 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF, is perpetuated by the '''[[48th Highlanders of Canada]]'''.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
The 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF, is perpetuated by the '''[[48th Highlanders of Canada]]'''.<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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[[Category:Military history of Canada]]
[[Category:Military history of Canada]]
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[[Category:Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force]]
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[[Category:Ontario Military Units]]
[[Catefory:Quebec Military Units]]

Revision as of 13:51, 9 April 2014

The 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 15th Battalion was authorized on 1 September 1914, embarked for Britain on 26 September 1914 and arrived in France on 15 February 1915. The Battalion fought as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders throughout the war. The 15th Battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.[1]

The 15th Battalion recruited in Toronto, Sudbury, Owen Sound and St. Catharines, Ontario and Waterloo and Coaticook, Quebec and was mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec. [2]

The 15th Battalion had seven officers commanding:

  • Lt.-Col. A.J. Currie, 22 September 1914-28 June 1915
  • Lt.-Col. W.B. Marshall, DSO, 28 June 1915-19 May 1916
  • Lt.-Col. C.E. Bent, DSO, 20 May 1916-29 December 1917
  • Lt.-Col. J.W. Forbes, DSO, 29 December 1917-15 April 1918
  • Lt.-Col. C.E. Bent, CMG, DSO, 15 April 1918-10 August 1918
  • Lt.-Col. J.P. Girvan, DSO, MC, 10 August 1918-3 October 1918
  • Lt.-Col. C.E. Bent, CMG, DSO, 3 October 1918-Demobilization[3]

The 15th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:

The 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF, is perpetuated by the 48th Highlanders of Canada.[5]

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. ^ 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 Catefory:Quebec Military Units