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[[1st Canadian Division]] embarked for France February 1915
 
[[1st Canadian Division]] embarked for France February 1915
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1st Canadian Brigade:
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    1st Canadian Battalion (Ontario Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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    2nd Canadian Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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    3rd Canadian Battalion (Toronto Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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    4th (Central Ontario) Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
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2nd Canadian Brigade:
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    5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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    6th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – December 1914 (Became Canadian Cavalry Depot);
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    7th Canadian Battalion (1st British Columbia), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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    8th Canadian Infantry Battalion (90th Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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    10th Battalion (Canadians), CEF. January 1915 – November 11, 1918.
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3rd Canadian Brigade:
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    13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
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    14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
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    15th Canadian Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
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    16th Canadian Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
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4th Canadian Brigade:
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    The brigade was dispersed in January 1915.
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    9th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
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    10th Battalion (Canadians), CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the 2nd Canadian Brigade.
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    11th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
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    12th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
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Pioneers:
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    1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1916 – February 1917. Became the 9th Canadian Railway Battalion.
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    107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1917 – May 1918. Absorbed by the 1st Canadian Engineer Brigade.
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Attached TROOPS:
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    17th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
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    18th Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 – September 1914. Disbanded.
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    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 1915.
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[[2nd Canadian Division]] embarked September 1915
 
[[2nd Canadian Division]] embarked September 1915

Revision as of 10:36, 28 October 2014

List of Canadian divisions in World War I:

1st Canadian Division embarked for France February 1915

1st Canadian Brigade: 

   1st Canadian Battalion (Ontario Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
   2nd Canadian Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
   3rd Canadian Battalion (Toronto Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
   4th (Central Ontario) Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.

2nd Canadian Brigade: 

   5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
   6th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – December 1914 (Became Canadian Cavalry Depot);
   7th Canadian Battalion (1st British Columbia), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
   8th Canadian Infantry Battalion (90th Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
   10th Battalion (Canadians), CEF. January 1915 – November 11, 1918.

3rd Canadian Brigade: 

   13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
   14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
   15th Canadian Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
   16th Canadian Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.

4th Canadian Brigade: 

   The brigade was dispersed in January 1915.
   9th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
   10th Battalion (Canadians), CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the 2nd Canadian Brigade.
   11th Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
   12th Battalion, CEF. 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 Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
   18th Battalion Canadian Infantry. August 1914 – September 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 1915.


2nd Canadian Division embarked September 1915

3rd Canadian Division formed in France, December 1915

4th Canadian Division formed in Britain, April 1916, embarked for France august of that year

5th Canadian Division began assembling in Britain in February, 1917, but was broken up in February 1918

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