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| country = Canada | | country = Canada | ||
| − | | service = | + | | service = Canadian Army |
| − | | branch = | + | | branch = Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| − | | type = | + | | type = Infantry |
| − | | specific_type = | + | | specific_type = Infantry battalion |
| − | | size_at_full_strength = | + | | size_at_full_strength = 1000 |
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| − | | unit_name1 =16th Canadian Scottish | + | | created = |
| − | | unit_name1_start_date = 15 August | + | | unit_name1 = 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| − | | unit_name1_end_date = 1st June | + | | unit_name1_start_date = 15 August 1914 |
| − | | unit_name1_reason_for_change | + | | unit_name1_end_date = 1st June 1915 |
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| − | + | | alternate_unit_names = 16th Canadian Battalion, 16th Canadian Scottish | |
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| + | | parent = 3rd Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) | ||
| + | | parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | ||
| + | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| − | == Personal narratives == | + | == Personal narratives == |
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=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | === Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | ||
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| + | Gerald Howard Holbrooke | ||
== Related media == | == Related media == | ||
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=== Other official documents === | === Other official documents === | ||
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== Other sources == | == Other sources == | ||
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[[Category:Units needing personal narratives]] | [[Category:Units needing personal narratives]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Canadian Army]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Canadian infantry battalions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Canadian Expeditionary Force infantry battalions]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:47, 11 March 2016
| 16th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | Canada |
| Service: | Canadian Army |
| Branch: | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1000 |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | |
| Sources for created: | |
| Name1: | 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Name1 Start: | 15 August 1914 |
| Name1 End: | 1st June 1915 |
| Reason for change: | |
| Sources for name1: | |
| Alternate names: | 16th Canadian Battalion, 16th Canadian Scottish |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | |
| Sources for disbanded: | |
| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 3rd Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
| Date entered: | |
| Date left: | |
| Sources: | |
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Personal narratives
Gerald Howard Holbrooke
Related media
Official sources
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Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
