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GavinRobinson: link to CEF wiki

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link to CEF wiki

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‎Pioneers

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brigade mortar batteries and mg co

GavinRobinson: /* Pioneers */ machine gun units

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‎Pioneers: machine gun units

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‎Pioneers: machine gun units

GavinRobinson: /* Pioneers */ machine gun units

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‎Pioneers: machine gun units

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‎Attached troops: machine gun units

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 In August 1914 Canada had only 3,100 regular soldiers under arms, 'few countries having entered a major international conflict with less military preparation'.<ref name="test">[http://www.canadiana.ca/en/cef-register Digitizing registers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force]</ref> [http://www.canadiana.ca/en/cef-register Digitizing registers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force] has lots of registers for Canadian units that could help fill out these pages.
-See also [http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/oh-ho/index-eng.asp Canadian official histories] at the Canadian National Defence website.
+See also:
 [[File:C029568k-v8.jpg|thumbnail|right| Enlist! New Names in Canadian History, Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-28-826]]

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 [[3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion]]. January 8, 1916 – May 1917 (Disbanded);
-[[123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion]]. March 1917 – June 1918. To the [[3rd Canadian Engineer Brigade]].
+[[123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion]]. March 1917 – June 1918. Became the [[3rd Canadian Engineer Brigade]].
 === Attached troops ===

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 [[4th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
 ===[[2nd Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|2nd Canadian Brigade]]===
 [[5th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
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 [[10th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. January 1915 – November 11, 1918.
 ===[[3rd Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|3rd Canadian Brigade]]===
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 [[16th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.
 ===[[4th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|4th Canadian Brigade]]===
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 [[12th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. August 1914 – January 1915. To the Canadian Training Depot.
 ===Pioneers===
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 [[26th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. 2 November 1914 – 11 November 1918.
 ===[[6th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|6th Canadian Brigade]]===
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 [[31st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. 16 November 1914 – 11 November 1918.
 ===Pioneers===
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 [[49th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. December 1915 – November 11, 1918.
 ===[[8th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|8th Infantry Brigade]]===
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 [[5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. December 1915 – November 11, 1918.
-[[9th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|9th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force]]: (Joined the Division in January 1916)
+[[8th Machine Gun Company, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]
 [[43rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. January 1916 – November 11, 1918;
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 [[116th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. April 1917 – November 11, 1918.
 ===Pioneers===
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 [[50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. April 1916 - 11 November 1918.
 ===[[11th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|11th Canadian Brigade]]===
 [[54th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. April 1916 - 11 November 1918; later 54th Battalion (Central Ontario)
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 [[102nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. April 1916 - 11 November 1918.
 ===[[12th Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)|12th Canadian Brigade]]===
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 [[87th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]. April 1916 - June 1916. (transferred to 11th Canadian Brigade).
 ===Pioneers===
 [[67th (Western Scot) Pioneer Battalion Canadian Infantry]]. 1 September 1916 – 11 November 1918;

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 ===Pioneers===
 [[67th (Western Scot) Pioneer Battalion Canadian Infantry]]. 1 September 1916 – 11 November 1918;
 ==[[5th Canadian Division]]==

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	[[123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion]]. March 1917 – June 1918. To the [[3rd Canadian Engineer Brigade]].		[[123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion]]. March 1917 – June 1918. To the [[3rd Canadian Engineer Brigade]].
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		+	=== Attached troops ===
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		+	[[3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]
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		+	[[15th Machine Gun Company, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]

	==[[4th Canadian Division]]==		==[[4th Canadian Division]]==

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 ===Pioneers===
 [[2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion]]. March 1916 – June 1917. To the [[2nd Canadian Engineer Brigade]].
 == [[3rd Canadian Division]] ==

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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.		[[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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		+	[[1st Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]
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		+	[[13th Machine Gun Company, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)]]

	== [[2nd Canadian Division]] ==		== [[2nd Canadian Division]] ==

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 Red links mean there's no page for that battalion yet. If you have information you'd like to add for a battalion, then please create the page and add your information. Don't worry about formatting just yet, we can tidy that up later.
-In August 1914 Canada had only 3,100 men under arms, 'few countries having entered a major international conflict with less military preparation'.<ref name="test">[http://www.canadiana.ca/en/cef-register Digitizing registers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force]</ref> [http://www.canadiana.ca/en/cef-register Digitizing registers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force] has lots of registers for Canadian units that could help fill out these pages.
+In August 1914 Canada had only 3,100 regular soldiers under arms, 'few countries having entered a major international conflict with less military preparation'.<ref name="test">[http://www.canadiana.ca/en/cef-register Digitizing registers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force]</ref> [http://www.canadiana.ca/en/cef-register Digitizing registers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force] has lots of registers for Canadian units that could help fill out these pages.
 [[File:C029568k-v8.jpg|thumbnail|right| Enlist! New Names in Canadian History, Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-28-826]]