Researching The Royal Canadian Regiment
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Perpetuation of Canadian Expeditionary Force Units
Through the heritage of our Reserve battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment perpetuates the following units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) of the First World War.
1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF
| Name: | Western Ontario Regiment |
| Authority: | PCO 2067 of 6 August 1914 |
| Recruiting Area: | London, Ingersoll, Galt, Windsor, Woodstock, Walkerton, Parry Sound, Chatham, St. Thomas, Strathroy, Goderich, Sarnia, Stratford, Guelph and Dundas |
| Mobilization HQ: | Camp valcartier, P.Q. |
| Service | |
|---|---|
| Canada: | September, 1914, to 3 October, 1914 |
| England: | 14 October, 1914, to 8 February, 1915 |
| France: | 11 February, 1915, to 25 March, 1919 |
| Canada: | Returned aboard "OLYMPIC." Sailed 15 April 1919, landed 29 April. |
| Officers Commanding: | |
| Lieutenant Colonel F.W. HILL, D.S.O. | 22 September, 1914, to 17 January, 1916 |
| Lieutenant Colonel F.A. CREIGHTON | 24 January, 1916, to 16 June, 1916 |
| Lieutenant Colonel G.C. HODSON, D.S.O. | 27 June, 1916, to 17 August, 1917 |
| Lieutenant Colonel A.W. SPARLING D.S.O. | 17 August, 1917, to Demobilization |
| Victoria Cross Winners: | |
| Lieutenant Frederick William Campbell - June 15, 1915 | |
| Battle Honours: | |
| Ypres, 1915, '17, Gravenstafel, St Julien, Festubert, 1915, Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, Pozieres, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Arleux, Scarpe, 1917, '18, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders, 1915-18 (Published in General Order 110 of 1929) | |
33rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF
| Name: | 33rd Infantry Battalion, C.E.F. |
| Authority: | General Order 86 of 1 July 1915 |
| Recruiting Area: | London, Ontario |
| Mobilization HQ: | London, Ontario |
| Service | |
|---|---|
| Canada: | February 1915 to 17 March, 1916 |
| England: | 25 March, 1916, to 6 April, 1916 |
| France: | No service as a unit. |
| The 33rd Infantry Battalion was absorbed into the 36th Infantry Battalion. | |
| Officers Commanding: | |
| Lieutenant Colonel A. WILSON | 17 March, 1916, to 2 June, 1916 |
| Major A.E. BYWATER | 2 June, 1916, to 2 August, 1916 |
| Battle Honours: | |
| The Great War, 1916 (Published in General Order 110 of 1929) | |
71st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF
| Name: | 71st Infantry Battalion, C.E.F. |
| Authority: | General Order 103a of 15 August, 1915 |
| Recruiting Area: | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Mobilization HQ: | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Service | |
|---|---|
| Canada: | 30 August, 1915, to 5 April, 1916 |
| England: | 11 April, 1916, to 30 September, 1916 |
| France: | No service as a unit. |
| The 71st Infantry Battalion was absorbed into the 44th, 51st, 54th and 74th Infantry Battalions. | |
| Officers Commanding: | |
| Lieutenant Colonel D.M. SUTHERLAND | 1 April, 1916, to 4 June, 1916 |
| Lieutenant Colonel A.J. MccAUSLAND | 4 June, 1916, to 19 July, 1916 |
| Major J.C. MASSIE | 19 July, 1916, to 1 September, 1916 |
| Major A.C. MAKINS | 1 September, 1916, to 28 September, 1916 |
142nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF
| Name: | London's Own |
| Authority: | General Order 151 of 22 December 1915 |
| Recruiting Area: | London, Ontario |
| Mobilization HQ: | London, Ontario |
| Service | |
|---|---|
| Canada: | 23 November, 1915, to 1 November, 1916 |
| England: | 11 November, 1916, to 11 November, 1916 |
| France: | No service as a unit. |
| The 142nd Infantry Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion. | |
| Officers Commanding: | |
| Lieutenant Colonel C.M.R. GRAHAM | 11 November, 1916, to 11 November, 1916 |
168th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF
| Name: | 168th Infantry Battalion, C.E.F. |
| Authority: | General Order 151 of 22 December 1915 |
| Recruiting Area: | County of Oxford, Ontario |
| Mobilization HQ: | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Service | |
|---|---|
| Canada: | 21 December, 1915, to 1 November, 1916 |
| England: | 11 November, 1916, to 4 January, 1917 |
| France: | No service as a unit. |
| The 168th Infantry Battalion was absorbed into the 4th and 6th Reserve Battalions. | |
| Officers Commanding: | |
| Lieutenant Colonel K.W. McMULLEN | 30 October, 1916, to 4 January, 1917 |
| Battle Honours: | |
| The Great War, 1916-17 (Published in General Order 110 of 1929) | |
The 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CEF
The 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CEF, is also perpetuated by The Royal Canadian Regiment. The 2nd Machine Gun Battalion was formed from the following elements:
(1) 4th Canadian Machine Gun Company,
(2) 5th Canadian Machine Gun Company,
(3) 6th Canadian Machine Gun Company, and the
(4) 14th Canadian Machine Gun Company.
