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217th (Qu'Appelle) Battalion, CEF
The 217th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 throughout the district. After sailing to England in June 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 19th Reserve Battalion on June 9, 1917. The 217th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. A. B. Gillis. The 217th Battalion, CEF is currently perpetuated by the 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA The 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is an artillery regiment of the Canadian Army Primary Reserve. Based in Regina, Saskatchewan, the regiment forms part of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group of the 3rd Canadian Division. Allocated batteries * 1 .... References *Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. {{DEFAULTSORT:217th (Qu'appelle) Battalion, Cef Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Expeditionary Force
The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry division. The division subsequently fought at Ypres on the Western Front, with a newly raised second division reinforcing the committed units to form the Canadian Corps. The CEF and corps was eventually expanded to four infantry divisions, which were all committed to the fighting in France and Belgium along the Western Front. A fifth division was partially raised in 1917, but was broken up in 1918 and used as reinforcements following heavy casualties. Personnel Recruitment The Canadian Expeditionary Force was mostly volunteers; a bill allowing conscription was passed in August, 1917, but not enforced until call-ups began in January 1918 (''see'' Conscription Crisis of 1917). In all, 24,132 conscripts had been sent to France to take part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moosomin, Saskatchewan
Moosomin () is a town in southern Saskatchewan founded in 1882. It is 20 kilometres west of the provincial boundary between Saskatchewan and Manitoba. History With the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882, Moosomin was established as the first Saskatchewan community on "steel". Originally known as "siding No. 4" and the "Moosomin Station", businesses began to establish and by 1884 the community had grown to include five general stores, five hotels, two livery stables, two blacksmiths, a doctor, a lawyer, butcher, and one printer, among other businesses. Moosomin was incorporated as a town in November 1887. R. D. McNaughton was the first merchant to arrive in Moosomin. He founded the R. D. McNaughton Company, a general store operation that played a vital role in early settlement. The town was named after Chief Moosomin, who became well known for leading his band into treaty status. He signed Treaty 6 at Battleford in 1880. The first issue of the ''Moosomin Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Reserve Battalion
19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full reptend prime, the fifth central trinomial coefficient, and the seventh Mersenne prime exponent. It is also the second Keith number, and more specifically the first Keith prime. * 19 is the maximum number of fourth powers needed to sum up to any natural number, and in the context of Waring's problem, 19 is the fourth value of g(k). * The sum of the squares of the first 19 primes is divisible by 19. *19 is the sixth Heegner number. 67 and 163, respectively the 19th and 38th prime numbers, are the two largest Heegner numbers, of nine total. * 19 is the third centered triangular number as well as the third centered hexagonal number. : The 19th triangular number is 190, equivalently the sum of the first 19 non-zero integers, that is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
The 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is an artillery regiment of the Canadian Army Primary Reserve. Based in Regina, Saskatchewan, the regiment forms part of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group of the 3rd Canadian Division. Allocated batteries * 18th Field Battery, RCA (Regina, Saskatchewan) * 64th Field Battery, RCA (Yorkton, Saskatchewan) Lineage 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA * Originated on 2 February 1920, in ''Regina, Saskatchewan'', as the ''10th Brigade, CFA''. * Redesignated on 1 July 1925, as the ''10th Field Brigade, CA''. * Redesignated on 3 June 1935, as the ''10th Field Brigade, RCA''. * Redesignated on 7 November 1940, as the ''10th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA''. * Redesignated on 15 March 1943, as the ''10th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA''. * Redesignated on 1 April 1946, as the ''10th Medium Regiment, RCA''. * Amalgamated on 2 August 1954, with the ''22nd Field Regiment, RCA'', the ''44th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA'' (redesignated ''44th Medium Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
