The 41st Battalion (French Canadian), CEF, was an

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions a ...

of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the

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. The 41st Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 18 October 1915. The battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 13 July 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 69th Battalion, CEF. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. The 41st Battalion recruited in the Province of Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario and was mobilized at Quebec City. The 41st Battalion had one Officer Commanding, Lt-Col. L.H. Archambeault 18 October 1915 to 4 April 1916. The 41st Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1915-16. The 41st Battalion (French Canadian), CEF, is perpetuated by Le Régiment de Maisonneuve.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003/AF-001 Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments - Part One: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments

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*Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962 041 Military units and formations of Quebec Military units and formations of Ontario {{mil-unit-stub