The 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, known as "Tuxford's Dandys," was an infantry battalion of the

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 ...

during the Great War.

History

The 5th Battalion was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1915. It entered the theatre of operations in France on 14 February 1915, where it fought as part of the

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in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. The 5th Battalion recruited in

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; Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Red Deer, Alberta and Merritt and Vernon, British Columbia and was mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The battalion fought in the attack on Vimy Ridge with 14 officers and 350 other ranks killed or wounded. The 5th Battalion had five officers commanding: *Lieutenant-Colonel

George Tuxford Brigadier-General George Stuart Tuxford, (7 February 1870 – 1942) was a pioneer of the Buffalo Pound Lake District, Saskatchewan, and later a senior officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). During the First World War he served first a ...

, 22 September 1915-January 11, 1916 *Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Dyer, DSO, 11 January 1916 – 29 June 1917 *Lieutenant-Colonel L.P.O. Tudor, DSO, 29 June 1917 – 8 March 1918 *Lieutenant-Colonel L.L. Crawford, DSO, 8 March 1918 – 4 April 1918 *Lieutenant-Colonel L.P.O. Tudor, DSO, 4 April 1918-Demobilization Raphael Louis Zengel VC

Sgt. Raphael Louis Zengel of the 5th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross for his action on 9 August 1918 at

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, France. He had previously been awarded the Military Medal.

Battle honours

The 5th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours in 1929: * YPRES, 1915, '17 * Gravenstafel * St. Julien *

FESTUBERT, 1915 The Battle of Festubert (15–25 May 1915) was an attack by the British army in the Artois region of France on the western front during World War I. The offensive formed part of a series of attacks by the French Tenth Army and the British ...

MOUNT SORREL The Battle of Mont Sorrel (''Battle of Mount Sorrel'', ''Battle of Hill 62'') was a local operation in World War I by three divisions of the British Second Army and three divisions of the German 4th Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres, Bel ...

* SOMME, 1916 * Thiepval *

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* ARRAS, 1917, '18 * Vimy, 1917 * Arleux * HILL 70 * Passchendaele * AMIENS * Scarpe, 1918 * Drocourt-Quéant * HINDENBURG LINE *

Canal du Nord The Canal du Nord (, literally ''Canal of the North'') is a long canal in northern France. The canal connects the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Pont-l'Évêque to the Sensée Canal at Arleux. The French government, in partnership with coal-min ...

* PURSUIT TO MONS *

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Perpetuation

The perpetuation of the 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, was initially assigned in 1920 to 1st Battalion, The North Saskatchewan Regiment, and has been passed down through the following units: * 1920–1924: 1st Battalion (5th Battalion, CEF), The North Saskatchewan Regiment * 1924–1936: 1st Battalion (5th Battalion, CEF),

The Saskatoon Light Infantry The Saskatoon Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). The regiment was formed in 1924, when The North Saskatchewan Regiment (1920–1924) was reorganized into fo ...

* 1936–1955: The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun) * 1955–1958: The North Saskatchewan Regiment (Machine Gun) * 1958–present: The North Saskatchewan Regiment

References

Sources

*Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queens's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962
5th Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group

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