The 119th (Algoma) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the

Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF; French: ''Corps expéditionnaire canadien'') was the expeditionary warfare, expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed on August 15, 1914, following United Kingdom declarat ...

during the First World War.

History

Based in

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie ( ) is a city in northern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of the St. Mary's River directly across from its "twin city," Sault Ste. Marie, in the state of Michigan. The city's population was 72,051 at the 2021 census, makin ...

, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in the

Algoma District Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793–1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe ...

and on

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. After sailing to England in August 1916, the

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...

was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion (Central Ontario) on April 16, 1918. The 119th (Algoma) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Percival Turton Rowland (1875-1952). Private Dominic Odjig 1895-1980 (Regimental # 754710) was father of artist

Daphne Odjig {{Infobox artist , honorific_prefix = , name = Daphne Odjig , honorific_suffix = , image = Daphne Odjig 2008.JPG , image_size = , alt = Daphne Odjig , caption = Odjig in 2008 , native_n ...

.https://www.wikkwemkoong.ca/timeline/783/ The lineage of 119th is perpetuated by the

49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve regiment based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 33 Canadian Brigade Group. It draws much of its history from the Sault Ste. Mari ...

References

*Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.

External links

Lieut-Col T.P.T. Rowland "Officers' Declaration Paper"
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