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

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during the

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History

The 5th Battalion was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1914. 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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;

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, Regina and

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;

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and Merritt and

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and was mobilized at

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, 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 (Canada), 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 Firs ...

, 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.

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of the 5th Battalion was awarded the

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for his action on 9 August 1918 at

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, France. He had previously been awarded the

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Battle honours

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

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, '18 *

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* Passchendaele *

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* Drocourt-Quéant *

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* FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18

Perpetuation

The perpetuation of the 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, was initially assigned in 1920 to 1st Battalion,

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, and has been passed down through the following units: * 1920–1924: 1st Battalion (5th Battalion, CEF),

* 1924–1936: 1st Battalion (5th Battalion, CEF),

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

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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