The 6th Battalion, (Fort Garrys) CEF was a battalion of 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
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.
History
The battalion was authorized on 10 August 1914, and embarked for
Britain
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on 29 September 1914. It formed the nucleus of the Remount Depot on 20 January 1915, and the remainder of the battalion's personnel were absorbed by the Canadian Cavalry Depot, CEF, on 6 March 1915 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps
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in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 5 April 1918.
[Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.]
The band of the
106th Regiment Winnipeg Light Infantry received permission to go overseas with the battalion, and in January 1915 transferred to the
10th Battalion, CEF.
The battalion recruited in
Portage la Prairie
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Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...
,
Roblin,
Pipestone and
Winnipeg
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, Manitoba;
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan; and
Pincher Creek, Alberta
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History
For centuries before European settlers reached this area and inhabited it, Indig ...
; and was mobilized at
Camp Valcartier, Quebec.
[Over the Top!: Canadian Infantry in the First World War, John F. Meek 1971, Orangeville, Ontario, ] Most of the recruits came from detachments from at least six different cavalry militia regiments from across Western Canada: the
34th Fort Garry Horse, the
20th Border Horse, the
18th Manitoba Mounted Rifles, the
32nd Manitoba Horse, the
15th Canadian Light Horse
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from Alberta, and the
22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse.
The 6th Battalion was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
J. G. Rattray and by Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Paterson.
Perpetuations
The 6th Battalion, CEF was first perpetuated by
The Border Horse.
In 1936, The Border Horse was amalgamated with the
12th Manitoba Dragoons and the perpetuation passed to that regiment. The 12th Manitoba Dragoons have been on the
Supplementary Order of Battle
In the Canadian Army, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiment's existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and ...
since 1964.
Battle honours
In 1929 the battalion was awarded the battle honour "The Great War, 1914–15".
See also
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References
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Sources
*Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queens's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962
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Military units and formations of Manitoba
Military units and formations of Alberta
Military units and formations of Saskatchewan
12th Manitoba Dragoons