The 9th Battalion, CEF, an
infantry
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battalion
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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 ...
, was authorized on 10 August 1914. It embarked for Britain on 1 October 1914, where it was redesignated as the 9th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF, on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps
The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the addition of the 3rd Canadian Division in December 19 ...
in the field. The battalion was formally disbanded on 15 September 1917.
The battalion recruited in
Edmonton, Alberta
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, and
Ottawa, Ontario
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, and was mobilized at
Camp Valcartier
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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 9th Reserve Battalion formed part of the Canadian Training Depot at
Tidworth Camp
Tidworth Camp is a military installation at Tidworth in Wiltshire, England. It forms part of the Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford (TidNBul) Garrison.
History
The Camp was established when the War Office acquired a 19th-century mansion – Te ...
on the
Salisbury Plain
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.
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The 9th Battalion, CEF, had three officers commanding:
*Lt.-Col. S.M. Rogers, 22 September 1914 – 4 May 1915
*Lt.-Col. E.E.W Moore, 8 May 1915 – 25 April 1916
*Lt.-Col. E.B. Clegg, 25 April 1916 – 2 January 1917][
]
Perpetuations
The perpetuation of the battalion was assigned in 1920 to the 2nd Battalion (Edmonton Fusiliers) (9th Battalion, CEF), the Edmonton Regiment. When the Edmonton Regiment was split into two regiments in 1924, the perpetuation passed to the 1st Battalion (9th Battalion, CEF), the Edmonton Fusiliers
The Edmonton Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia and later the Canadian Army. First raised in 1908 as part of the 101st Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers, it became a separate regiment in 1924 ...
. The Edmonton Fusiliers are now incorporated by amalgamation in the South Alberta Light Horse
The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. It traces its complicated lineage to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and claims its direct ancestry to the 15th Light Horse, along ...
, which continues to perpetuate the 9th Battalion, CEF.
Battle honour
In 1929, the 9th Battalion was awarded the honour "The Great War, 1914–17".
See also
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References
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External links
canadiansoldiers.com article
009 009 may refer to:
* OO9, gauge model railways
* O09, FAA identifier for Round Valley Airport
* 0O9, FAA identifier for Ward Field, see List of airports in California
* British secret agent 009, see 00 Agent
* BA 009, see British Airways Flight ...
Military units and formations of Alberta
Military units and formations of Ontario
Edmonton Fusiliers
19th Alberta Dragoons
South Alberta Light Horse