- THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES consisted
of
- 260 Numbered Infantry
Battalions
- note that although there
were 260 battalions raised they were reformed in the UK into
4 Divisions and Battalions ceased to exist as they were
amalgamated into fighting Battalions of the Canadian Corps.
- A total of 619,636 men
& women served. 66,655 were killed or died of wounds or
illness and 172,950 were wounded.
- 13 Mounted Rifles Regiments
- 5 Pioneer Battalions
- Field and Heavy Batteries of
Artillery
- Machine Gun Units
- Cavalry Regiments
- Ambulance units
- Medical units
- Dental units
- 13 Railway Troop Battalions
- Depot Battalions
- Forestry Corps
- Labor Corps
- Service Corps and many other
Units.
There were 28 Highland Battalions: 13,
I5, 16, 17, 42, 43, 67, 72, 73, 85, 92, 96, 105, 113, 134, 154, 173,
174, 179, 185, 193, 194, 219, 231, 236, 241, 246, 253. The 67th Western
Scots wore Glengarries but were not kilted.
The French-Canadian Battalions were: 22, 41, 69, 150, 163, 167, 178,
206, 230, 233, 258.
The 5 American Legion Battalions were:
97, 211 212, 213, 237.
The 4 Irish Battalions were: 121, 199,
208, 218.
Most of the 35,000 troops of the 1914 contingent wore the copper maple
leaf badge (see above) when they landed in England. There the badges
were changed.
PIPE BAND BADGES
The following is a list of the Pipe Bands which has been traced so far.
13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 25th, 26th, 29th, 42nd, 43rd, 46th,
47th, 49th, 67th, 72nd, 73rd, 85th, 92nd, 96th, 102nd, 104th, 107th,
113th, 134th, 154th, 173rd, 174th, 179th, 185th, 193rd, 194th, 219th,
224th, 236th, 241st, 246th, 253rd, 1st Pioneers.
1st and 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles had Mounted Pipe Bands. Canadian
Infantry Company at Base Depot, Le Havre, France. Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry. Canadian Forestry Corps.
The Pipe Bands which wore distinctive badges are: 26th, 29th, 49th,
102nd,
These battalions wore white metal badges of the ordinary battalion
pattern: 67th, 113th, 134th, 224th.
Eaton's Department Store in Toronto made a number of different battalion
badges, all of the same pattern except the numbers were different. I
have seen the following Eaton's Pattern (E-81B. plate XII) Battalion
badges: 81st, 83rd, 85th, 9Znd. 95th, 118th, 127th, 168th, 170th, 201st.
I would appreciate hearing of any other numbers in this pattern.
Lenard L Babin |
