31st Battalion

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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group

Component:

31st Battalion

Active Dates:

Contributors:

Darrell Knight

Theatre of Operations:

Major Battles:

Location of War Diaries:

	Library and Archives Canada (WD Link)
	CEFSG War Diary Transcription (in progress = IP)

Background:

The history of the 31st Battalion is being reproduced under the direction of Darrell Knight (husband to Barbara Knight, granddaughter of Art Watson of the 31st Battalion). Darrell has secured the copyright to the book and is in the final stages of the re-publication. As more information becomes available and Darrell has time to prepare the summary for the Matrix, this page will be updated accordingly.

The CEFSG Forum link on this topic is here:

31st Battalion History Reprint

Singer was chosen by the 31st Battalion Association in 1931 to write the Battalion's history

Chosen by the 31st Battalion’s survivors as their official historian, Major Horace C. Singer wrote the epic of the Battalion’s fighting record in World War One. This is a reset and edited version of the original book, which was published by Knight Bindery, in November, 1938.

The work was written as a full history of this decorated unit of the Canadian Corps, from its organization in November of 1914, to its demobilization in June 1919.

Corrections and a full index have been added. The work has never been released commercially to the public, until now. Expected Release Date: 07/2006

Major Horace C. Singer,
Author of "History of the
31st Canadian Infantry
Battalion, C.E.F."

Boys of the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion, C.E.F., convalescing at Ripon Camp, England, spring, 1919 (courtesy Barbara & Darrell Knight from the collections of Sgt. Art Watson, MM).

Men of the Canadian Corps, sailing home to Canada on 'Aquitania,' summer, 1919. Although the bulk of the 31st Battalion sailed on the 'Cedric' the convalescents arrived later on the 14 to 20 June, 1919, sailing.

Sub-Components:

Primary References:

Singer, H. C. History of the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion C.E.F. Compiled from its diaries and other papers / by Horace C. Singer ; edited by Darrell Knight. -- Calgary. Detselig Enterprises, 2006.

Secondary References:

Personal Communications with Images and Photographs, kindly provided by Darrell Night.

Internet References:

History of the 31st Battalion C.E.F.

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 01:16:54 PM -0800