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Canadian Expeditionary
Force Study Group
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| Component: |
176th Infantry Battalion |
| Active Dates: |
1915 - 1917 |
| Theatre of Operations: |
Canada, 15 July 1916 to 29 April 1917
United Kingdom, 30 April 1917 to 7 May 1917 |
| Major Battles: |
none - unit absorbed |
| Location of War Diaries: |
 | Library and Archives Canada (WD Link) |
| CEFSG War Diary Transcription
(in progress = IP) |
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Background:
| Created by General Order 69 dated 15 July 1916 |
| Recruiting Area: Lincoln and Welland Counties, Ontario |
| Regimental Numbers: 850001 to 853000 |
| Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel Donald Sharpe of the 2nd Dragoons |
| Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, on RMS Olympic 29 April
1917
18 Officers, 446 Other Ranks |
| Absorbed in England by the 12th Reserve Battalion on 7 May 1917. |
| Disbanded by General Order 149 dated 15 September 1920. |
| Battle Honours: The Great War, 1917 |
| Currently perpetuated by: The Lincoln and Welland Regiment |
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Sub-Components:
| A Company |
| B Company |
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War Diary Entries:
none
Primary References:
| LCol William A. Smy, OMM, CD, UE, Personal Communication
Library and National Archives of Canada
Record Group 9, Militia and Defence
Record Group 24, Department of National Defence
Record Group 150, National Defence
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment Museum
Regimental Orders, 44th Regiment
176th Battalion Records |
Secondary References:
| LCol William A. Smy, OMM, CD, UE, Personal Communication
Hanbury-Williams, Charles. "Creating the Canadian Army" In Canada in the Great World War, (Toronto, 1917).
R. L. Rogers. The History of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
(Ottawa, 1954). |
Internet References:
| none |
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Tuesday January 29, 2008 04:17:03 PM -0500
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