3rd Echelon Army Troops

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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group

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Component:

Active Dates:

Contributors:

Theatre of Operations:

Major Battles:

Location of War Diaries:

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

Background:

As described in the Navigation Chart, the units that were not part of a Divisional Command in the Army Corps, but rather took their instructions from the Army HQ could be classified by three (3) levels of "Echelons".

The "Third Echelon", as described by Love⁽²⁾, referred to:

"units and transport that remained more or less permanently in the rear of the fighting lines, such as base camps, depots, most hospitals, etc.".

Only some components of this group are shown by Nicholson⁽¹⁾ in his summary chart in Appendix B (page 544), as he clarifies in his text that he was primarily dealing with units that saw action.

Sub-Components:

The primary sub-components of the 3rd Echelon of Army Troops would consist of:

	Dental
	Employment Companies
	Forestry Companies
	Labour
	Medical
	Miscellaneous
	Sanitary Section
	Supply
	Veterinary

As with the other Echelons, the units here are listed alphabetically and not in any order of importance, as all units in the Army Corps and Army Troops were essential to the success of any operation. We can anticipate that as we learn more of the rolls and obligations of the various units listed in each "Echelon Group", we might adjust the lists.

Primary References:

Nicholson, G. W. L. 1962. Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919. Queens Printer and Controller of Stationary, Ottawa, Canada. (Appendix B - Canadian Units in France and Belgium, November 1918; Appendix D - CEF Infantry Battalions)
Love, D. W. 1999. "A Call to Arms" The Organization and Administration of Canada's Military in World War One. Bunker to Bunker Books, Winnipeg & Calgary, Canada. (Chapter 1 - Elements of Military Organization)

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