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Infantry Summary

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(this table last updated on Thursday November 13, 2008 09:19:40 PM )

This summary table provides a quick reference and links to the CEF units that served as Infantry Battalions.  This table is being updated on a regular basis - check the update date and time above.  Any version prior to that date may have errors and/or omissions.

This version of the Summary Table has these benefits:

Canadian Mounted Rifle units have now been added
Battalion (Col. 1) is now hyperlinked to the matrix page
Division (Col. 2) and Brigade (Col. 3) are shown
5th Canadian Division proposed Division and Brigade identified
WAR DIARY Link (Col. 4) to Library and Archives Canada page
CEFSG Link (Col. 5) to the pages on the CEF Forum for further details
Recruitment area list has been completed

 

Contributors to the Summary Table:
Neil Burns, Peter Broznitsky, Marc Leroux, Richard Laughton

Bn. Div. Bde. WD Link CEFSG
Link		 Number Block Name /Nickname Raised
Yr-Mth

Recruited

 Assignment / Became
3 8 WDL 106001-107050 15-Mar Brandon, Manitoba -
2nd CMR 3 8 WDL 107051-108050 15-Mar Victoria, B.C. -
3rd CMR 108051-109050 15-Mar Medicine Hat, 
Alberta		 abs by 1st & 2nd CMR
4th CMR 3 8 WDL Forum 109101-110000 15-Mar Toronto, Ontario -
5th CMR 3 8 WDL Forum 110001-111000 15-Mar Sherbrooke, 
Quebec		 -
6th CMR 111001-112000 15-Mar Amherst,
Nova Scotia		 abs by 4th & 5th CMR
7th CMR 112001-113000 15-Mar Toronto, Ontario formed CMR Depot
8th CMR 113051-114000 15-Mar Ottawa, Ontario reinforcements
9th CMR 114001-115000 15-Mar Lloydminster, Sask reinforcements
10th CMR 115001-116000
227301-227600		 15-Mar Regina, Sask reinforcements
11th CMR 116001-117000
227601-228100		 15-Mar Vancouver, B.C. reinforcements
12th CMR 117001-118000 15-Mar Calgary, Alberta reinforcements
13th CMR 118001-119000
228101-228600
552001-553000		 15-Mar Pincher Creek, 
Alberta		 reinforcements
RCR 3 7 WDL Forum 477001-480000 Royal Canadian Regiment 7th Brigade
PPCLI 3 7 WDL Forum1
 Forum2		 1-1800; 51001-53000 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry / Princess Pats 14-Sep Canada 7th Brigade
1st 1 1 WDL Forum 6101-7500 (Western) Ontario Regiment 14-Jun Western 1st Brigade
2nd 1 1 WDL Forum 7501-9000 Eastern Ontario Regiment 14-Jun Eastern 1st Brigade
3rd 1 1 WDL Forum 9001-10500 Toronto Regiment 14-Jun Toronto 1st Brigade
4th 1 1 WDL 10501-12000 Central 14-Jun Central 1st Brigade
5th 1 2 WDL Forum 1
 Forum 2		 12601-14400 Western Canada Cavalry 14-Jun Alberta/Sask/Man 2nd Brigade
6th WDL 14401-16200 Fort Garry Horse 14-Jun Alberta/Sask/Man abs Fort Gary Horse
7th 1 2 WDL Forum 16201-18000 1st British Columbia Regiment 14-Jun British Columbia 2nd Brigade
8th 1 2 WDL 1-1800; 475001-475250 The Black Devils / 90th Winnipeg Rifle 14-Sep Winnipeg 2nd Brigade
9th WDL 18001-19500 101st Edmonton Fusiliers 14-Jun Edmonton Redesignated 9th Reserve Bn Salisbury Plain;
10th 1 2 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 19501-21000 10th Western Canadians / Calgary Highlanders 14-Jun Calgary/Winnipeg 2nd Brigade
11th WDL Forum 21001-22500; 227201-227300 Fusiliers, Grenadiers, Rifles 14-Jun Prairie Provinces Redesignated 11th Reserve Bn Salisbury Plain;
12th WDL Forum 22501-24000 14-Jun PQ/NB/PEI Redesignated 12th Reserve Bn Salisbury Plain;
13th 1 3 WDL Forum1
 Forum2		 24001-25500 Royal Highlanders of Canada 14-Jun Montreal 3rd Brigade
14th 1 3 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 25501-27000 Royal Montreal Regiment 14-Jun PQ/Nova Scotia 3rd Brigade
15th 1 3 WDL Forum 27001-28500 48th Highlanders of Canada 14-Jun Toronto 3rd Brigade
16th 1 3 WDL 28501-30000 Canadian Scottish 14-Jun BC/Manitoba/ 3rd Brigade
17th WDL 46001-48000; 169001-171000 Nova Scotia Highlanders / Seaforth Highlanders of Canada 14-Jun Nova Scotia Redesignated 17th Reserve Bn Salisbury Plain;
18th 2 4 WDL Forum1
 Forum2
Forum3		 53001-55000 Western 14-Oct Western 4th Brigade
19th 2 4 WDL Forum1 55001-57000 Central Ontario (91st Regiment Canadian Highlanders) 14-Oct Central 4th Brigade
20th 2 4 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 57001-59000 1st Central Ontario Regiment 14-Oct Central Ontario 4th Brigade
21st 2 4 WDL Forum
 Forum2		 59001-61000 Eastern Ontario 14-Oct Eastern Ontario 4th Brigade
22nd 2 5 WDL Forum1
 Forum2		 61001-64000 Canadien Français 15-Mar PQ 5th Brigade
23rd WDL 63001-65000 City of Montreal  15-Mar BC/Alta/Man/PQ Redesignated 23rd Reserve Bn.
24th 2 5 WDL 65001-67000 Victoria Rifles of Canada 15-Mar Montreal 5th Brigade
25th 2 5 WDL Forum1
 Forum2
Forum3
Forum4
Forum5		 67001-69000 Nova Scotia Rifles 15-Mar Nova Scotia 5th Brigade
26th 2 5 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 69001-71000 New Brunswick  15-Mar New Brunswick 5th Brigade
27th 2 6 WDL 71001-73000 City of Winnipeg Regiment 15-Mar Manitoba/N. 6th Brigade
28th 2 6 WDL Forum 73001-75000 North West (Regina Rifles) 15-Mar Saskatchewan/N. 6th Brigade
29th 2 6 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 75001-77000 Vancouver (Tobin's Tigers) 15-Mar Vancouver/New Westminster 6th Brigade
30th WDL 77001-79000 British Columbia 15-Mar British Columbia Redesignated 30th Reserve Bn Absorbed by 1st Reserve Bn
31st 2 6 WDL Forum 79001-81000 Alberta 15-Mar Alberta  6th Brigade
32nd  n/a Forum 1
 Forum 2
Forum 3		 81001-83000 Manitoba and Saskatchewan 15-Mar Manitoba/Sask. Redesignated 32nd Reserve Bn. Absorbed by 15th Reserve Bn
33rd n/a 400501-402000; 491051-491450; 475001-476000; 489001-490000 15-Jan London Absorbed by 36th Bn.
34th n/a Forum 402001-404000; 602001-604000 The Boy's 15-Jan Guelph & District Reorganised as the Boys' Bn. Absorbed by the 36th Bn.
35th WDL Forum 404001-406000 15-Jan Toronto Redesignated 35th Reserve Bn. Absorbed by 4th Reserve Bn
36th n/a 406001-408000 15-Jan Hamilton abs 3rd Reserve
37th n/a Forum 408001-410000; 486551-487250 15-Jan North abs 39th Reserve
38th 4 12 WDL Forum 410001-412000; 144001-146000; 480001-481000 Royal Ottawa  15-Jan Ottawa Bermuda; 12th Brigade
39th n/a Forum1 412001-414000 15-Jan SE Ontario abs 6th Reserve
40th n/a 414001-416000; 480201-482200 Nova Scotia 15-Jan Nova Scotia abs 17th, 26th Reserve
41st n/a 416001-418000; 486501-486550 Canadien Français 15-Jan PQ abs 10th Reserve
42nd 3 7 WDL Forum1 418001-420000 Royal Highlanders of Canada 15-Jan Montreal 7th Brigade
43rd 3 9 WDL Forum1
 Forum2		 420001-422000 Cameron Highlanders of Canada 15-Jan Winnipeg 9th Brigade
44th 4 10 WDL Forum 422001-424000; 602001-604000 Manitoba 15-Jan Brandon 10th Brigade
45th n/a 424001-426000 Manitoba Regiment 15-Jan Manitoba abs 11th Reserve
46th 4 10 WDL Forum 1
 Forum 2		 426001-428000 South Saskatchewan 15-Jan Saskatchewan  10th Brigade
47th 4 10 WDL 428001-430000; 489001-490000; 628001-630000 Westminster Regiment 15-Jan S. British Columbia 10th Brigade
48th n/a Forum1 430001-432000 Victoria (BC) 15-Jan British Columbia 3rd Pioneer Battaion
49th 3 7 WDL Forum1 432001-434000 Edmonton 15-Jan Edmonton 7th Brigade
50th 4 10 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 434001-436000 Calgary Regiment 15-Jan Calgary  10th Brigade
51st n/a Forum1
Forum2		 436001-438000; 487451-487650 Edmonton Regiment 15-Jan Edmonton original  12th Bde., 4th Div. broken up in UK
52nd 3 9 WDL Forum 438001-440000 New (North) Ontario Regiment 15-Jan Port Arthur 9th Brigade
53rd WDL 440001-442000; 485501-486500 15-Jan Prince Albert abs 15th Reserve
54th 4 11 WDL Forum1
Forum2		 442001-444000; 480001-480200 Kootenay  15-Jan Kootenay 11th Brigade
55th n/a 444001-446000 New Brunswick / P.E.I.  15-Jan New Brunswick/PEI abs 40th
56th n/a 446001-448000; 487651-488160 Calgary  15-Jan Calgary abs 9th Reserve
57th n/a 448001-451000 Canadiens Français 15-Aug Quebec City abs 69th; 10th Reserve
58th 3 9 WDL Forum 451001-454000 Central 15-Aug Central 9th Brigade
59th n/a 454001-457000 15-Aug Eastern Ontario/Hull abs 39th
60th WDL Forum1
Forum2
Forum3		 457001-460000 Victoria Rifles 15-Aug Montreal reinforced front
61st n/a Forum 460001-463000 Winnipeg  15-Aug Winnipeg abs 11th Reserve
62nd n/a 463001-466000 British Columbia  15-Aug Vancouver/Victoria/
Prince Rupert		 abs 30th Reserve
63rd n/a 466001-469000 Edmonton 15-Aug Medicine Hat/Calgary abs 9th Reserve
64th