- Source: 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF
The 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF was a battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force.
History
The 14th Battalion was authorized on 1 September 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 27 and 29 September 1914. It disembarked in France on 15 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 3rd Canadian Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on 15 September 1920.
The battalion fought at the centre of the 3rd Brigade during the attack on Vimy Ridge and faced strong opposition. Several German strongpoints had survived the creeping barrage and their machine-guns caught the 14th in the open. By the end of the day the battalion's casualties were 92 killed and 173 wounded.
Perpetuations
The battalion is perpetuated by The Royal Montreal Regiment.
Battle honours
Ypres 1915, 17
Gravenstafel
St. Julien
Festubert, 1915
Mount Sorrel
Somme, 1916
Pozieres
Thiepval
Ancre Heights
Arras 1917, '18
Vimy, 1917
Arleux
Scarpe, 1917, '18
Hill 70
Passchendaele
Amiens
Drocourt-Quéant
Hindenburg Line
Canal du Nord
Pursuit to Mons
France and Flanders, 1915-18
See also
List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF
- Royal Montreal Regiment
- Royal Canadian Regiment
- Fusiliers Mont-Royal
- George Burdon McKean
- 1st Canadian Division
- Charles Basil Price
- Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
- Canadian Grenadier Guards
- List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
