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The 44th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
History
The 44th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 23 October 1915. It disembarked in France on 12 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 10th Canadian Brigade, 4th Canadian Division, in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.
In August 1918, the 44th Battalion was renamed the 44th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF.
The 44th Battalion recruited in and was mobilized at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The 44th Battalion had three officers commanding:
Lt-Col. E.R. Wayland, 22 October 1915 – 11 December 1915
Lt.-Col. J.H. Sills, 27 December 1915 – 16 January 1917
Lt.-Col. R.D. Davies, DSO, 22 January 1917 – demobilization
Battle honours
The 44th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
Somme, 1916
Ancre Heights
Ancre, 1916
Arras, 1917, '18
Vimy, 1917
Hill 70
Ypres 1917
Passchendaele
Amiens
Scarpe 1918
Drocourt-Quéant
Hindenburg Line
Canal du Nord
Valenciennes
France and Flanders, 1916-18
Perpetuation
In 1920 the perpetuation of the 44th Battalion was assigned to the Carleton Light Infantry, which held it until 1936. The perpetuation then passed to the Carleton and York Regiment (1936–1954), the New Brunswick Regiment (1954–1956) and the Royal New Brunswick Regiment from 1956.
The perpetuation was transferred to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on 11 September 1969.
See also
List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
References
Sources
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962