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119th (Algoma) Battalion, CEF

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Canadian Expeditionary Force unit

Manitoulin Boys of the 119th Battalion

The 119th (Algoma) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

History

Based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in the Algoma District and on Manitoulin Island. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion on April 16, 1918. The 119th (Algoma) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. T. P. T. Rowland.

References

  • Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.

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