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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