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From: "Darryl Pearce" <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] 3rd battalion C.E.F
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 20:50:03 -0500
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> Hello list,
> I just found out that my ggrandfather Donald Freeman
> was in the 3rd Battalion C.E.F. What does that mean?
> He was Canadian.
> Thank-you
> Laurie
>
> =====
> Have a great day!
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Laurie
it means

CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
1914-1919.


3rd CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALION (TORONTO, ONTARIO)

Organized:- August 6,1914
Strength:- 1,101
Disbanded:- September 15,1920

The battalion served in France and Flanders with the 1st Infantry Brigade,
1st Canadian Division from February 12,1915 until the armistice. Two mem-
bers of the battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross: Cpl.Colin Barren, at
Passchendaele Ridge, November 6,1917 and Lt.George Fraser Kerr,M.C,M.M., at
Bourlon Wood, September 27,1918.

Affiliations:- 124th, 170th and 204th Battalions.

Perpetuation:- The battalion is perpetuated by two Regiments of the Canadian

Army Militia: The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Regiment of

Canada.

BATTLE HONOURS
YPRES 1915,'17;

1916; Pozieres;

Arleux; Scarpe 1
Hindenburg Line;

Gravenstafel; ST.JULIEN; FESTUBERT 1915; MOUNT SORREL; SOMME
Flers-Courcelette; Ancre Heights, Arras 1917,'18; VIMY 1917;

917,'18'; Hill 70; PASSCHENDAELE; AMIENS; DROCOURT-QUEANT;

CANAL DU NORD; Pursuit to Mons; France and Flanders 1915-18.


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Darryl
Ontario
Canada.


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