The battalion was founded by the CEF to improve their recruitment success by having an all-Irish regiment. They were also called the "Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers", as a tribute to Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, who funded the battalion. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city.[1]
After sailing to England in December 1916, the battalion was sent on a tour of Ireland at the request of the Colonial Secretary, the Canadian-born Bonar Law.[2][3] On its return to England, the battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion, CEF, on May 11, 1917.
The 199th (Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers) Battalion, CEF, had two commanding officers: Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Trihey (December 26, 1916 – January 10, 1917) and Lieutenant-Colonel J. V. O'Donahoe (January 10, 1917 – April 11, 1917).
199th, battalion, duchess, connaught, irish, rangers, 199th, duchess, connaught, irish, rangers, battalion, unit, canadian, expeditionary, force, during, first, world, 199th, battalion, cefrecruitment, poster, circa, 1915active1916, 1917disbanded1917countrycan. The 199th Duchess of Connaught s Own Irish Rangers Battalion CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force CEF during the First World War 199th Battalion CEFRecruitment poster circa 1915Active1916 1917Disbanded1917CountryCanadaBranchCanadian Expeditionary ForceTypeInfantryGarrison HQMontrealMotto s Latin Quis separabit lit Who shall separate us Theatre of war honourThe Great War 1916 17 Contents 1 History 2 Perpetuation 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe battalion was founded by the CEF to improve their recruitment success by having an all Irish regiment They were also called the Duchess of Connaught s Own Irish Rangers as a tribute to Princess Louise Margaret Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn who funded the battalion Based in Montreal Quebec the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915 16 in that city 1 After sailing to England in December 1916 the battalion was sent on a tour of Ireland at the request of the Colonial Secretary the Canadian born Bonar Law 2 3 On its return to England the battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion CEF on May 11 1917 nbsp Recruiting poster with map of Ireland The 199th Duchess of Connaught s Own Irish Rangers Battalion CEF had two commanding officers Lieutenant Colonel H J Trihey December 26 1916 January 10 1917 and Lieutenant Colonel J V O Donahoe January 10 1917 April 11 1917 Perpetuation editIn 1920 the perpetuation of the 199th Battalion was assigned to the Irish Canadian Rangers a Montreal infantry regiment of the Non Permanent Active Militia that disbanded in 1936 4 See also editList of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary ForceReferences edit All in One with the Irish Canadian Rangers 199th Overseas Battalion World Digital Library 1914 1918 Retrieved 2013 08 03 Burns Robin B 1985 The Montreal Irish and the Great War PDF CCHA Historical Studies 52 67 81 Retrieved 13 October 2020 Drysdale A M 1917 Canada to Ireland The Visit of The Duchess of Connaught s Own PDF T Fisher Unwin Retrieved 13 October 2020 Government of Canada National Defence 2005 03 09 Annex 1B www cmp cpm forces gc ca Retrieved 2020 10 14 Meek John F Over the Top The Canadian Infantry in the First World War Orangeville Ont The Author 1971 nbsp This Canadian military history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This World War I article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 199th Battalion Duchess of Connaught 27s Own Irish Rangers CEF amp oldid 1135636623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
