The battalion sailed for England on the S.S. Missanabie on February 2, 1915, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Fisher, with a complement of 35 officers and 942 other ranks. On April 29, 1915, the unit was re-organized as the 23rd Reserve Battalion.[2]
For the duration of the war, the 23rd Reserve Battalion, based in England, trained and provided reinforcements for Canadian infantry units fighting in France. The unit routinely received reinforcements from Canada, both directly and through the absorption of other infantry battalions.[2]
^"THE ROYAL MONTREAL REGIMENT". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ abcdeLaughton, Richard (4 September 2012). "23rd Reserve Battalion". Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG) Matrix Project.
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23rd, reserve, battalion, infantry, unit, canadian, expeditionary, force, during, first, world, 23rd, infantry, battalion, departing, quebec, city, february, 1915active1914, 1920countrycanadabranchcanadian, expeditionary, forceroleinfantrysizebattalionengageme. The 23rd Reserve Battalion CEF was an infantry unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War 1 23rd Reserve Battalion CEFThe 23rd Infantry Battalion departing Quebec City on February 2 1915Active1914 1920CountryCanadaBranchCanadian Expeditionary ForceRoleInfantrySizebattalionEngagementsFirst World War Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFormed as the 23rd Infantry Battalion on August 6 1914 the battalion mobilized at Quebec City and recruited in various cities across Canada including Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Winnipeg Montreal and Quebec City The initial core of the battalion comprised trained recruits from The Canadian Grenadier Guards and the 58th Regiment Westmount Rifles 2 The battalion sailed for England on the S S Missanabie on February 2 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F W Fisher with a complement of 35 officers and 942 other ranks On April 29 1915 the unit was re organized as the 23rd Reserve Battalion 2 For the duration of the war the 23rd Reserve Battalion based in England trained and provided reinforcements for Canadian infantry units fighting in France The unit routinely received reinforcements from Canada both directly and through the absorption of other infantry battalions 2 It absorbed the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion CEF in August 1916 On May 11 1917 after absorbing the 199th Battalion Duchess of Connaught s Own Irish Rangers CEF the battalion was redesignated the 23rd Canadian Reserve Battalion 199th Duchess of Connaught s Own Irish Canadian Rangers 2 The battalion was disbanded by general order on September 15 1920 and is currently perpetuated by The Royal Montreal Regiment 2 See also editList of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary ForceReferences edit THE ROYAL MONTREAL REGIMENT Official Lineages Volume 3 Part 2 Infantry Regiments Directorate of History and Heritage Retrieved 8 January 2012 a b c d e Laughton Richard 4 September 2012 23rd Reserve Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group CEFSG Matrix Project External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 23rd Battalion CEF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 23rd Reserve Battalion CEF amp oldid 1142129791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
