252nd Battalion (Lindsay), CEF

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The 252nd (Lindsay) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Lindsay, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in the autumn of 1916 in Victoria and Haliburton. After sailing to England in June 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion, CEF upon arrival. The 252nd (Lindsay) Battalion, CEF had two Officer Commanding: Major G. J. Thomson and Lieut-Col. J. J. Glass.

Canadian Expeditionary Force field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War

The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. The force fielded several combat formations on the Western Front in France and Belgium, the largest of which was the Canadian Corps, consisting of four divisions. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade and the Canadian Independent Force, which were independent of the Canadian Corps, also fought on the Western Front. The CEF also had a large reserve and training organization in England, and a recruiting organization in Canada. In the later stages of the European war, particularly after their success at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele, the Canadian Corps was regarded by friend and foe alike as one of the most effective Allied military formations on the Western Front. In August 1918, the CEF's Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force travelled to revolution-torn Russia. It reinforced an anti-Bolshevik garrison in Vladivostok during the winter of 1918–19. At this time, another force of Canadian soldiers were placed in Archangel, where they fought against Bolsheviks.

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