41st Battalion (French Canadian), CEF

41st Battalion, CEF
Active	1914–1916
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
Type	Infantry
Mobilization headquarters	Quebec City
Battle honours	The Great War, 1915–16
Commanders
Officer commanding	LCol Louis Henri Archambault

The 41st Battalion (French Canadian), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 41st Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 18 October 1915. The battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 13 July 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 69th Battalion, CEF. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. ^[1]

The 41st Battalion recruited in the Province of Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario, and was mobilized at Quebec City. ^[2]

The 41st Battalion had one officer commanding, Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Henri Archambault, 18 October 1915 to 4 April 1916. ^{[2] [3]}

The 41st Battalion was awarded the battle honour "The Great War, 1915–16". ^[4]

Since 1961, the 41st Battalion has been perpetuated by the Régiment de Maisonneuve. ^[1]

References

1. "Le Régiment de Maisonneuve". www.canada.ca. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
2. Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN   0906158109
3. "L. H. Archambault". World War Graphic History. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
4. Appendix to General Order No. 123 of 1929, p. 13

Sources

• Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962