War diary 8th battalion south staffs april 1917 8th battalion, the south staffordshire regiment the 8th service battalion the south staffordshire regiment was raised at lichfield in september 1914 as part of kitcheners second new army and joined 51st brigade, 17th northern division. Search for the war diaries of the canadian expeditionary force cef. During the first world war, the canadian army authorized the formation of 260 infantry battalions to serve in the canadian expeditionary force. You can view the images online or download them to your computer as a pdf file. The 3rd battalion, the toronto regiment, is perpetuated jointly by the queens own rifles of canada and what eventually became the royal regiment of canada. Use collection search to view the digitized war diaries for the cef rg9diii3, finding aid 952. I was looking at some today of where my aunt used to work in one of the manchester textile mills. The 26th battalion will relieve the 8th battalion east lancashire regt which holds the left sub sector of the front line bully alley exclusive to trench no 210 inclusive. The 26th battalion of the canadian expeditionary force.
The diaries were obtained as part of some research i was carrying out about the war experiences of my father, frederick harry tallack. The first world war war diary of the royal canadian regiment. Dion is member of the canadian expeditionary force study group, which studies the canadian expeditionary force cef in the great war 19141919. War diaries leicestershire regiment unit war diaries. War diary 18th ardwick battalion manchester regiment august 1918. For more detail of the assault of jan 16 17 see the pages of the war diary. In the keyword box, enter 952 war diaries and the name of the unit.
War diary the logistical summary for the 116th ontario county canadian infantry battalion s sojourn in france 1 february 1917. Most of the images here are from a book published in 1915 by gordon r. And so, for war diaries of units of the canadian expeditionary force, we return to the. Canadian units in world war i linking experiences of. Only a small fraction of these battalions ever reached france to serve on the front lines. The battalion was warned to proceed to france on sunday the 11th. Web resources for the researcher royal winnipeg rifles. The battalion was raised from winnipeg area soldiers military district 10 including men from the 90th regiment. Its certainly poignant as annie said looking at old photos. War diary of the 57th battalion gordon highlanders introduction to the war diaries. For example, infantry diaries were recorded by battalions, which. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. Additionally the cef study group has an incredible amount of material to plough through.
War diary tna for the uk national archives war diary awm for the australian war memorial. March 1 1918 lecleme training carried out in the vicinity of the companies billets. This series comprises the war diaries created by the units of the australian imperial force aif during the first world war. War diary the logistical summary for the 116th ontario county canadian infantry battalions sojourn in france 1 february 1917. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. The lac database contains the digitised war diaries of cef infantry, artillery and cavalry units, brigade, division and corps commands and support units. Im looking for the cef nominal roll for my grandfather who served in the 227th battalion. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. War diaries of the first world war library and archives. Here you will find a list of digitized regimental histories, booklets and souvenir albums of canadian units that served during the first world war. Biographies of those officers who fell in the 8th battalion.
Nominal rolls of the canadian expeditionary force doing. It is at part of barneys 9th battalion story is in the war diary for july 1916. I did known that he was in the royal scots fusiliers. War diaries of the first world war library and archives canada. Absorbed by 8th canadian reserve battalion on 15 february 1918. Cyclist battalion 1st7th 8th11th 11th14th corps signal company 1st4th 5th8th 9th11th 12th15th.
I hold the war diaries for all battalions of the leicestershire regiment for the period of the great war, as and when i have time i intend to transcribe them into pdf format to make it easier to pass them on to people with specific requests, however any requesters for information will have to be patient as i am very busy at present completing a 1,500 page research project in preparation for. It disembarked in france on february 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd infantry brigade, 1st canadian division in france and flanders until the end of the war. Australian imperial force unit war diaries, 191418 war. Gibbons of winnipeg to commemorate the second contingent going to the front from military district no. It is amazing the way this information makes them live again. Ive read the online na war diary for the 3rd pioneer battalion, now im looking for other points of view on the following questions.
The logistical summary for the 116th ontario county canadian infantry battalions sojourn in france. They are ordered numerically by unit number with unnumbered unit publications listed alphabetically at the end. Please note that the lac links are to pdf documents, some of which are in excess. Like the 5th, 6th and 7th battalions, it was recruited. The 8th battalion, canadian expeditionary force was a unit raised for service in the first world war. Really glad you have managed to get so much ionfo for your friend. The transcription above is available under the national archives open government licence for public sector information. A resource for military historians, genealogists, and others with an interest canadian participation in the great war of 19141918 also referred to. The war diary makes a totally oblique reference to the battle.
Awm4 subclass 2331 14th infantry battalion awm4 subclass 2331 14th infantry battalion australian imperial force unit war diaries, 191418 war. You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that. War diaries and unit histories the regimental rogue. This collection contains the digitized war diaries of cef infantry, artillery and cavalry units, brigade, division and corps commands and support units such. The battle of the ancre heights war diary of the 18th. The 8th battalion 90th winnipeg rifles, cef, was an infantry battalion of the canadian expeditionary force during the great war. He has made this information available to fellow researchers who may benefit from these documents. Only a fraction of the 260 cef infantry battalions. The 14th battalion was organized in valcartier camp in accordance with camp order 241 of 2 september 1914. Place date hour summary of events and information somme 1 the night of 1st2nd 18th can battalion relieved 21st canadian battn in line in front of courcellette sic. After the chaos of the events of 30th and 31st july it was decided that nothing but a carefully workedout plan would resolve the impasse at hooge which had existed since the german offensive at the second battle of ypres.
British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. Help was needed we asked for assistance in transcribing digitized copies of the 3rd battalion, canadian expeditionary forces war diaries for posting on this site. I recommend that you now look at the 8th infantry war diary and research the unit in general. I am trying to find out what he was doing when he died, and where. It starts with the infamous flamethrower attack at hooge in which the 8th rifle brigade suffered heavy losses. Once you are in a group of war diary extracts you normally can move forward.
While on active service, army headquarters, formations and units were required to keep unit war diaries recording their daily activities. Guide to sources relating to units of the canadian expeditionary force. The available material online regarding the 18th battalions involvement is, in a word, sketchy. During the night and particularly during the early morning heavy gun fire was heard. Officer co is responsible that the war diary is written up to date, and initials entries to. Your comment above referring to 8th battalion as a division does not make sense and so doesnt seem to augur well for the veracity of the virtual war memorial. Content is available under creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Field companies and battalions, canadian engineers pdf, 627.
Certificates and notes on bulleting, 18 april 21 sept. Was there any official history written for the 48th battalion, cef 3rd pioneer battalion. Arrangements being completed for the move, equipment etc. Our aircraft was active, also that of the enemy 6 of their planes crossing our line during the day all of which were driven off with a. The 14th battalion, canadian expeditionary force was a unit raised for service in the first world war history. This nominal roll identifies the officers, noncommissioned officers and men of the 8th battalion. About this blog war diary of the 18th battalion cef. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. Sources in this section, the text in bold is the main topic and the indented part is the archival reference. A resource for military historians, genealogists, and others with an interest canadian participation in the great war of 19141918 also referred to as world war 1, or the first world war cef war diary search.
The one for his british war medal and the victory medal shows that he only served overseas in the great war with the 1st battalion. Guide to sources relating to units of the canadian. The battalion will be relieved by 1the buffs on the morning, 14th inst. The remaining battalions, most often upon arrival in england, were broken up and primarily absorbed into a reserve battalion. From the start of the first world war, canadian expeditionary force cef units were required to maintain a daily account of their actions in the field. List of infantry battalions in the canadian expeditionary. Conference of battalion adjutants, intelligence officers and signalling officers at brigade headquarters in the afternoon.
From the start of the first world war, cef units were required to maintain a daily account of their actions in the field. These diaries were arranged by unit and covered the period of one month at a time. Even if ihey had had the latest manual, infantry tmining 4company. The army service numbers site shows that service number 7164 was issued by the regular army battalions of the norfolk regiment between the 30th september 1905, 7058 and the 20th june 1906, 7257. He listed himself as an orchardist from winnipeg, manitoba, when he signed on in valcartier, quebec, on 22 september 1914. This is the transcribed war diary for the 8th rifle brigade from 28th july to the start of october 1915 covering the time reginald thomas served in france belgium. Canada and the battle of vimy ridge, 912 april 1917. War diary 18th ardwick battalion manchester regiment march 1918. War diaries of the first world war archivianet library. The battalion was authorized on 10 august 1914 and embarked for great britain on 1 october 1914. We dont yet have templates for diaries held at other archives but you can manually create links to them and add the page to category.
This collection contains the digitized war diaries of cef infantry, artillery. Item level description created for the purpose of digitization. The war diary for the australian 9th battalion is available online at the australian war memorial web site. The 8th canadian infantry battalion organized at valcartier in september 1914 under camp order 241 dated 2 september 1914. Infantry battalions bibliotheque et archives canada.