2nd Canadian Division

The formation of the 2nd Canadian Division began in May of 1915 in Britain following the arrival of a large contingent of soldiers from Canada. The Division remained in Great Britain only a short time before embarking for France in September of 1915. Under the command of Major-General R.E.W. Turner, its members spent a long and bitterly cold winter in a Belgian section of the front between Ploegsteert Wood and St. Eloi , south of Ypres . Infantry units as well as Artillery Units of the 2nd Canadian Division served in both France and Flanders until Armistice Day .

INFANTRY UNITS

4th Canadian Brigade: (Formed after the original 4th Brigade was dispersed)

18th (Western Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 1, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

19th (Central Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 19, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

20th (Central Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 1914 - November 11, 1918;

21st (Eastern Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 19, 1914 - November 11, 1918.

5th Canadian Brigade:

22nd (Canadien Francais) Battalion Canadian Infantry (later Royal 22e Régiment ). October 21, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

24th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 22, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

25th (Nova Scotia) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

26th (New Brunswick) Battalion Canadian Infantry . November 2, 1914 - November 11, 1918.

6th Canadian Brigade

27th (City Of Winnipeg) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 21, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

28th (North West) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 19, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

29th (Vancouver) Battalion Canadian Infantry . October 24, 1914 - November 11, 1918;

31st (Alberta) Battalion Canadian Infantry . November 16, 1914 - November 11, 1918.

Pioneers:

2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1916 - June 1917. To the 2nd Canadian Engineer Brigade.

BATTLES AND ENGAGEMENTS ON THE WESTERN FRONT :

1916 :

Actions Of The St. Eloi Craters - March 27 - 16 Apr

Battle Of Mount Sorrel - June 2-13

Battle Of Flers - Courcelette - September 15-22

Battle Of Thiepval - September 26-28

Battle Of Le Transloy - October 1-18

Battle Of The Ancre Heights - October 1 - November 11

1917 :

Battle Of Vimy Ridge - April 9-14

Attack On La Coulotte - April 23

Battle Of Arleux - April 28-29

Third Battle Of The Scarpe - May 3-4

Battle Of Hill 70 - August 15-25

Second Battle Of Passchendaele - October 26 - November 10

Battle Of Cambrai - November 20 - December 3

1918 :

First Battle Of Arras - March 28

Battle Of Amiens - August 8-11

Actions Round Damery - August 15-17

Battle Of The Scarpe - August 26-30

The Pursuit To The Selle - October 9-12

Passage Of The Grande Honelle - November 5-7

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