Friday 9 November 2012

21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario) - 21 November 1914

Panoramic photograph of the 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario) taken in Kingston, Ontario on 21 November 1914.

The 21st Battalion was raised in October-November 1914 and was sent overseas in May 1915. The 21st Battalion was attached to the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. Unit would become a premier fighting force of the Canadian Corps in the Great War, taken part in many of Canada's historical battles. 

Notable Battle Honours: 
St. Eloi Craters, Courcelette (Somme), Vimy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, and the 100 Days.


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