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Canadian Light Horse [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1914-1919

Reference:

R611-59-0-E, RG9-III-C-2

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

182359

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Cavalry historical records

Canadian Light Horse
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Sub-series includes:

148 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1914-1919

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.0 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the Canadian Light Horse, and document many aspects of its activities.

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Creator: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Light Horse

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Light Horse : The Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment was formed at Abeele on 19 May 1916 from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisional Cavalry Squadrons and included the 19th Alberta Dragoons (A Squadron), the 1st Canadian Hussars (B Squadron), and 10th Canadian Mounted Rifles (16th Light Horse or C Squadron). The regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Elmsley, was designated the Canadian Light Horse on 21 February 1917. The Canadian Light Horse returned to England on 3 March 1919, was demobilized at Toronto on March 1919, and disbanded by General Order 207 of 15 November 1920 .

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the "consists of" fields in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. The finding aid (formerly 9-36) is a list consisting of volume number, file number, title and outside dates. 9-78 Excel (90: Open)

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World War, 1914-1918 Canada

Cavalry

Canada. Canadian Army
Source:

Government

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RG9-III-C-2
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 III-C-2] 3988--3992

[Consultation 90 Open]

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