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1st Canadian Tramways Company, Canadian Engineers [textual record]

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Date:

1918-1919

Reference:

R611-202-1-E, RG9-III-C-5

Type of material:

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

182578

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Canadian Engineers historical records

1st Canadian Tramways Company, Canadian Engineers
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Sub-series includes:

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Date(s):

1918-1919

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Extent:

0.1 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the 1st Canadian Tramways Company, Canadian Engineers, and document many aspects of its activities.

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Creator: Canada. Canadian Engineers. Canadian Tramways Company, 1st

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Canada. Canadian Engineers. Canadian Tramways Company, 1st : The 1st Canadian Tramways Company, Canadian Engineers (CE) was organized in Belgium in May 1916 as the Composite Pioneer Company, Canadian Corps. Commanded by Captain D.H. Williams, it constructed and operated light railways in Belgium. Personnel were drawn from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalions, Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Company and from various infantry battalions. The Composite Pioneer Company was first redesignated as No. 1 Section, Canadian Corps Tramways Company and then redesignated as Canadian Light Railway Operating Company, CE in November 1917. It was commanded by Capt. S.F. Workman. Its final redesignation was the 1st Tramways Company, Canadian Engineers in February 1918. The1st Tramways Company was demobilized at Seaford in January 1919.

Tramways Companies, Canadian Engineers built, maintained and operated light railways in forward areas. The gage used was 60-centimetre and the cars were interchangeable with the Army Light Railway System. The trains were powered with petrol because they operated beyond the point where it was considered safe to use steam power. Tramways carried ammunition to artillery batteries, engineering supplies, troops, rations, gas and other comparatively light loads. They also ran hospital trains to carry the wounded to field ambulance stations.

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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 9-39) is a list consisting of volume number, file number, title and outside dates. 9-124 (90: Open)

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RG9-III-C-5
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 III-C-5] 4445

[Consultation 90 Open]

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