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Labour battalion historical records [textual record]

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Date:

1916-1919

Reference:

R611-206-9-E, RG9-III-C-6

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Item ID number:

182607

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Labour battalion historical records
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

1916-1919

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.72 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of the historical records of Canadian Labour units and formations, which were sent periodically to the Canadian Record Office and the Canadian War Records Office for safekeeping. The records are arranged by subject within each unit. The four Canadian Labour Battalions established for work in rear areas were organized in England in December 1916 and January 1917 using men not fit for service in the trenches (B. Category). The intention was to have one battalion attached to each Canadian division in France but, in fact, all were employed in railway construction under the Director of Labour (British). In November 1917, two of the battalions finally went to the Canadian Corps and the other two became battalions of the Canadian Railway troops. In November 1917, the 2nd and 3rd Labour Battalions were redesignated as the 12th and 11th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops, respectively. In March 1918, the 1st and 4th Labour Battalions were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Works Battalions, respectively.

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Canada. Canadian Army. Labour Battalion

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RG9-III-C-6
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