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8th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops [textual record]

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Date:

1917-1918

Reference:

R611-387-6-E, RG9-III-C-7

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

183419

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Canadian Railway Troops in England historical records

8th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops
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Sub-series includes:

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

1917-1918

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.05 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the 8th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops (formerly the 211th Battalion), and document many aspects of its activities.

RG9 III, volume 4462 includes the following files: Disposition, 14 March 1917-8 May 1918 ( folder 5, file 4); Mobilization, 7 March - 27 April 1917 ( folder 5, file 5); Nominal rolls, 7 Feb. - 9 June 1917 ( folder 5, file 6); Officers, 12 March - 9 April 1917 ( folder 6, file 1); Reinforcements, 8 May 1917 - 22 Nov. 1918 ( folder 6, files 2 -3 ); Parade states, 4 - 16 April 1917 ( folder 4).

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Railway Troops. Battalion, 8th

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Railway Troops. Battalion, 8th : The 211th Battalion, predecessor of the 8th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops (CRT), was organized in February 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.M. Sage. Its authorization was published in General Order 69 of 15 July 1916. The battalion mobilized at Vancouver and recruited in Alberta and British Columbia. A special appeal was made to recruit American citizens and former American citizens resident in Canada.

The battalion embarked at Halifax on 20 December 1916 aboard OLYMPIC, disembarking in England on 26 December 1916. Its strength was 25 officers and 662 other ranks. It was absorbed by the 26th Canadian Reserve Battalion on 20 January 1917 and then by the Canadian Railway Troops Depot on 16 February 1917. The battalion amalgamated with the 218th Battalion on 21 March 1917 to form the 8th Battalion CRT. The authorization establishing the 8th Battalion CRT was published in General Order 63 of 15 June 1917. The battalion demobilized at Edmonton and was disbanded by General Order 196 of 1 November 1920.

The battalion supported brass and bugle bands. It published "The Legion" weekly in Canada. The battalion colours were presented at Calgary on 15 November 1916 by Mrs. John Carson of Calgary and were deposited in St. Paul's Cathedral, London for the duration of the war.

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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. 9-41-8 (90: Open)

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For related records found elsewhere in this fonds, see the following files: War diary, 1 Feb. 1917-31 Jan. 1919 (RG9, III, vol. 5013-5014, folder 739); Formation of CRT (RG9, III, vol. 4712, folder 99, file 2); Historical record (RG9, III, vol. 4712, folder 100, file 10); Correspondence re badges (RG9, III, vol. 4712, folder 100, file 11); Correspondence re casualties caused by explosion of Stokes mortar bombs at Ploegsturt fired by 10th Australian Trench Mortar Battery (RG9, III, vol. 4490, file 1); Operations (RG9, III, vol. 4472, folder 2, file 7); Argyll House file (RG9, III, vol. 3009, file V-152-33); Cdn Records Office file (RG9, III, vol. 1130, file R-49-4).

For related records found in the Department of National Defence fonds, see the following files: Demobilization (RG24, vol. 1809, file HQ 683-892-1); DHS file (RG24, vol. 1908, file DHS 5-10-5) Brig. A.E. Nash papers (RG24, vol. 1850, file GAQ 13-48).

This information is based on Barbara Wilson's unpublished Guide to the Sources of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

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RG9-III-C-7
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Volume [RG 9 III-C-7] 4462

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