Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 196th
Name Entries
corporateBody
Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 196th
Name Components
Name :
Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 196th
Canada. (Western Universities) Canadian Infantry Battalion, 196th
Name Components
Name :
Canada. (Western Universities) Canadian Infantry Battalion, 196th
Canada. Battalion, C.E.F., "Western Universities", 196th
Name Components
Name :
Canada. Battalion, C.E.F., "Western Universities", 196th
Canada. Western Universities Battalion
Name Components
Name :
Canada. Western Universities Battalion
Canada. Battalion, 196th
Name Components
Name :
Canada. Battalion, 196th
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
The Western Universities Battalion was formed in 1916 with its membership drawn primarily from students and alumni of the Universities of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. The organizers felt that a distinctive western unit composed exclusively of men of similar background would be desirable and to this end they sought to attract "those earnest, studious men of practised intellect and proved ability, who are most fit to play their parts as leaders of men in the most difficult and complex science of modern warfare." The recruiting and organization of "D" Company (British Columbia) was entrusted to Major R.W. Brock. The unit was housed on the University of British Columbia campus with drilling, marching and arms training taking place on the King Edward High School grounds. "D" Company joined the rest of the W.U.B. at Camp Hughes in Manitoba in the fall of 1916 and members of the Battalion saw their first action in Europe in 1917.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/127758589
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
Subjects
Nationalities
Activities
Collectors
Occupations
Legal Statuses
Places
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>