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The 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War. The Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 6 May 1915. It disembarked in France on 15 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 4th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.〔Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.〕 The 21st Battalion recruited in Eastern Ontario and was mobilized at Kingston, Ontario.〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 ==Officers Commanding== The 21st Battalion had five Officers Commanding: *Lt.-Col. William St Pierre Hughes, 6 May 1915 – 18 July 1916 *Lt.-Col. E.W. Jones, DSO, 18 July 1916 – 7 January 1917 *Lt.-Col. T.F. Elmitt, 7 January 1917 – 1 July 1917 *Lt.-Col. E.W. Jones, DSO, 1 July 1917 – 8 August 1918 *Lt.-Col. H.E. Pense, DSO, 8 August 1918-Demobilization〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 The Ottawa Branch of the 21st Battalion Association erected a memorial plaque at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Ottawa) which is dedicated to Brigadier General William St Pierre Hughes, D.S.O., V.D., First Commanding Officer 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario), CEF 1914 - 1916. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario), CEF」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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