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The 32nd Battalion, CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The Battalion was authorized on 3 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 February 1915. It was redesignated as the 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF on 18 April 1915 and on 4 January 1917 its personnel were absorbed by the 15th Reserve Battalion, CEF, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 1 September 1917.〔Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.〕 The 32nd Battalion recruited in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and was mobilized at Winnipeg. 〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 The 32nd Battalion had three Officers Commanding: *Lt.-Col. H.J. Cowan, 7 March 1915-15 September 1915 *Lt.-Col. C.D. MacPherson, 15 September 1915-1 August 1916 *Lt.-Col. F.J. Clarke, 2 August 1916-2 January 1917〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 The 32nd Battalion was awarded the battle honour The GREAT WAR 1915-17. The 32nd Battalion, CEF, is perpetuated by The 12th Manitoba Dragoons, currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle.〔Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003/AF-001 Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments - Part One: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments〕 ==References== 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「32nd Battalion, CEF」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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