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The 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 49th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 3 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 9 October 1915, where it fought as part of the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.〔Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.〕 The 49th Battalion recruited in and was mobilized at Edmonton, Alberta.〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 The 49th Battalion had four Commanding Officers: *Lt-Col W.A. Griesbach, DSO, 4 June 1915 – 11 February 1917 *Lt.Col. R.H. Palmer, DSO, 14 February 1917 – 1 July 1918 *Lt.Col. C.Y. Weaver, DSO, 1 July 1918 – 1 October 1918 *Lt.Col. R.H. Palmer, DSO, 2 October 1918 – Demobilization〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 Two members of the 49th Battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross. Private John Chipman Kerr was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 16 September 1916 at Courcelette, France. Private Cecil John Kinross was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 30 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele.〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 The 49th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: *MOUNT SORREL *SOMME, 1916 *Flers-Courcelette *Ancre Heights *ARRAS, 1917, '18 *Vimy, 1917 *HILL 70 *Ypres 1917 *Passchendaele *AMIENS *Scarpe, 1918 *HINDENBURG LINE *Canal du Nord *PURSUIT TO MONS *FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915–18〔Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109〕 The 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF, is perpetuated by The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry).〔Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms 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「49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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