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The 252nd
Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a unit
raised for service in the First World War.
History
The 252nd Battalion, CEF was
raised in Lindsay, Ontario, from recruits in Military
District 3 (Victoria/Haliburton Counties).1
Official authorization to form the battalion was published
in General Order 11/17 dated 1 February 1917.2
The unit began forming in
September 1916 and had a brass band; the commanding officer
was Lieutenant-Colonel J.J. Glass. The unit contributed a
draft of one officer and 71 other ranks to the 253rd
Battalion.
The battalion embarked at
Halifax, Nova Scotia on S.S. Olympic for the United
Kingdom on 2 June 1917, and disembarked in England on 9 June
1917 with a strength of 6 officers and 127 other ranks. The
unit was absorbed by the 6th Canadian Reserve Battalion the
next day, 10 June 1917.
The unit officially disbanded by
authority of Privy Council Order 2342 dated 1 September
1917. 3
The battalion was perpetuated
after the war by The Victoria and Halliburton Regiment
following the reorganizations of the Otter Committee. That
regiment was disbanded on 12 December 1936 and converted to
artillery.4
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252nd
Battalion, CEF |
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Raised:
September 1916 (GO 11/1917)
Strength: 6 officers, 127 other ranks
Service: Absorbed by the 6th Reserve
Battalion to provide reinforcements for the Canadian
Corps in the field.
Disbanded: 1917
Perpetuated by: The Victoria and Halliburton
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Battle Honours
General Order No. 123 of 1929 granted a
single battle honour to the 252nd Battalion, CEF:
The Great War, 1917
Notes
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Love, p.140 and Stewart, p.106
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Guide to Sources, p.680
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Ibid
References
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Love, David W.
A Call to Arms: The Organization and Administration of
Canada's Military in World War One (Bunker to Bunker
Books, Calgary, AB, 1999) ISBN 1894255-03-8
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Stewart, Charles
H. Overseas: The Lineages and Insignia of the Canadian
Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 (Little & Stewart,
Toronto, ON, 1970)
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Guide to Sources Relating to
Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Infantry Battalions (Library
and Archives Canada, Ottawa, ON, 2012)
Archival Holdings
The following holdings at Library and
Archives Canada may be useful for further research on this unit:
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Historical record
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Correspondence re badges
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Enlistment of men from No.3 Special
Service Company.
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Mobilization accounts
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Inspection reports, clothing and
equipment
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Transportation warrants
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Inspection reports
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Badges
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Pay and paysheets
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Inspection and audit reports
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Demobilization
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Appointment of officers
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MD3 file
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DHS file
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Inspection reports prior to leaving
Canada
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Nominal roll on embarkation from
Canada, 1917
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Daily Orders
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