256th Battalion, CEF
The 256th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1916 in that city. The unit later became the , Canadian Railway Troops. The battalion received no battle honours and was disbanded on 15 September 1920.[1] The 256th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. W. A. McConnell.
Fred Ogilvie Loft[2][3] was a part of this battalion.
The battalion is perpetuated by The Algonquin Regiment.
References[]
- ^ "256th Battalion, CEF". CanadianSoldiers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Loft, Fred. "Le Canada en guerre". Apocalypse news.
- ^ "Biography – LOFT, FREDERICK OGILVIE – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
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