Category: 5th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I
Categories: Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I
The 5th Battalion was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1915. It entered the theatre of operations in France on 14 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.
Person Profiles (10)
John Coubrough
11 Apr 1894 Dawn Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada - 08 Aug 1918
Simon Coubrough
22 Jan 1896 Dawn Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada - 02 May 1917
Levi Hart
07 Mar 1890 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - 09 Apr 1917
Robert Hewitson
07 Jul 1867 Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland - abt 09 Nov 1942
William Linaker
10 May 1889 Southport, Lancashire, England - 23 Nov 1925
Maurice Machell
06 May 1891 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 15 Sep 1916
Alexander MacKay
13 Oct 1877 Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia, Canada - 22 May 1915
Cyril Mowbray
23 Mar 1898 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - 10 Nov 1917
Napoleon Nault
19 Jan 1896 Stoney Lake, Jackfish District, Saskatchewan - 10 Nov 1917
Joseph Taillefer
12 May 1876 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 02 Feb 1961
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