252nd (Lindsay) Battalion, CEF
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The 252nd Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
during the First World War. Based in Lindsay, Ontario
, the unit began recruiting in the autumn of 1916 in Victoria and Haliburton. After sailing to England in June 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion, CEF upon arrival. The 252nd (Lindsay) Battalion, CEF had two Officer Commanding: Major G. J. Thomson and Lieut-Col. J. J. Glass.
Canadian Expeditionary Force
The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. Units of the C.E.F. were divided into field formation in France, where they were organized first into separate divisions and later joined together into a single...
during the First World War. Based in Lindsay, Ontario
Lindsay, Ontario
Lindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough...
, the unit began recruiting in the autumn of 1916 in Victoria and Haliburton. After sailing to England in June 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion, CEF upon arrival. The 252nd (Lindsay) Battalion, CEF had two Officer Commanding: Major G. J. Thomson and Lieut-Col. J. J. Glass.