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1st Canadian Division

Company formed

22 Sep 1914

1st Canadian Division

Embarkation started at Quebec aboard Arcadian

23 Sep 1914

1st Canadian Division

Embarkation completed

1 Oct 1914

1st Canadian Division

Sailed from Gaspé Basin

3 Oct 1914

United Kingdom

1st Canadian Division

Arrived in Plymouth Sound

14 Oct 1914

1st Canadian Division

In camp at West Down South in Devonshire

19 Oct 1914

1st Canadian Division

In camp at Larkhill

14 Nov 1914

1st Canadian Division

Departed for Avonmouth and embarked for France

8 Feb 1915

France

1st Canadian Division

Arrived at St. Nazaire

12 Feb 1915

1st Canadian Division

Eecke

15 Feb 1915

1st Canadian Division

Armentieres

23 Feb 1915

1st Canadian Division

Croix Blanche

11 Mar 1915

1st Canadian Division

Cassel

7 Apr 1915

1st Canadian Division

Brielen

16 Apr 1915

1st Canadian Division

St. Jean (just northeast of Ypres)

20 Apr 1915

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Ypres

22 Apr – 25 May 1915

1st Canadian Division, 3rd Infantry Brigade

Into line as infantry with the 3rd Brigade at Gravenstafel

22-23 Apr 1915

1st Canadian Division

Battle of St. Julien

24 Apr – 4 May 1915

1st Canadian Division

Released as infantry and proceeded to Wieltje

24 Apr 1915

1st Canadian Division, 3rd Infantry Brigade

Into line as infantry with the 3rd Brigade

25 Apr 1915

1st Canadian Division

Vlamertinghe

3 May 1915

1st Canadian Division

Steentje

4 May 1915

1st Canadian Division

Calonne

14 May 1915

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Festubert

15-25 May 1915

1st Canadian Division, 3rd Infantry Brigade

In line with the 3rd Brigade at Festubert

18 May 1915

1st Canadian Division

Oblinghem

31 May 1915

1st Canadian Division

Ploegsteert

30 Jun 1915

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Mount Sorrel

2-13 Jun 1916

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Pozieres

23 Jul – 3 Sep 1916

1st Canadian Division

Albert

1 Sep 1916

1st Canadian Division

La Boisselle

3 Sep 1916

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Flers-Courcelette

15-22 Sep 1916

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Thiepval

26-28 Sep 1916

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Ancre Heights

1 Oct – 11 Nov 1916

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Le Transloy

1-18 Oct 1916

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Vimy

9-14 Apr 1917

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Arleux

28-29 Apr 1917

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Scarpe

3-4 May 1917

1st Canadian Division

Maisnil-Bouche

4 May 1917

1st Canadian Division

Marzingarbe

25 Jul 1917

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Hill 70

15-25 Aug 1917

1st Canadian Division

Battle of Passchendaele

26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917

1st Canadian Division

Potijze

26 Oct 1917

1st Canadian Division

Lievin and Maroc

1 Jan – 5 Feb 1918

1st Canadian Division

Hill 70 and St. Emile Sectors

6 Feb – 27 Mar 1918

1st Canadian Division

Agnez-les-Duisans

28 Mar 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battalion formed

9 Jul 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battle of Amiens

8-11 Aug 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battle of Scarpe

26-30 Aug 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battle of Drocourt-Queant

2-3 Sep 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Cagnicourt

26 Sep 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Pursuit to Mons

28 Sep – 11 Nov 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battle of Canal Du Nord

27 Sep – 1 Oct 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battle of Cambrai

8-9 Oct 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Sailly-en-Ostrevent

13 Oct 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Battle of Valenciennes

1-2 Nov 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Kalk, Germany

13 Dec 1918

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Wasseiges, Belgium

13 Jan 1919

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Bas-Oha (near Huy)

20 Mar 1919

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Departed France

26 Mar 1919

United Kingdom

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Arrived at Liphook, Hampshire

31 Mar 1919

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Departed for Canada aboard the Olympic

26 Apr 1919

Canada

3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1st Division

Demobilized in Winnipeg

May 1919

SOURCES:

1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal. The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.

2. KERRY, A.J. and Mc DILL, W.A. The History of The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, 1749-1939. Volume I. The Military Engineers Association of Canada, Ottawa, 1962.