The 26th Battalion (New Brunswick) CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. The 26th Battalion recruited throughout New Brunswick and was mobilized at Saint John, New Brunswick.Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The 26th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF, is perpetuated by The Royal New Brunswick Regiment.

History The battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 15 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 16 September, where it fought as part of the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

Commanding Officers The 26th battalion had six Officers Commanding:

Lt.-Col. J.L. McAvity, 15 June 1915 – 29 May 1916 Lt.-Col. A.E.G. McKenzie, DSO, 29 May 1916 – 2 July 1917 Lt.-Col. W.R. Brown, DSO, 2 July 1917 – 4 October 1917 Lt.-Col. A.E.G. McKenzie, DSO, 4 October 1917 – 29 September 1918 Maj. C.G. Porter, DSO, 28 August 1918 – 5 September 1918 Lt.-Col. W.R. Brown, DSO, 5 September 1918-DemobilizationMeek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.

Battle honours The 26th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:

MOUNT SORREL SOMME, 1916, '18 Flers-Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 HILL 70 Ypres 1917 Passchendaele AMIENS HINDENBURG LINE Canal du Nord Cambrai, 1918 PURSUIT TO MONS FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.

See also List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force

References

Sources Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962 The Story of the Fighting 26th, R.W. Gould and S.K.Smith, St John News Co.

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