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The 31st Battalion (Alberta), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The battalion recruited in Alberta and was mobilized at Calgary. The battalion was authorized in November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 17 May 1915. On 18 September 1915 it disembarked in France, where it fought with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded in August 1920.

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  • The 31st Battalion (Alberta), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The battalion recruited in Alberta and was mobilized at Calgary. The battalion was authorized in November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 17 May 1915. On 18 September 1915 it disembarked in France, where it fought with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded in August 1920. (en)
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  • Amiens
  • Ancre Heights
  • Arleux
  • Arras, 1917, '18
  • Canal du Nord
  • Drocourt–Quéant
  • France and Flanders, 1915–18
  • Hill 70
  • Hindenburg Line
  • Mount Sorrel
  • Passchendaele
  • Pursuit to Mons
  • Scarpe, 1918
  • Somme, 1916
  • Vimy, 1917
  • Cambrai, 1918
  • Flers–Courcelette
  • Scarpe, 1917
  • Somme, 1918
  • Thiepval Ridge
  • Ypres, 1917
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  • 1920-09-15 (xsd:date)
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  • 'Heinie' (Russian pony)
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  • Amiens (en)
  • Passchendaele (en)
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  • Ancre Heights (en)
  • Arleux (en)
  • Arras, 1917, '18 (en)
  • Canal du Nord (en)
  • France and Flanders, 1915–18 (en)
  • Hill 70 (en)
  • Hindenburg Line (en)
  • Mount Sorrel (en)
  • Pursuit to Mons (en)
  • Scarpe, 1918 (en)
  • Somme, 1916 (en)
  • Vimy, 1917 (en)
  • Drocourt–Quéant (en)
  • Cambrai, 1918 (en)
  • Flers–Courcelette (en)
  • Scarpe, 1917 (en)
  • Somme, 1918 (en)
  • Thiepval Ridge (en)
  • Ypres, 1917 (en)
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  • St. Eloi Craters, Ypres, Vierstraat, The Somme, Vimy Ridge, Lens, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Cambrai, Valencienne, Mons (en)
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  • Distinguishing patch (en)
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  • 0001-11-17 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • 1920-09-15 (xsd:date)
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  • 'Heinie' (en)
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  • 'Bell's Bulldogs' (en)
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  • LCol Nelson Spencer (en)
  • LCol Arthur Henry Bell, CMG, DSO (en)
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  • The 31st Battalion (Alberta), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The battalion recruited in Alberta and was mobilized at Calgary. The battalion was authorized in November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 17 May 1915. On 18 September 1915 it disembarked in France, where it fought with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded in August 1920. (en)
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  • 31st Battalion, CEF (en)
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