18th Canadian Infantry Battalion
(Western Ontario)
History
The battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 18 April 1915. It disembarked in France on 15 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.
The 18th Battalion recruited and was mobilized in London, Ontario.
Battle honours
The 18th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
Mount Sorrel
Somme 1916, 1918
Flers-Courcelette
Thiepval
Ancre Heights
Arras 1917, 1918
Vimy 1917
Hill 70
Ypres 1917
Passchendaele
Amiens
Scarpe 1918
Hindenburg Line
Canal du Nord
Cambrai 1918
Pursuit to Mons
France & Flanders 1915, 1918
Badge of 18th Battalion
Numeral Collar Badge
Formation Patche
Cap Badge
List of soldiers who left graffiti
Baker, Richard John #213231
Blue, Edison Louis #454887
Cameron, Donald William #652083
Cater, Archibald Leonard #730648
Chapman, Percy Timlin #283134
Coates, George Richard #775932
Crozier, Henry Kilduff "Harry" #195711
Fickley, Chester Charles #406711
Healey, William Patrick #928609
Hovanessiah, Sahag MM #769329
Howlett, William Frederick #730431
King, Frederick Parker #928690
Leonard, Alfred George #803194
Mercer, Joseph Alfred #405768
Price, William Henry #769419
Roberts, Arthur Frederick #189879
Thompson, George John #158735
Walling, George MM #53170
Links on the 18th Canadian Battalion Infantry
Purchasse PDF book on the graffiti on the18th Battalion Link