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The 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that saw service in the First World War.
It was created on 2 September 1914 with recruits from Toronto.
The battalion returned to Canada from England on the SS Olympic arriving in Halifax on 21 April 1919, then in Toronto by train and demobilizing in the afternoon of 23 April 1919.
Only 40 of the original contingent from 1914 arrived back at the end of the war although others had been demobilized or taken prisoners of war.
Battle honours
Battle honours
The 3rd Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
Ypres 1915, 1917
Gravenstafel
St. Julien
Festubert 1915
Mount Sorrel
Somme 1916
Pozières
Flers-Courcelette
Ancre Heights
Arras 1917, 1918
Vimy 1917
Arleux
Scarpe 1917, 1918
Hill 70
Passchendaele
Amiens
Drocourt –Queant
Hindenburg Line
Canal du Nord
Pursuit to Mons
France & Flanders 1915, 1918
Honours Awarded
Honours Awarded
2 Victoria Crosses (VC)
1 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
11 Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
2 Bars to the Distinguished Service Order
1 Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
50 Military Cross
11 Bars to the Military Cross
42 Distinguished Conduct Medals
235 Military Medals
23 Bars to the Military Medal
6 Meritorious Service Medals
9 Foreign Decorations
44 Mentioned in Despatches
Badge of 3rd Battalion
Badge of 3rd Battalion
Numeral Collar Badge
Formation Patche
Cap Badge
List of soldiers who left graffiti
List of soldiers who left graffiti
Links on the 3rd Canadian Battalion Infantry
Links on the 3rd Canadian Battalion Infantry
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