| The 19th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF | |
|---|---|
,_CEF&sq=&lang=&file=File:19thCEF.png) The cap badge of the 19th Battalion | |
| Active | 6 November 1914 – 30 April 1919 |
| Country | ,_CEF&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Canada_(1868%E2%80%931921).svg){kind=small} Canada |
| Branch | 2nd Canadian Division, CEF Canadian Corps |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | British Army |
| Engagements | Battle of Flers-Courcelette, Battle of Thiepval, Battle of Le Transloy, Battle of the Ancre Heights, 1916. Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, 1917. First Battle of the Somme (1918), Battle of Amiens, Second Battle of the Somme (1918), Drocourt-Quéant, Battle of the Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Pursuit to Mons, 1918.[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Colonel J. I. McLaren (first commander) |
| Insignia | |
| Formation patch (August 1916–1919)[2] | ,_CEF&sq=&lang=&file=File:19thFormationPatch.svg) |
The 19th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF was an infantry battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force.[3][4]
- ^ "War Diaries of the First World War". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- ^ Cane, Bruce (2004). It Made You Think of Home: The Haunting Journal of Deward Barnes. Dundurn Press. p. 197.
- ^ "CEF Infantry Battalions" (PDF).
- ^ "19th Battalion, CEF". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.