DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 49TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
William Sandford (Saudford)
119th Algoma Battalion
Details from the 51st Regiment (Soo Rifles) were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.19
The 119th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the '119th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF',20 embarked for Britain on
8 August 1916.21 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until February 1917, when it was allotted to the 15th
Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Division in
England.22 On 16 April 1918 its personnel were
absorbed by the '8th Reserve Battalion, CEF'.23 The
battalion was disbanded on 29 November 1918.24
