1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion (CEF)

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The 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion (CEF) was a Canadian Expeditionary Force unit of mounted infantry that served on the Western Front during the First World War before being converted to an infantry battalion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Expeditionary Force unit
battalion
military unit
allegiance British Empire
Dominion of Canada
surface form: Kingdom of Canada
associatedWith Canadian Army
Canadian Corps
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
convertedTo infantry battalion
country Canada
era 20th century
forceType expeditionary force unit
laterRole infantry battalion
militaryBranch Canadian Expeditionary Force infantry
notableFeature raised as mounted infantry and later converted to standard infantry
originalRole mounted infantry
participatedIn Western Front
surface form: Western Front campaigns of the First World War
partOf Canadian Expeditionary Force
service served on the Western Front
status disbanded
theatreOfOperations Western Front
type infantry
mounted rifles
war World War I
surface form: First World War

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Fort Garry Horse perpetuates 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion (CEF)
1 H perpetuates 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion (CEF)
subject surface form: 1st Hussars
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles