Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Canadian military unit expeditionary force military formation

The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the field force of Canadian volunteer soldiers raised to fight overseas for the British Empire during the First World War.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian military unit → expeditionary force → military formation →
allegiance	British Empire →
alsoKnownAs	CEF →
associatedEvent	Conscription Crisis of 1917 →
awarded	multiple Victoria Crosses to its members →
branch	land forces →
casualties	over 170000 wounded → over 60000 killed →
component	1st Canadian Division → 2nd Canadian Division → 3rd Canadian Division → 4th Canadian Division → Canadian Corps →
conflict	First World War →
country	Canada →
demobilization	post-Armistice 1918 to 1920 →
endTime	1920 →
engagement	Battle of Passchendaele → Battle of Vimy Ridge → Battle of the Somme → Hundred Days Offensive → Second Battle of Ypres →
flag	Red Ensign with Canadian badge (in use by Canada during WWI) →
garrison	Valcartier, Quebec →
language	English → French →
laterIntegratedInto	Permanent Canadian Army →
mobilizationCentre	Camp Valcartier →
notableCommander	Arthur Currie → Julian Byng →
notableFor	major role in Canadian national identity formation →
notableUnit	Canadian Forestry Corps → Canadian Machine Gun Corps → Canadian Railway Troops → Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry → Royal 22e Régiment →
partOf	Canadian Army →
purpose	to fight overseas for the British Empire during the First World War →
recruitmentBasis	voluntary enlistment →
role	field force of Canadian volunteer soldiers →
size	over 600000 personnel enlisted →
startTime	1914 →
subordinateTo	British High Command on the Western Front →
theatreOfOperations	Belgium → France → Western Front →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canadian Army Medical Corps → Canadian Corps → Canadian Forestry Corps → Canadian Machine Gun Corps → Canadian Railway Troops →	partOf
Arthur Currie → Billy Bishop → William Stephenson →	militaryBranch
3rd Canadian Division → 4th Canadian Division →	branch
Second Battle of Ypres →	involves
2nd Canadian Division →	raisedBy
1st Canadian Division →	raisedFor