{"id":8774,"date":"2021-02-06T20:36:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T01:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rememberourvets.ca\/?page_id=8774"},"modified":"2021-02-06T22:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T03:26:44","slug":"4th-battalion-central-ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rememberourvets.ca\/index.php\/4th-battalion-central-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Battalion (Central Ontario)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion was an infantry battalion, part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, established during the First World War. The Battalion was first raised in September 1914 and later reinforced with the 3rd Canadian Reserve Battalion. After the war’s end, the battalion returned to England on March 23rd, 1919 and disembarked in Canada on April 21st, 1919. It was demobilized in Toronto on April 23rd and disbanded on September 15th, 1920. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The “Order of Battle” is a hierarchy of how the military was organized. The Canadian Army was known as the Canadian Corps. The Corps would eventually have 4 Divisions and 12 Infantry Brigades. The infantry formed the main striking force in the Canadian Corps. It was supported by machine-guns, artillery, mortar, engineers, medical units and logistics formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1917-1918 when Wilmot veterans [Charles Daniells<\/a>] were enlisted in the 4th C.O. Battalion, the command was as follows. At the top was the Canadian Corps<\/strong>, with its commander Lieut.-Gen. Hon. Sir Julian Byng. The next level down was the 1st Canadian Division<\/strong>, led by Major-General Arthur Currie. Next was the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigad<\/strong>e commanded by Brigadier-General W.A. Griesbach. Next is the 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion<\/strong>, led by Major W. Towers (acting). [The terms Battalion and Regiment are used interchangeably and refer to the same level of organizational structure.] Each Battalion consisted of several hundred men who were organized into four sub-units called Companies<\/strong> (A, B, C, D) and each company had four smaller groupings called Platoons<\/strong> (1, 2, 3, 4). The Battalion Headquarters had about 11 officers and 93 other ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During a battle, the Battalion’s commander could send companies and platoons off in specific tactical locations, and depending on their war plans. The Battalion could also send support in the form of medical teams, machine-guns, mortar gun crews, engineers to lay down communication wire or dig tunnels, build bridges, clear roads for horses and wagons, etc. By 1918, with the arrival of new weaponry, platoons were split into sections<\/strong> with grenade throwers (bombers), Lewis machine gunners and riflemen organized into separate sections within each platoon. The looser structure allowed a platoon sergeant to send his men off for specific purposes as needed at that time and place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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