28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF
| 28th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF | |
|---|---|
 Divisional (2nd Division) and brigade designation of the 28th Battalion | |
| Active | 1914–1920 |
| Disbanded | 1920 |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division |
| Mobilization headquarters | Winnipeg |
| Battle honours | List
|
The 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War.
History
[edit]The battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 29 May 1915. It disembarked in France on 18 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division, in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.[1]
The 28th Battalion originally recruited in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Fort William and Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario and was mobilized at Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2]
The battalion had five officers commanding:
- Lieutenant-Colonel J.F.L. Embury, CMG, 29 May 1915 – 17 September 1916
- Lieutenant-Colonel A. Ross, DSO, 17 September 1916 – 1 October 1918
- Major G.F.D. Bond, MC, 2 October 1918 – 6 November 1918
- Major A.F. Simpson, DSO, 6 November 1918 – 16 December 1918
- Lieutenant-Colonel D.E. MacIntyre, DSO, MC, 16 December 1918-Demobilization[2]
Battle honours
[edit]The 28th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
- MOUNT SORREL
- SOMME, 1916, '18
- Flers-Courcelette
- Thiepval
- Ancre Heights
- ARRAS, 1917, '18
- Vimy, 1917
- Scarpe, 1917, '18
- HILL 70
- Ypres 1917
- Passchendaele
- AMIENS
- HINDENBURG LINE
- Drocourt-Quéant
- Canal du Nord
- Cambrai, 1918
- PURSUIT TO MONS
- FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18[2]
Perpetuation
[edit]The perpetuation of the 28th Battalion was assigned in 1920 to 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF), The South Saskatchewan Regiment, and has been passed down as follows:[1]
- 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF), The South Saskatchewan Regiment: 1920–1924
- 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF), The Regina Rifle Regiment: 1924–1936
- The Regina Rifle Regiment: 1936–1982
- The Royal Regina Rifle Regiment: 1982–1984
- The Royal Regina Rifles: 1984–present
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Department of National Defence (2018-11-06). "The Royal Regina Rifles". aem. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ a b c Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
Sources
[edit]Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962