Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Field Companies and Battalions, Canadian Engineers

Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Field Companies and Battalions, Canadian Engineers

Field Companies and Battalions, Canadian Engineers Introduction... 1 1 st Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 2 2 nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 14 3 rd Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 31 4 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 41 5 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 42 6 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 44 7 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (1915-1916)... 46 7 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (1916)... 47 8 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (Ottawa)... 49 8 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (Shorncliffe)... 50 9 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (Ottawa)... 62 9 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (Shorncliffe)... 63 10 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 66 11 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 68 12 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 74 13 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (1916)... 78 13 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (1916-1918)... 79 14 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (1916)... 80 14 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers (1917-1918)... 81 15 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 82 16 th Field Company, Canadian Engineers... 83 1 st Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 84 2 nd Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 85 3 rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 93 4 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 94 5 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 95 6 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 97 7 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 100 8 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 102 9 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 108

10 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 114 11 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 115 12 th Battalion, Canadian Engineers... 120

Field Companies and Battalions, Canadian Engineers Introduction Throughout most of the war, each division had three field companies of engineers and one pioneer battalion. In April 1918, however, a major reorganization took place and, as a result, each division had an Engineer Brigade consisting of three engineer battalions and a pontoon bridging transport unit. Each of the battalion was composed of a headquarters and four companies, three of which were organized for general engineering work and the fourth for tunneling and mining. The nucleus of each new battalion was provided by one of the field companies and one third of a pioneer battalion. 1

1 st Field Company, Canadian Engineers Background Information Organized at Valcartier in August 1914 under the command of Major W.W. Melville. Composed of men from 1st Field Troop (Hamilton), No. 4 Field Company (Montreal), 7th Field Company (London), No. 4 Field Troop (Calgary), 1st (Brighton) Field Company (Woodstock, N.B.), 6th Field Company (Vancouver), 3rd Field Company (Ottawa). Left Quebec 3 October 1914 aboard ZEELAND. Arrived in England 15 October 1914. Strength: 9 officers, 236 other ranks. Arrived in France 12 February 1915. 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers. Absorbed by 1st Battalion. Canadian Engineers in May 1918. With 2nd Field Company, published Sham Nughes (one issue) aboard ZEELAND. See also 1st Battalion, Canadian Engineers. Sources In this section, the text in bold is the main topic and the indented part is the archival reference. Use the archival reference to order the document. War diary, 12 Feb. 1915-28 May 1918 RG 9 III-D-3, vol. 4992-4993, folders 649-651 Operations. Mount Sorrel, 12-16 June 1916 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 10 Historical record RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 23 Honours and awards RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 24 DHS file RG 24, vol. 1908, file DHS 5-9-2 Operation orders, 17 Dec. 1916-29 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4055, folder 30, file 7 Work and working parties, 23 June 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4365, folder 4, file 3 Précis of OC s report, 9 Jan. - 2 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4365, folder 4, file 6 2

Narrative of work performed in Ypres Salient, 22 April - 2 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 9, file 5 Report on work, Mount Sorrel, 1 June - 9 - July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 10, file 7 Operation orders, 7 May - 28 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4368, folder 12, file 7 Work reports, 30 Nov. 1915-15 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4369, folder 16, file 28 Operation orders, 17 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4374, folder 12, file 5 Operation orders, 17 Jan. 1917-20 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 12 Operation orders, 20 Aug. 1917-19 Jan. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4409, folder 10, file 10 Instructions re firing at aircraft by night, report on shooting down of German aircraft, 23 Sept.-7 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 1 Reporting of zeppelins, 20 June 1915, 21 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 2 Supply of small ammunition, 10 May 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 3 Tests and report on German small ammunition, 25-28 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 4 Weights of projectiles of German howitzers, 9 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 5 Chart showing distribution of German armies, 1 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 6 Replacement of Ross rifles with Lee-Enfield, 2 March-10 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 7 Allotting artillery brigades to engineer units in connection with engineering projects, 24 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 8 Shoulder and cap badges, 21 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 9 3

Request for band instruments, 24 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1,file 10 2nd Canadian Divisional Artillery barrages, 27 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 11 Certificates and notes on bulleting, 18 April - 21 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 12 Loss of bicycles, 14 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 13 Complaint on receiving of bombardments, 21 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 14 Manufacturing of wooden boxes for bombs and grenades, 8 Feb. - 2 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 15 Table showing new and divisional area boundaries, 21 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 16 Request for nominal roll of Bulgarian subjects, 8 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 17 Regulations re burials and cemeteries, 30 Dec. 1915-25 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 18 Training of cadets, 17 May - 12 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 19 Camouflage, 4 Oct. - 16 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 20 Formation of Canadian War Contingent Association, March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 21 Canteens at Rouen, Havre and Boulogne, 6 June - 12 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 1, file 22 Defines, 1st Canadian Division new area, 5-6 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 1 Completion of Port Douve defences, 18-23 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 2 Orders re Kemmel Hill defences, 29 Feb. - 7 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 3 4

Defence schemes, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 4 Consolidation of trenches and dugouts of defended localities, 4 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 5 Destroying the locks and device gates on the River Lys, houses, etc., 1 Oct. - 3 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 6 Traverse loop-hole to resist bombers; hand grenade holder, 25 Feb., 30 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 7 Discipline, courts martial, etc. 2 Feb. 1915-22 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 8 British identity discs, 21 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 9 Boundaries and frontages allotted to brigades, 17 July - 3 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 10 Scheme for drainage, 2 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 11 Changes in wearing of helmets by British 2nd Cavalry Corps, 21-22 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 12 Distinctive mark of German uniforms RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 13 Location of engineers depots, 15 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 14 Instructions re economy 21 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 15 Soldiers' effects, 18 July 1915-9 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 16 Report on electric power in trenches, 24 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 17 Request by OC that 1st Field Company CE remain attached to 17th Brigade on embarkation for France, 25 Feb. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 18 Machine gun emplacements, 29 June - 8 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 18 5

Notes on prevention of espionage, 24 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 19 Report on estaminets, 14 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 20 Establishment, field companies, CE, 28 Aug. 1915-2 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 21 Experiments: reversed German bullet against loop hole steel plate, 3-4 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 22 Test of explosives for demolition, 15-18 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 23 Employment of tunnelling companies, RE, June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 24 Diagrams of German field defences RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 25 Financial statements and medical comforts fund, 5-15 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 26 Use of flags as signals RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 27 Scale of forage for horses and mules, 13-16 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 28 Regimental funds, 22 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4391, folder 2, file 29 Instruction re use of sodium thiosulphate for gas at schools of instruction, 10 May - 2 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 1 Bugles and trumpets to be used to sound gas alarm, 25 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 2 Report on gas attack, VI Corps front, 4 Nov. - 23 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 3 Report of gas attack by 72nd, 73rd and 17th Infantry Brigades, 18 April - 29 June 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 4 Report on effect of gas shells, 19-22 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 5 6

Notes on levels in Northern France and Belgium. Report on country between British line Passchaendaele - Langemarck, area occupied by German VII Corps, 22-23 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 6 Instructions re German dead, 28-30 May 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 7 Comforts for soldiers, 27 Feb. 1915-7 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 8 Issue of gravel from Romartin Petit Pont gravel pits, 16 Jan. - 17 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 9 Chemical instructions for use of grenades; description of ball grenade and instructions for use, 30 May - 24 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 10 Diagram of German rifle grenade RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 11 Training of guides, 17 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 12 Supply of gun cotton, 31 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 13 Manufacture of Hupo smoke helmets and memo on their use, 4 June - 15 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 14 Method of carrying steel helmets, 14 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 15 Issue of tube helmets to machine gunners, 22-25 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 16 List of Russian decorations, 30 April 1915-16 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 17 Instructions re horse lines, 14-16 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 18 Construction of wattle huts, 10 Oct. - 13 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 19 Inspection by HM the King, farewell message to 1st Canadian Division on embarkation for France, 4 Feb. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 20 7

List of draughting instruments, 22 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 3, file 21 Intelligence summaries, Second Army, 16-31 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 1 Intelligence summaries, Canadian Corps, 30 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 2 Intelligence summaries, Canadian Corps, 5 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 3 Extracts from telephone book of 3rd Abetilung 233rd Field Artillery Regt found at Loos Identification of German units opposite British units, May 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 4 French and Belgian interpreters, 25 March - 18 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 5 Provision of acetylene lamps, 23 Dec. 1915-17 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 6 Leave in England and in France, 9 July - 4 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 7 Instructions re booting at Ypres and Poperinghe, 30 June - 8 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 8 Officers, 21 March 1915-29 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 9 Recruiting of officers for the German Army during the war RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 10 Organization of engineer officers, formation of Canadian Corps, 30 Sept. - 1 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 11 Information obtained from inhabitants re country surrounding Ypres, 9 April - 10 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 12 Messages received re Langemarch, 24 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 13 Notes on lessons learnt from 4th Division attack at Givenchy, 6 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 14 Extracts from documents relating to 6th (British) Division at Hooge, 2 Aug. - 4 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 15 8

Orders re operations, Mount Sorrel, 5-11 June 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 16 Operation orders, 1st Canadian Division HQ, 12 June - 26 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 17 Operation orders, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, 14 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 18 Operation orders, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 26 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 19 Operation orders, 1st Field Company, CE, 15 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 20 Routine orders, C in C, British Armies in the Field, 13 April - 8 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 21 Routine orders by H.C.O. Plumer, Second Army, 28 April 1915-24 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 22 Routine orders, 2nd Corps, 20 July, 6 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 23 Routine orders, 3rd Corps, 25 Feb. - 30 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 24 Routine orders, 4th Army Corps, 3-7 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 25 Routine orders, 4th Corps, 31 May - 25 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 26 Routine orders, Indian Army Corps, 19-29 May 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 4, file 27 Routine orders, Canadian Corps, 19 Oct. 1915-21 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 5, file 1 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Contingent, 4 Feb. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4392, folder 5, file 2 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Division HQ, 16 Feb. 1915-25 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vols. 4393, folder 5, files 3-11 Routine orders, 5th (British) Division AA and QMG, 23 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 1 9

Routine orders, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade area, 16 Feb. - 24 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 2 Routine orders, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade area, 6 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 3 Daily orders, Pts I and II, 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers, 4 March - 31 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 4 Company orders, 1st Field Company, CE, 4 Feb. - 26 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 5 Special orders, First Army, 14 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 6 Special orders, Second Army, 11 Feb. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 7 Town standing orders, Ypres, 15 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 8 Town standing orders, Armentières, 6 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 9 Traffic orders, Second Army, 3 Nov. 1915-17 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 10 Designs of ovens RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 11 Panorama from Givenchy looking eastward, 8 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 12 Regulations re assignment of pay, 2 Feb. - 22 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 13 Poem, The Hun's Lament RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, file 14 Nominal rolls and correspondence re personnel, 3 Feb. 1915-3 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 6, files 15-16 Intelligence, formation of police, 6-7 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 1 Instructions re delivery of mail, 20 June 1915-17 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 2 10

Information obtained from prisoners of war, 3 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 3 Allotment of pumps for trench and water supply, 26-30 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 4 Maintenance of trench railways, 30 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 5 Issue of iron and rum rations, 19 Aug. 1915-15 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 6 Report on reconnaissance, 8 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 7 Correspondence re reinforcements, 20 Aug. - 4 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 8 Remounts, 3 July 1915-4 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 9 Plan of cellar of house at Neuville - St Vaast used as a German report centre, 10 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 10 Care and use of respirators, 26 May - 19 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 11 List of required daily and weekly returns, 24 July 1915-27 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 12 Alternate routes for reserve battns to Hill 63, 25 Aug. 1915-25 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 13 Request for and sample of rockets, 28 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 14 Applications for Royal Flying Corps, 8 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 15 Consumption of sandbags, 7 July - 30 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 16 Instructions for salvage, 10 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 17 Orders and instructions re sanitation, 31 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 18 11

Directions for use and care of circular saws RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 19 Report on the use of searchlights, 23 May - 29 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 20 Report on shelling, 2 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 21 Steel shelters for artillery, 15 Oct. - 16 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 22 Notes on signal service, 24 Sept. - 10 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 23 Coloured rockets used by British, 7 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 24 Instructions re employment of German signals, 18 March 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 25 Sign boards for trenches, 22 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 26 Situation reports, Hohenzollern Redoubt, 15 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4393, folder 7, file 27 Stock book, cement, iron, pumps, saws and other engineer stores and material, 12 Sept. 1915-7 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 7, files 28-29 List of articles to be considered as trench stores, 23 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 7, file 30 Baseball schedule and funds for reports, 1st Canadian Division, 3 Aug. - 10 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 1 Training 27 March - 12 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 2 Notes on tramlines, 21 July 1915-26 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 3 Reports on transport and traffic, 4 Aug. 1915-25 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 4 List of tools to be carried in carts RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 5 12

Reports on and instructions re trenches, dugouts and shelters, 26 May 1915-19 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 6 Formation of Canadian tunnelling section, 1 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 7 Identification marks on vehicles, 8-27 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 8 Visit by HM the King, 24-25 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 9 Correspondence re war diaries, 17 Aug. - 19 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 10 Circular re war loan RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 11 Wells, water supply, 10 May 1915-7 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 12 Correspondence re wire cutters and wire breakers, 6 May - 13 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 13 Instructions and reports on wire and wiring, 26 July 1915-10 June 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 14 Reports on work and working parties, 19 Dec. 1915-24 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 15 Daily reports on work and working parties, 18 April - 31 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 16 Progress reports on work, 17-25 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 17 Scheme of work, 29 June 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 8, file 18 Nominal roll on leaving Canada, 1914 RG 9 IIB3, vol. 79 Daily Orders RG 150, vol. 98 Part 1 = 1914/09/22 1915/05/29 Part 2 = 1915/09/25 1915/12/25 13

2 nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers Background Information Organized at Valcartier in August 1914 under the command of Major W. B. Lindsay. Majority of personnel from Toronto Every man taken on at Toronto was skilled in a trade or profession, which included approximately fifty civil engineers. Embarked from Quebec 3 October 1914 aboard ZEELAND. Disembarked England 15 October 1914. Strength: 8 officers, 233 other ranks. Arrived in France 12 February 1915. 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers. Absorbed by 2nd Battalion, Canadian Engineers in May 1918. With 1st Field Company, published Sham Hughes (one issue) aboard ZEELAND. Published Peevie (one issue) at Larkhill. See also 2nd Battalion, Canadian Engineers. Sources In this section, the text in bold is the main topic and the indented part is the archival reference. Use the archival reference to order the document. War diary, 8 Feb. 1915-28 May 1918 RG 9 III-D-3, vol. 4994, folders 652-653 Operations. Mount Sorrel, 12-16 June 1916 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 10 Historical record RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 25 Honours and awards RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 26 Correspondence re photographs RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 27 Operations. Mount Sorrel, 10-12 June 1916 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 28 DHS file RG 24, vol. 1908, file DHS 5-9-3 Reports, c. 1915-1917 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4008, folder 7, file 1 14

Operation orders, 21 April 1916-28 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4055, folder 30, file 8 Work and working parties, 23 June 1916 RG 9, III, vol. 4365, folder 4, file 3 Précis of OC s report, 9 Jan. - 2 March 1916 RG 9, III, vol. 4365, folder 4, file 6 Narrative of work performed in Ypres Salient, 22 April - 2 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 9, file 5 Messages and report, 2nd Battle of Ypres, 30 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 9, file 6 Report on work, Mount Sorrel, 1 May - 9 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 9, file 7 Operation orders, 16 May - 10 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4368, folder 12, file 8 Operation orders, 21 April - 16 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4403, folder 7, file 20 Operation orders, 23 Jan. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4409, folder 10, file 11 Reports by Captain E.F. Lynn re Ypres, 1915 RG 24, vol. 1826, file GAQ 5-89 Reconnaissance reports on waterways and road bridges, 3 Jan. 1918-7 Jan. 1919 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4412, folder 1, file 8 Instructions re wearing of gold wound stripe, 16-17 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4412, folder 1, file 11 Purchase of Christmas cards, 2 Jan. - 30 Nov. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4412, folder 1, file 12 Subscription raised by Daily Telegraph for Christmas pudding fund, 23 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4412, folder 1, file 13 Strong points for Lewis guns, 3 May 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 2, file 3 Discipline, 1916 including instructions to military police and instruction re action to be taken in shell shock cases RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 2, file 10 15

British Columbia election, 9 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 2, file 14 Report on electric power, 1st Canadian Divisional area, 3 Jan. 1918-3 Jan. 1919 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 2, file 15 Establishment, engineer units, 27 Jan. - 31 Oct. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 2, file 18 Plans for huts and shelters, 6 Sept. 1916-7 July 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 3, file 6 Plan of incinerators, 15 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 3, file 7 Nominal rolls of men entitled to wear 1914-1915 Star RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 3, file 14 Regimental aid post, 21-31 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 3, file 15 Release of soldiers for work in munitions, 3 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 3, file 19 Reports on, and posting of, officers, 2 Jan. 1916-27 Oct. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 4, file 2 Notes on British bombardment of Fricourt, 8 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4413, folder 4, file 3 Demands on Ordnance, 22 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4414, folder 5, file 1 Instructions re working pay, 16 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4414, folder 5, file 3 Engineers, reports on personnel, 13 Feb. 1916-1 Nov. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4414, folder 5, file 4 Instructions re postal service, 3 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4414, folder 5, file 5 Instructions re regimental returns, 20 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4414, folder 5, file 11 Signal service. Methods of effecting economics in the volume of traffic, 2 Sept. 1915-28 Nov. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4414, folder 5, file 16 16

Accounts for New Year cards, 18-21 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 1 1st Canadian Division administrative arrangements, 13 Jan. - 2 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 2 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade administrative instructions 21 Oct. - 2 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 3 Cultivation of land, 21 June 1917-12 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 4 Aircraft, 24 Oct. 1915-23 Sept. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 5 Release of American citizens from CEF, 7 Aug. - 18 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 6 Supply of ammunition; situation of dumps, 22 Nov. 1916-20 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 7 Destruction of German explosives, 8-19 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 8 Report on Ross rifle by members of field company, 28 April 1915-25 May 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 9 Badges and patches, 13 Dec. 1914-5 Jan. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 10 Sketch showing method of wearing cavalry bandoliers, 3 Oct. - 12 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 11 Request for report on Bangalore torpedoes, 25-27 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 12 List of battle stops and traffic control posts, 21 April - 22 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 13 Instructions re privately owned bicycles, 24 April - 6 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 14 Billets, 25 Oct. 1915-27 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 15 Bombs, grenades and flares, 6 March 1915-24 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 16 17

1916 pattern Granatenwerfer (German bomb thrower), 1915-1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 17 Investing savings in bonds, 25 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 18 Boundaries between Angres and Calonne sections, Canadian Corps front, 4 Nov. 1915-3 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4394, folder 1, file 19 Bridges, 26 Jan. - 1 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 1 Control of district known as Brick fields, 3 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 2 Bugles and trumpets not be used for any calls, 25 Jan. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 3 Burials and cemeteries, 24 March 1917-31 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 4 Recovery of fats etc., 28 Feb. - 25 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 5 Certificates re cameras, 30 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 6 Camps at Val de Maison, 3 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 7 Money from YMCA canteens, 30 June 1917-1 Jan. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 8 Issue of censorship stamp, 21 Nov. 1916-17 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 9 Claims: hiring of land, inquiries through French Mission for, 29 May 1915-8 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 10 Camouflage, 29 April 1916-7 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 11 Lists and reports on casualties, 1 June 1916-23 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 12 Cooking in the field, 1 March 1915-29 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 13 18

Divine Service for field companies, 22 Aug. to Sept. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 14 Purchase of Christmas cards, 19 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 15 Purchase of cigarettes from unit funds, 11 April - 21 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 16 Reports on clothing and equipment, 28 Oct. 1915-12 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 17 BAB codes, 25 March 1916-14 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 18 Officers clubs, 10-13 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 19 Communications, 23 May 1916-25 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 2, file 20 Conferences and lectures, 21 March 1916-23 Feb. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 1 Congratulatory messages from HM the King, 28 Oct. 1915-5 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 2 Comforts from Canadian War Contingent Assn, 4 March - 1 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 3 Applications for commissions, 2 Jan. 1915-15 Aug. 1919 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 4 Courts of inquiry, 16 Feb. 1916-15 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 5 Untrue reports by correspondents, 1 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 6 Method of crossing of craters, 18-24 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 7 Recharging of cylinders, 2-4 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 8 Defences, 2 Jan. 1916-6 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 9 19

Defence schemes, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 20 April 1916-9 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 10 Defence schemes, 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 20 Dec. 1916-8 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 11 Defence schemes, Carency Sector, 3 Oct. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 12 Defence scheme for revetting old parapet, 19 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 13 Trenches and dugouts, 18 April 1915-2 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4395, folder 3, file 14 Monthly reports on wire and wiring parties, 8 May 1915-21 Feb. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 1 Work and working parties, 20 March 1915-2 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 2 Demolitions, 17 June 1915-3 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 3 Details, guards, etc., 8 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 4 Method of stopping enemy from bombing along trench, 13 May - 12 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 5 Trench food heaters, 6 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 6 Field general court martial, etc., 6 April 1915-28 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 7 Field messages re construction of new GHQ line, 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, HQ, 23-30 April 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 8 Grouping of field companies, Zouave Valley, 2 Nov. 1916-4 Jan. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 9 Distribution of field companies, 4-15 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 1 Distinguishing patches, 1-12 Oct. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 2 20

Engineers' dumps, 23 Nov. 1916-28 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 3 1st Canadian Division war establishments to be the same of those of 2nd Canadian Division, 16 March 1916-30 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 4 Circular letter re closing of estaminets, 13 Aug. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 5 Electric power, Zouave Valley, 13 July 1915-29 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 6 Effects of personnel, 20 May 1915-9 May 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 7 Trench mortar emplacements, 8 July 1915-26 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 8 Alberta election, 11 Dec. 1916-9 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 9 Travelling field kitchens, 4 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 10 British and German field works, 1 Sept. - 9 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 11 Imprest accounts, 12 May 1915-29 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 12 Prevention of fires, 12 April 1916-3 Sept. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 13 Supply of fodder, 24 Nov. 1916-29 March 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 14 Forestry. Conditions under which woods may be worked, 1 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 15 Gas, 9 May 1915-24 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 5, file 16 Donation of cigarettes by Martin's Cigar and Cigarette dealers, 18 Nov. 1915-7 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 1 Report on guards and sentries, 18 March - 5 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 2 21

Inspection of gun pit model, 15-25 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 3 Handing over statements, 2nd, 8th and 12th Field Corp, CE, 19 Nov. 1916-3 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 4 Harpoon fired from gun for hauling down barbed wire entanglements, 29 May 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 5 Instructions re gas helmets, 21 April - 15 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 6 Issue of steel helmets with chain visors, 3 Feb. 1917-16 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 7 Russian and Italian decorations, 20 Nov. 1915-6 Dec. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 8 Correspondence with numbers of 2nd Canadian Field Company admitted to hospital, 29 Nov. 1915-12 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 6, file 9 Erection of Nissen huts, 4 Oct. - 9 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 10 Infantry attached to tunnelling Corp, 1 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 11 Interpreters attached to Canadian Engineers, 4 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 12 Inspection by GOC; report on transport inspections, 8 April 1915-18 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 13 Expansion of German Army; instructions re intelligence, 24th (British) Division, 19 Nov. 1915-27 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 14 Pay for civilian labourers, 1 Oct. 1915-17 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 15 Leave to UK, France and Canada, 18 July 1915-28 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 6, file 16 Unit locations, 1st Divisional Engineers, 25 Jan. 1916-28 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 1 Correspondence re maps, 16 Oct. 1915-28 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 2 22

Requisition for machinery, 27 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 3 Memorials to mark sites of divisional engagements, 8-10 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 4 Medical diagnosis of shell-shock, 27 Nov. 1915-23 Feb. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 5 Situation report on mining, 9 May 1915-14 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 6 Instructions for mobile charges, 20 July - 30 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 7 Montenegrins serving with Canadians, 11 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 8 Instructions re moves and reliefs, 16 March 1915-24 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 9 National Service card, 20 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 10 Nominal rolls, 30 Jan. 1916-30 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 11 Supply of observers to RFC, 23 March 1915-4 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 12 Instructions for offensive, 12 March 1915-3 June 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 13 Reports on officers, 5 Sept. 1914-21 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 7, file 14 Narrative of work by 2nd Canadian Field Company at Ypres, 22 April 1915-4 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 1 Operations. Mount Sorrel, 8 June - 8 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 2 Operations. Poziers (Pozières) (4th Australian Infantry Brigade), 16 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 3 Engineers' notes on Somme operations, 17 Aug. - 7 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 4 23

Orders for attack at Courcelette, 8 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 5 Orders, instructions for operations, Vimy Ridge, 18 March - 18 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 6 Orders, instructions for operations, Arleux, 14-30 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 7 Summary of information regarding enemy's defences and organization near Fresnoy, May 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 8 Orders, instructions for operations, Avion, 25-30 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 9 Orders, instructions for operations, Hill 70, 13 July - 27 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 10 Operations. Passchendaele, 5 July - 14 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 11 Discharge of gas by British units, Lens Sector, 20 Nov. - 12 Dec. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 12 Minor operations, 6th (British) Division, 18 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 13 Minor operations, 33rd (British) Infantry Brigade, 11th (Br) Division, 20 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 14 Minor operations, Canadian Corps 4 Jan. 1916-5 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 15 Minor operations, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 10-13 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 16 Minor operations, 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 27 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 17 Reports on operations, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade front, 27 April 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 18 Lessons learned from operations. Somme, 28 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 19 Lessons learned from operations. Verdun (pt III) RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 20 24

Instructions as to action in case of attack, 24-25 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4397, folder 8, file 21 Operation orders. HQ, 1st Canadian Division, 5 April 1916-21 Feb. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 1 Operation orders. 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, 5 Jan. 1917-18 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 2 Operation orders. 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 26 March 1916-21 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 3 Operation orders. 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 18 Dec. 1916-7 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 4 Operation orders. 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 1 March 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 5 Operation orders. 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 6 Operation orders. 42nd Heavy Artillery Group, 3 Dec. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 7 Operation orders, CRE Advance Area, 14 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 8 Operation orders, 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers, 25 March 1916-25 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 9 Operation orders, 3rd Canadian Divisional Engineers, 7-9 Oct. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 10 Operation orders, 4th Canadian Divisional Engineers, 15 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 11 Operation orders, 1st Canadian Field Company, 17 Jan. 1917-20 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 12 Operation orders, 3rd Canadian Field Company, 8 June 1917-20 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 13 Operation orders, 5th Canadian Field Company, 19 Jan. - 31 May 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 14 Operation orders, 6th Canadian Field Company, 21 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 15 25

Operation orders, 8th Canadian Field Company RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 16 Routine orders, CinC, British Armies in France, 13, 18 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 10, file 1 Routine orders, II Corps, 23 Jan. 1915-22 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 10, file 2 Routine orders, Canadian Corps, 16 Oct. 1915-9 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 10, file 3 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Division HQ, 21 July - 30 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 10, file 4 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Division HQ, 1 Oct. - 31 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 10, file 5 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Division HQ, 1 Jan. - 30 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 10, file 6 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers, 17 Feb. - 30 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 11, file 1 Routine orders, 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers, 1 Jan. - 7 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 11, file 2 Special orders, GOC Canadian Corps, 15 Sept. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 11, file 3 Standing orders, I Corps, 1 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 11, file 4 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No. 2 Field Company CE, 19 Jan. - 7 Feb. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 11, file 5 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No. 2 Field Company CE, 15 May - 11 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 11, file 6 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No. 2 Field Company CE, 15 Dec. 1915-30 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 12, file 1 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No 2 Field Company CE, 1 June - 28 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 12, file 2 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No 2 Field Company, CE, 29 Nov. 1916-6 March 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 12, file 3 26

Daily orders, Pts I and II, No 2 Field Company, CE, 7 March - 16 May 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 12, file 4 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No 2 Field Company, CE, 17 May - 31 Oct. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 12, file 5 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No 2 Field Company, CE, 1 Nov. 1917-25 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 1 Daily orders, Pts I and II, No 2 Field Company, CE, 2 Jan. 1916-24 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 2 Church parade, 10 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 3 Correspondence re North Alberta Patriotic Fund, 3 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 4 Pay, 11 April 1915-10 Oct. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 5 Pension regulations, 20 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 6 Circular letter re members of Permanent Force, 2 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 13, file 7 Correspondence re personnel, 4 Nov. 1915-14 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4399, folder 14, file 1 Correspondence re photographs, 29 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 1 Censoring of mail, 31 Oct. 1915-2 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 2 Statements by prisoners of war, 2 Feb. - 21 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 3 Report on work to be done on light railways, Ypres, SE via Zillebecke, 6 April 1916-3 Jan. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 4 Registration of personnel for inland water transport and docks, 21 Jan. - 20 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 5 Ration states, 14 Nov. 1915-23 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 6 27

Report on reconnaissance for dumps of wiring material, 21 Oct. - 13 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 7 Instructions re records, 4 Nov. - 6 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 8 Notification received for reinforcements, 20 Nov. - 4 Dec. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 9 Horse respirators, 6-7 Oct. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 10 Location of Canadian Corps Reserve Areas refilling points, 23 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 11 Remounts, 4 June 1915-17 June 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 12 Instruction re reports and returns, 10 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 13 Report on roads, Ypres - Commines Canal, Ovilliers - Courcelette, 4 Feb. 1916-28 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 14 Russian soldiers serving with Canadian Corps, 16-17 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 15 Statements by German prisoners of war re ruses and booby traps, 24 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 16 Instructions re salvage, 9 Oct. 1916-16 March 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 17 Sanitation, 26 Oct. - 10 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 18 Hire of engine for sawmill, 27 Nov. 1915-12 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 19 RE schools of instruction, 27 Jan. 1916-4 April 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 20 Self-inflicted wounds, 14 Aug. 1915-16 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 15, file 21 Serbian soldiers serving in British Army, 1 Oct. - 5 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 1 28

Signal service, 13 Nov. 1916-11 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 2 Snipers: diagram showing loophole and post, 28 Oct. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 3 Canadian Corps Rifle Meet, 2 June 1917-19 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 4 Correspondence re stores and material, 4 Nov. 1915-7 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 5 Trench stores (gum boots), 18 April 1915-22 June 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 6 Circular re First Army battle strength, 3 April 1915-11 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 7 Weekly statements of ration states, 2 Sept. 1917-4 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 8 Orders re telephone and buzzers, 14 Jan. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 9 Instructions re town majors, 2 Nov. 1916-17 Aug. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 10 German torpido for wire cutting, 22 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 11 Training, 13 Aug. 1916-28 May 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 12 Transport and traffic, 25 April 1916-11 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 13 Construction of tramways, Messines operations, 5 Sept. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 14 Prevention of trench foot RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 15 Emplacements for trench mortars, 17 Dec. 1916-3 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 16 Rations for trench wardens, 24 April 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 16, file 17 29

Claims for trophies, 5 Sept. 1916-2 Oct. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 1 Instructions re tunnelling companies, 19 Feb. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 2 Identification marks for vehicles, 27 Sept. - 6 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 3 Location of veterinary service, 18 Sept. - 11 Oct. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 4 Notes on visual deception in warfare RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 5 Pontoon and trestle wagons, 9 May - 7 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 6 Correspondence re war diaries, 9 Feb. - 5 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 7 Certificates re war loan, 8 Oct. 1917-24 Feb. 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 8 Water supply, 9 May 1915-22 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 9 Special pattern issue of wire cutters, 11-14 Nov. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 10 Work progress reports, 9 April - 31 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4400, folder 17, file 11 Work progress reports, 1 Jan. 1917-31 March 1918 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4101, folder 18, files 1-2 Distribution of YMCA profits to all units, 4 July - 6 Sept. 1917 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4101, folder 18, file 3 Nominal roll on leaving Canada, 1914 RG 9 IIB3, vol. 79 Daily Orders RG 150, vol. 98 Part 1 = 1914/09/21 1914/12/24 Part 2 = 1915/01/06 1915/07/31 30

3 rd Field Company, Canadian Engineers Background Information Organized in Valcartier in September 1914 under the command of Major G. B. Wright. Formed from 3rd and 4th Provisional Companies, Canadian Engineers and include men from all Engineer Companies of the Canadian Militia. Left Quebec 3 October 1914 aboard ARCADIAN. Arrived in England 15 October 1914. Strength: 15 officers, 299 other ranks. Arrived in France 11 February 1915. 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers. Absorbed by 3rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers in May 1918. See also 3rd Battalion, Canadian Engineers. Sources In this section, the text in bold is the main topic and the indented part is the archival reference. Use the archival reference to order the document. War diary, 12 Feb. 1915 - May 1918 RG 9 III-D-3, vol. 4995, folders 655-657 Operations. Mount Sorrel, 12-16 June 1916 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 94, file 10 Historical record RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 95, file 1 Correspondence re photos RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 95, file 2 Operations. Mount Sorrel, 12-13 June 1916 RG 9 III-D-1, vol. 4710, folder 95, file 3 GAQ file RG 24, vol. 1811, file GAQ 3-3 Operation orders, 15-19 Dec. 1916 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4020, folder 45, file 5 Operation orders, 25 July 1917 RG 9 III-C-3, vol. 4077, folder 4, file 25 Establishment, 29 July - 9 Aug. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4365, folder 5, file 9 31

Locations, 18-24 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4366, folder 7, file 16 Narrative of work performed in Ypres Salient, 22 April - 2 July 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 9, file 5 Report on work, Mount Sorrel, 1 June - 9 July 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4367, folder 10, file 7 Operation orders, 7 May - 28 Nov. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4368, folder 12, file 9 Report on work, c. 1915-1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4396, folder 4, file 2 Operation orders, 8 June 1917-20 April 1918 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4398, folder 9, file 13 List of aeroplane photographs, 10 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 1 Damage done to crops by troops, 25 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 2 No. 29 Squadron, RFC, stationed at Abeele, 29-31 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 3 Instructions re German aircraft; reception of Zeppelin messages, 26 Oct. 1915-13 Feb. 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 4 Correspondence re large ammunition RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 5 Test of German small ammunition 14 Oct. 1915 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 6 Issue of small arms hand guards, 13 June 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 7 Billets, 14 Oct. 1915-30 Nov. 1917 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 8 Request for binoculars, 13 May 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 9 Second Army circular re Exchequer bonds, 25 March 1916 RG 9 III-C-5, vol. 4401, folder 1, file 10 32