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Corps of Canadian Railway Troops

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Corps of Canadian Railway Troops
Active1917–1920
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Expeditionary Force
RoleRailway construction
Size1,500 (Initial full strength)[1] 13,000 (overall)
Garrison/HQSaint John, NB

The Corps of Canadian Railway Troops were part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I. Although Canadian railway units had been arriving in France since August 1915, it was not until March 1917 that the units were placed under a unified headquarters named the Canadian Railway Troops. They were redesignated as the "Corps of ..." on 23 April 1918. The corps was disbanded along with the rest of the CEF on 1 November 1920.[2]

Organization

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The initial 500 men came from the Canadian Pacific Railway, but overall the railway troops had 13,000 members.[1]

Further reading

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  • "Report of the Ministry of Overseas Military Forces of Canada, 1918: Canadian Railway Troops" (PDF). publications.gc.ca. pp. 414–423 (355–362).
  • Guay, David (2017). Tracks to the Trenches: Canadian Railway Troops in the Great War (1914-1919). Fifth House Publishers. ISBN 978-1927083369.
  • "Railway Troops Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps May 1915 – September 1918" (PDF). www.canadiansoldiers.com.

References

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  1. ^ a b Broznitsky, Peter. "Canadian Railway Troops". Russiansinthecef.ca. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Canadian Railway Troops" (PDF). Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.