3rd Canadian Division

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3rd Canadian Division
Active	1915-1919
Country	Canada
Allegiance	Allies
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
Type	Infantry
Battles/wars	Battle of the Somme Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Passchendaele
Commanders
Current commander	n/a

The Canadian Corps - 3rd Canadian Division – World War I.

The 3rd Canadian Division was formed in France in December of 1915 under the command of Major-General M.S. Mercer. Its members served in both France and Flanders until Armistice Day. While with 3rd Division at Ypres, Mercer would become the highest-ranking Canadian officer killed in action in World War I. Brigadier V. A. Williams, commanding 8h Brigade, became the highest-ranking Canadian officer captured in World War I, also at Ypres.

[edit] Infantry Units

8th Canadian Brigade:

1st Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
2nd Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
4th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918.

7th Canadian Brigade:

Royal Canadian Regiment. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. December 24, 1915 - November 11, 1918;
42nd (Royal Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
49th (Edmonton) Battalion Canadian Infantry. December 1915 - November 11, 1918.

9th Canadian Brigade: (Joined the Division in January of 1916)

43rd (Cameron Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - November 11, 1918;
52nd (North Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - November 11, 1918;
58th (Central Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - November 11, 1918;
60th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - April 30, 1917. (Disbanded)
116th (Ontario County Infantry) Battalion Canadian Infantry. April 1917 - November 11, 1918.

Pioneers:

3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. January 8, 1916 - May 1917 (Disbanded);
123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1917 - June 1918. To the 3rd Canadian Engineer Brigade.