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47th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force fonds
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1914-1919 (Creation)
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- Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 47th
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24 cm of textual records
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The 47th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces was trained in the 104th Westminster Fusiliers Regiment in New Westminster. The battalion served overseas during World War I and took part in battles of Amiens, Ypres, Vimy, Hill 60, Valenciennes, Canal du Nord, Passchendaele and many other major engagements.
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The fonds consists of a notebook of vital statistics on each person in the battalion, roll lists, daily orders, a routine order book, field returns, a diary of events, and platoon commander records.
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BCAUL control number: RWR-965