The Winnipeg Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1955, the...
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1912, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the 106th Regiment, Winnipeg Light Infantry. Redesignated on 12 March 1920, as The Winnipeg Light Infantry. Redesignated...
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The 101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 101st Battalion was authorized...
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Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as the Patricias) is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian...
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Scots) 14th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group 25th Field Regiment, RCA 48th Light AA Battery, RCA 1st Battalion, The Winnipeg Light Infantry 1st Battalion, Les...
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10th Battalion (Canadians), CEF (category Winnipeg Light Infantry)
units; the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles) and the 106th Regiment (Winnipeg Light Infantry). The unit was assembled at Valcartier in Quebec, and sailed for...
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Battle of Kitcheners' Wood (category Winnipeg Light Infantry)
surrounded by the title CANADIAN SCOTTISH. The Calgary Highlanders and Winnipeg Light Infantry, both of whom perpetuated the 10th Battalion (Canadians) CEF, were...
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The 61st Battalion (Winnipeg), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 61st Battalion was authorized...
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their right was the 65th Battalion, Mount Royal Rifles, with the Winnipeg Light Infantry Battalion in the centre, while the right flank was formed by the...
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William Osborne Smith (category Winnipeg Light Infantry)
in 1887. A neighbourhood in Winnipeg is named after Osborne. The Osborne Village is part of the federal riding of Winnipeg South Centre and a major area...
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Rangers (MG) 19th Brigade 3rd Battalion, Irish Fusiliers of Canada Winnipeg Light Infantry Prince Albert Volunteers No. 19 Defence Platoon 20th Brigade 3rd...
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Westminster Regiment Royal Winnipeg Rifles Ruahine Regiment Scots Guards Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Sikh Light Infantry Sikh Regiment Sindh Regiment...
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The 90th Light Infantry Division was a light infantry division of the German Army during World War II that served in North Africa as well as Sardinia and...
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Hal Mauthe (category Winnipeg Blue Bombers players)
Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He previously played for the Winnipeg Light Infantry. "Harold Mauthe football statistics on...
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The Winnipeg Grenadiers was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. First formed on 1 April 1908 under General Order No. 20. Initially it was raised...
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(Lorne Scots) 16th Canadian Infantry Brigade The Prince of Wales' Own Rangers The Oxford Rifles The Winnipeg Light Infantry No. 16 Defence Platoon (Lorne...
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the First World War, the Canadian Army authorized the formation of 260 infantry battalions to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Only fifty-three...
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Walt Konarski (category Winnipeg Blue Bombers players)
Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He previously played for the Winnipeg Light Infantry. "Walt Konarski football statistics on...
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Chuck Lumsden (category Winnipeg Blue Bombers players)
Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He previously played for the Winnipeg Light Infantry. He also played ice hockey. "Chuck Lumsden...
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reserve division in Winnipeg. For many years, Winnipeg was the home of the Second Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Initially, the...
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William Stephenson (category Businesspeople from Winnipeg)
I, he volunteered for service in the 101st Overseas Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry), Canadian Expeditionary Force. He left for England on RMS Olympic...
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The Rifles (category The Light Infantry)
original announcement, the Light Division would have remained essentially unchanged, with the exception of the Light Infantry gaining a new battalion through...
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unit of the South West Africa Territorial Force 101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry), CEF, a unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force 101st Engineer...
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in 1925 and in 1930 in the riding of Winnipeg North. He was also a captain in the 106th Winnipeg Light Infantry Regiment as a medical officer. Matthew...
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George Hay (ice hockey) (category Ice hockey people from Winnipeg)
junior. On January 10, 1916, Hay enlisted with the 101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry) to serve in the First World War. He followed in the footsteps...
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Regiment. He was also honorary colonel of the 106th Regiment, Winnipeg Light Infantry. After the Fenian raids, Benson proceeded to England to attend...
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Tommy Lumsden (category Canadian football people from Winnipeg)
Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He previously played for the Winnipeg Light Infantry Junior team. The Tommy Lumsden Memorial...
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was disbanded on 5 April 1918. The band of the 106th Regiment Winnipeg Light Infantry received permission to go overseas with the battalion, and in January...
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Royal Green Jackets (category British light infantry)
(RGJ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two "large regiments" within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). The Royal...
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Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), was merged with the RCAF base, becoming Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg (South). Kapyong Barracks closed...
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