. Badges : a collection of emblems and interesting information regarding the Canadians in the Great World War. . The 116th Battalion wasmobilized in Uxbridge,Ont., under the com-mand of , and sailed forEngland 23-7-16. Thestrength on sailing was36 officers and 943 joined the 9th Bri-gade, 3rd Canadian Divi-sion, replacing 60th Bat-talion, which was dis-banded 28th April, arrived in FranceFebruary, 1917. thisDivision participating inthe Battles of St. Eloi,Mount Sorrel, Somme(1916), Vimy Ridge,Hill 70, (1918), ,
. Badges : a collection of emblems and interesting information regarding the Canadians in the Great World War. . The 116th Battalion wasmobilized in Uxbridge,Ont., under the com-mand of , and sailed forEngland 23-7-16. Thestrength on sailing was36 officers and 943 joined the 9th Bri-gade, 3rd Canadian Divi-sion, replacing 60th Bat-talion, which was dis-banded 28th April, arrived in FranceFebruary, 1917. thisDivision participating inthe Battles of St. Eloi,Mount Sorrel, Somme(1916), Vimy Ridge,Hill 70, (1918), , du Nord. , Mons. The 1st C. M. R. wasmobilized in Brandon,Man., under the com-mand of H. , and sailed forEngland 12-6-15. Thestrength on sailing was28 officers and 579 joined the 8th Bri-gade, 3rd Canadian Divi-sion, and arrived inFrance, September, 1915,this Division participat-ing in the Battles ofSt. Eloi, Mount Sorrel,Somme (1916), VimyRidge, Hill 70, Passchen-daele, Somme (1918),Amiens, Arras. Drocourt- 8ueant. Canal du Nord,ambrai, Valenciennes,Mons. Financing the War in Canada.— Sir Thomas White occupied the diffi-cult position of Minister of Finance for the Dominion. Sums of moneynever before thought of as government needs were absolutely essential tocarry on the activities at home and abroad. In order to avoid large interest payments for many years to come to out-side countries, in 1915 the first war loan by Canada for Canada wasattempted. The amount asked for was $50,000,000, and the subscriptionsoffered totalled $113,729,500. This assured the government that the
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