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The 3rd Canadian Division was a formation of the Canadian Corps
Canadian Corps

For other uses of Canadian Corps, see Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France....
 during the First World War.

The 3rd Canadian Division was formed in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in December 1915 under the command of Major-General M.S. Mercer. Its members served in both France and Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 until Armistice Day
Armistice Day

Armistice Day is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November 1918. It commemorates the Armistice with Germany signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Rethondes, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front , which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning — the "eleventh hour...
. While with 3rd Division at Ypres
Ypres

Ypres , Ieper , or Ypern is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
, Mercer would become the highest-ranking Canadian officer killed in action in World War I. Brigadier
Brigadier

Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
 V. A. Williams, commanding the 8th Brigade, became the highest-ranking Canadian officer captured in World War I, also at Ypres
Ypres

Ypres , Ieper , or Ypern is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
.






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The 3rd Canadian Division was a formation of the Canadian Corps
Canadian Corps

For other uses of Canadian Corps, see Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France....
 during the First World War.

The 3rd Canadian Division was formed in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 in December 1915 under the command of Major-General M.S. Mercer. Its members served in both France and Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 until Armistice Day
Armistice Day

Armistice Day is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November 1918. It commemorates the Armistice with Germany signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Rethondes, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front , which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning — the "eleventh hour...
. While with 3rd Division at Ypres
Ypres

Ypres , Ieper , or Ypern is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
, Mercer would become the highest-ranking Canadian officer killed in action in World War I. Brigadier
Brigadier

Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
 V. A. Williams, commanding the 8th Brigade, became the highest-ranking Canadian officer captured in World War I, also at Ypres
Ypres

Ypres , Ieper , or Ypern is a Belgium Municipalities in Belgium located in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders....
. Mercer was replaced by Louis Lipsett
Louis Lipsett

Major General Louis James Lipsett Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George was a senior officer in the British Army and Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War....
, who commanded the division until September 1918 shortly before he too was killed in action.

Infantry units


7th Canadian Brigade:
  • The Royal Canadian Regiment
    The Royal Canadian Regiment

    The Royal Canadian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The RCR is the senior infantry regiment in the Regular Force, but its 4th Battalion is ranked 11th in the order of precedence among Reserve Force infantry regiments....
    . December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
  • Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
    Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

    Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces , belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group ....
    . 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.


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
    5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles

    The 5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles were a mounted infantry unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. The unit was raised from volunteers of the Sherbrooke Hussars and Sherbrooke Hussars from the Eastern Townships of Qu?bec....
    . December 1915 - November 11, 1918.


9th Canadian Brigade: (Joined the Division in January 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.


Battles and engagements on the Western Front
Western Front

Western Front was a term used during the World War I and World War II world war to describe the "contested armed frontier" between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West....
:


1916:
  • Battle of Mount Sorrel - June 2-13
  • Battle of Flers - Courcelette - September 15-22
  • Battle of Morval
    Battle of Morval

    The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September, 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the Germany-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme ....
     - September 25
  • Battle of Thiepval - September 26-28
  • Battle of Le Transloy
    Battle of Le Transloy

    The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme ....
     - October 1-18
  • Battle of the Ancre Heights
    Battle of the Ancre Heights

    The Battle of the Ancre Heights was a prolonged battle of attrition in October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme . Lieutenant General Hubert Gough's British Reserve Army had finally managed to break out of the positions it had occupied since the start of the Somme fighting and Gough intended to maintain the pressure on the Germany forces...
     - October 1 -11


1917:
  • Battle of Vimy Ridge
    Battle of Vimy Ridge

    The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras , in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War....
     - April 9-14
  • Attack on La Coulotte - April 23
  • Third Battle of the Scarpe - May 3-4
  • Affairs South of the Souchez River - June 3-25
  • Capture of Avion - June 26-29
  • Battle of Hill 70
    Battle of Hill 70

    The Battle of Hill 70 was a localized battle of World War I between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the 6th Army . The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens, Pas-de-Calais in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 August 1917 and 25 August 1917....
     - August 15-25
  • Second Battle of Passchendaele October 26 – November 10


1918:
  • Battle of Amiens
    Battle of Amiens

    The Battle of Amiens, which began on 8 August 1918, was the opening phase of the Allies of World War I offensive later known as the Hundred Days Offensive that ultimately led to the end of World War I....
     – August 8-11
  • Actions round Damery – August 15-17
  • Battle of the Scarpe - August 26-30 (including the capture of Monchy le Preux)
  • Battle of the Canal du Nord
    Battle of the Canal du Nord

    The Battle of Canal du Nord was a military offensive of World War I by the British First Army and British Third Army against the German troops along the Western Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, from 27 September 1918 to 1 October 1918....
     – September 27 – October 1 (including the capture of Bourlon Wood)
  • Battle of Cambrai
    Battle of Cambrai (1918)

    The 1918 Battle of Cambrai, also referred to as The 2nd Battle of Cambrai, was an engagement fought between troops of the Canadian Corps, British British First Army and British Third Army Armies and German Empire forces....
     - October 8-9 (including the Capture of Cambrai
    Cambrai

    Cambrai is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France of the department.Cambrai is the seat of Archdiocese of Cambrai whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages....
    )
  • Battle of Valenciennes - November 1-2
  • Capture of Mons - November 11