5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops [textual record]
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5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops [textual record]
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Record information 5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops [textual record]
Date:1916-1918Reference:R611-385-2-E, RG9-III-C-7Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:183415Date(s):1916-1918Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:0.05 m of textual recordsLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the 5th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops, and document many aspects of its activities.
RG9 III volume 4462 includes the following files: Documents, 16 July 1917 - 4 Oct. 1918 (folder 4, file 1); Mobilization, 17 Jan. - 17 Feb. 1917 (folder 4, file 2); Nominal rolls, 9 Feb. - 14 April 1917 (folder 4, file 3); Personnel, 2 Feb.-10 March 1917 (folder 4, file 4): Parade states, 3-25 Feb. 1917 (folder 4, file 5); Supplies, 1-8 Feb. 1917 (folder 4, file 6).Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Railway Troops. Battalion, 5th : The 5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops was organized at the CRT Depot, Purfleet under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A.E. Griffin and arrived in France in February 1917. Its strength was 29 officers and 918 other ranks. Its authorization was published in General Order 63 of 15 June 1917. The battalion demobilized at Vancouver and was disbanded by General Order 196 of 1 November 1920.Additional information:General note:Note that this descriptive record is based on information found in finding aid 9-41 and in Barbara Wilson's unpublished Guide to the Sources of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.Source of title:Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.Accruals:No further accruals are expected.Related material:For related records found elsewhere in this fonds, see the following files:
RG9 III, volume 4481 includes the following files: Supply of ammunition at dumps and railheads, 10 Oct. 1918 ( file 2); Appointment, Director of Construction, 18-20 Sept. 1918 ( file 3); Removal of bridges over La Bassee Canal, 3-12 Nov. 1918 ( file 4); Receipts, dripping byproduct, 30 July 1917-23 Nov. 1918 ( file 5); Canteen funds and accounts, 25 march - 22 Dec. 1918 ( file 6); Loss of censor stamps, 31 May 1917-5 Jan. 1918 ( file 7); Duties of Chief Engineer, 2 Sept. 1918 ( file 8); Claims for use of land, destruction of gardens, etc, 30 May 1917-4 Nov. 1918 ( file 9); Minutes of Conference re transportation, Fifth Army, 30 July - 19 Nov. 1918 ( file 10); Congratulatory messages from GOC Fifth Army, 3 May 1917 - 24 Dec. 1918 ( file 11); Construction and maintenance, broad gauge railways, 9 April 1918 - 10 Jan. 1919 ( file 12); Construction and maintenance, light railways, 28 Feb. - 6 Nov. 1918 ( file 13); Quartermaster's correspondence re badges, barrack damages, kit inspections, etc., 1 May-30 Oct. 1918 ( file 14); Demobilization, 1 Oct. 1918- 26 Jan. 1919 ( file15); Horses in agriculture, commercial subjects, etc. 25 Oct. 1918 - 2 Jan. 1919 ( file 16); Alberta election, 21 July-11 Dec. 1917 ( file 17); Distribution of Scottish flags on St-Andrew's Day, 5 - 26 Nov. 1918 ( file 18); Gun wagon for transporting British 6-inch and 8-inch howitzers, 30 July - 30 Oct. 1917 ( file 19); List of working hours for attached labour, 2 Sept. - 21 Dec. 1918 ( file 20).
RG9 III volume 4482 includes the following files: Instructions, correspondence on medical and dental services, 30 Oct. 1917 - 6 Aug. 1918 ( file 21); Notes on and instructions for demolition of delayed action mines, 12 Sept. -11 Dec. 1918 ( file 22); Tactical withdrawals, 3 April 1917 - 3 Dec. 1918 ( file 23); Formation of new CPT units and other departments affecting CRT, 4 Jan. - 25 Aug. 1918 ( file 24); Correspondence re postal service, loss of registered letters, 20 June 1917-29 Nov. 1918 ( file 25); YMCA sports meet, 12 Sept. 1917 - 20 Dec. 1918 ( file 26); Ballast, track material, rolling stock, 27 June - 24 Dec. 1918 ( file 27); Economy in ordnance and supplies, 7 March 1917 - 12 Dec. 1918 ( file 28); Infantry, platoon and musketry training, 15 May 1917 - 23 Sept. 1918 ( file 29); Horse and mechanical transport, 4 Sept. - 18 Dec. 1918 ( file 30); Progress reports, narratives, wastage of labour, report on delays, 22 May - 10 Dec. 1918 ( file 31-32).
RG9 III volume 4712 includes ther following files: Formation of CRT (folder 99, file 2); Historical record (folder 100, file 4); Receipts for badges (folder 100, file 5); Operations, Jan. -Oct. 1917 (folder 100, file 6); Operations, Oct. 1917-11 Nov. 1918 (folder 100, file 7.
See also: Canadian Records Office file (RG9, III, vo. 1130, file R-42-4); War diary, 29 Jan 1917-19 Jan. 1919 (RG9, III, vol. 5013, folder 736).
For related records found in the Department of National Defence fonds, see the following file: Demobilization (RG24, vol. 1809, file HQ 683-890-1).
This information is based on Barbara Wilson's unpublished Guide to the Sources of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.Source:GovernmentFormer archival reference no.:RG9-III-C-7 -
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