HIST 1253 Lecture Notes - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Parapet, Battle Of Mont Sorrel
10 Mar 2014
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Canada joins the struggle: britain declares war against germany on august 4, 1914. Though canada doesn"t have a choice to enter the war, they can decide how to cooperate with the wartime effort. Thousand canadians flee to the registration to serve in the army: forming the canadian expeditionary force (cef) Through 1914-1915, the interest was enough to create several volunteers. Some experienced personnel came from the canadian permanent force and the. Home grown militias don"t get sent overseas, they remained as training camps, The canadian expeditionary force: by the end of the war 619,636 men and women would enlist in the cef. Mostly volunteer, but by 1918 more conscripts. Vast majority were blue or white collar workers mostly coming from towns and cities. Not all under the stereotype of farmers, etc. High proportion were born in the british isles. Only about 51-52% of all cef members were canadian due to the massive boom of immigration earlier on.
