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- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF abstract "The 75th Battalion (Mississauga), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 75th Battalion was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 March 1916. It disembarked in France on 12 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.The 75th Battalion recruited in Toronto, Hamilton and London, Ontario and was mobilized at Toronto. The 75th Battalion had three officers commanding:Lt.-Col. S.G. Beckett, 1 April 1916-1 March 1917Lt.-Col. C.B. Worsnop, DSO, 11 March 1917-16 April 1917Lt.-Col. A.J. C.C. Harbottle, DSO, 16 April 1917-DemobilizationOne member of the 75th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross. Medical Officer Captain Bellenden Hutcheson was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 2 September 1918 at the Drocourt-Quéant Line. The 75th was formed by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel G. Beckett, who had been trained as a cavalry officer in the 9th Mississauga Horse. Following training in Niagara and Toronto, the 75th left for overseas on March 29, 1916 and arrived on April 9, 1916.On arrival in England they formed part of the newly created 11th Brigade of the 4th Canadian Division and saw their first action in the trenches in Belgium in August 1916. Within the month, the 75th Battalion was at the Somme and fought with great distinction in the battles at Regina trench and Desire trench.In December, the 75th had been moved to Vimy Ridge where they with the rest of the Canadian Army dug in and waited until the great assault on 9 April 1917. On the night of 1 March 1917, a large phosgene gas raid was undertaken in which the Commanding Officer, LCol Beckett was killed.The 75th Battalion (Mississauga), CEF is perpetuated by The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own).".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF activeYearsEndYear "1920".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF activeYearsStartYear "1915".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF colour Knox_Presbyterian_Church_(Toronto).
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF colour Ontario.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF colourName "Hung at Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF commandStructure 4th_Canadian_Division.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF militaryUnitSize "One battalion".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF motto "Carry On".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF role "Light Infantry".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF thumbnail 75th_Bn_Cap_Badge.jpg?width=300.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF wikiPageID "10126953".
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- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF branch "Militia".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF caption "Cap badge of the 75th Battalion , CEF".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF colors "Hung at Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF commandStructure "4".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF country "Canada".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF dates "--07-10".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF firstCommander LCol_Samuel_G._Beckett.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF garrison "Toronto".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF lastCommander CMG.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF lastCommander DSO.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF lastCommander VD.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF lastCommander LCol_Colin_C._Harbottle.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF motto "Carry On".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF nickname "the Six-Bits, the 'Jolly 75'".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF role Light_infantry.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF size "One battalion".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF type "Line Infantry".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF unitName "The 75th Battalion, CEF".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF vc Bellenden_Hutcheson.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF subject Category:Battalions_of_the_Canadian_Expeditionary_Force.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF subject Category:Military_history_of_Canada.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF subject Category:Ontario_Military_Units.
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- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF comment "The 75th Battalion (Mississauga), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 75th Battalion was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 March 1916. It disembarked in France on 12 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war.".
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- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF depiction 75th_Bn_Cap_Badge.jpg.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF isPrimaryTopicOf 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF.
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF name "The 75th (Mississauga) Battalion, CEF".
- 75th_Battalion_(Mississauga),_CEF nick "the Six-Bits, the 'Jolly 75'".