Cap Badge - 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion, CEF The 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion was a battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that saw service in the First World War. The battalion was created on 2 September 1914 with recruits from "Military District 1" which was Western Ontario. The battalion set off for England on board the Laurentic berthed in Quebec. The battalion became part of the 1st Canadian Division, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade where it saw action along the Western Front: Ypres in an early action at the Yser Canal, April 1915 Mount Sorrel, the attack on Tor Top as part of Currie's composite brigade, June 1916 Courcelette and the capture of the German front lines in the Somme, September 22, 1916 Vimy Ridge as part of the capture of Zwischen-Stellung at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917 Fresnoy and the battles in the woods of Fresnoy, May 3-8, 1917 Passchendaele where it captured the village on November 6, 1917 Folies and the capture and holding of the village near Amiens, August 9,1918 Upton Wood - the clearing of the woods and destruction of the German forces The battalion returned to Canada on 21 April 1919, was demobilized on 24 April 1919, and disbanded soon after. The 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion was initially perpetuated by the Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), and is currently perpetuated by the 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.