41st (Montreal) Battalion, CEF Cap Badge The 41st Battalion (French Canadian), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 41st Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 18 October 1915. The battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 13 July 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 69th Battalion, CEF. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. The 41st Battalion recruited in the Province of Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario and was mobilized at Quebec City.[2] The 41st Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1915-16 and is perpetuated by Le Régiment de Maisonneuve.