"47th Battalion boys in trenches on Vimy Ridge" Vimy Ridge, France. The original DND caption states: "47th Bn. officer giving his men advice in trenches. August, 1917." The 47th Battalion was from New Westminster, BC. To the right (with glasses) is the Medical Officer. DND Photo O.1765. The 47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 47th Battalion recruited in New Westminster, Vancouver and Victoria and was mobilized at New Westminster, BC. The 47th Battalion embarked for Britain on 13 November 1915. It disembarked in France on 11 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920. The 47th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: SOMME, 1916 Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 HILL 70 Ypres 1917 Passchendaele AMIENS Scarpe 1918 Drocourt-Quéant HINDENBURG LINE Canal du Nord VALENCIENNES FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18[5] The 47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF, is perpetuated by The Royal Westminster Regiment