83rd Battalion (Queen’s Own Rifles) CEF
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Badge of the 83rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Inscription on Badge: 83 – Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada – Overseas Battalion
- Mobilization Authorized: August 4, 1915
- Trained:
- August 19, 1915 to October 30, 1915 – Niagara Camp
- November 5, 1915 to April 25, 1916 – Riverdale Barracks, Toronto
- Embarked: April 28, 1916 at Halifax – S.S. Olympia
- 83rd Battalion Nominal Roll and 1st Reinforcement Draft
- Disembarked: May 6, 1916 at Liverpool
- Training Camp: West Sandling, England
- Disposition: Principal drafts to 3rd Battalion, 4th and 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles.
- Disbanded: June 4, 1917
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Pellatt (QOR of C)
- Strength on leaving Canada – 35 officers, 1,085 other ranks; previous draft sent on September 25, 1915: 5 officers, 250 other ranks
- Perpetuation: May 1, 1920 (GO 66/20)
My great uncle was in the 83rd Battalion in WWl and was wounded on August 11, 1918. Can you tell me what battle the 83rd was in on August 11 1918. I am going to France and Belguim next week and would like to visit the area where he fought
The 83rd was disbanded and supplied other regiments with troops before 1918, thus, your great uncle would have been fighting with another regiment…say, for example, the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles…you will need to search his name and find out which regiment it was, then you can trace the movements of that regiment.
Just returned from France and Belgium with visits to many sites. I was unable to track my great uncles unit and where they fought. There is an excellent historical research office in the museum in Ypres (Leper) but they were unable to provide much assistance except to search the unit diaries of the 83rd. Can you help with this
Thomas – You haven’t provided your great uncles name so its hard to help except to suggest check for his service record at Library and Archives Canada: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
The digitization project has been going on for some time (alphabetically) but isn’t complete yet. If you can find his service record, then you can figure out what battalion he actually fought with in Europe and check the battalion war diaries which could help to narrow down locations he fought in.
Is there any way I can be sent or purchase a copy of the 83rd Battalion gathered on the steps (WWI) on the website? My great grandfather Roy Kallar will be in the shot, but I can’t see the photo close enough…
Matthew we have “stood down” for August but please send us an email request to museum@qormuseum.org and we’ll follow up when we’re back at it in September.
Is there any possibility of including the nominal rolls of this unit? I realize this might be a bit of a task.
Just wondering
Thanks
Hi Steve – we were able to track down a copy and you can now follow the link on the page above!