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[[File:11BattalionCEFKitInspectionValcartierSept1914.jpg|thumb|Kit inspection, 11th Battalion, Valcartier, Quebec]]
The '''11th Battalion, CEF''', an [[infantry]] [[battalion]] of the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]], was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 30 September 1914. It was redesignated as the '''11th Reserve Infantry Battalion , CEF''', on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. On 4 January 1917, its personnel, along with the personnel of the [[100th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers), CEF]], were absorbed by a new '''[[11th Reserve Battalion (Manitoba), CEF]]'''. The battalion was disbanded on 12 October 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CEF Infantry Battalions|website=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/Documents/infantry%20battalions.pdf}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=11th Battalion, CEF |url=https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/regiments/cef/011battalion.htm |access-date=2022-02-20 |website=www.canadiansoldiers.com}}</ref><ref name="A-DH-267-003">Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

The battalion recruited in Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba and mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec.<ref name="meek">Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.</ref>

The 11th Reserve Battalion formed part of the ''Canadian Training Depot'' at [[Tidworth Camp]] on the Salisbury Plain.<ref name="meek"/>

The 11th Battalion, CEF, had three Officers Commanding:
*Lt. Col. R. Burritt, 22 September 1914 – 23 August 1915
*Lt. Col. A. Dulmage, 23 August 1915 – 15 September 1915
*Lt. Col. A.E. Carpenter, 26 November 1915 – 27 April 1916
*Lt. Col. P. Walker, 8 May 1916 – 4 January 1917<ref name="meek"/>

== Perpetuations ==
The 11th Battalion, CEF, is perpetuated by [[The Winnipeg Grenadiers]], currently on the [[Supplementary Order of Battle]].<ref name="A-DH-267-003" />

== Battle Honours ==
The battalion was awarded the following battle honours:

* [[Second Battle of Ypres|Ypres 1915]], [[Ypres, 1917|'17]]
* [[Battle of Festubert|Festubert, 1915]]
* [[Battle of Mont Sorrel|Mount Sorrel]]
* [[Battle of the Ancre Heights|Ancre Heights]]
* [[Ancre, 1916]]
* [[Battle of Arras (1917)|Arras, 1917]], [[Arras 1918 (Battle honour)|'18]]
* [[Battle of Vimy Ridge|Vimy, 1917]]
* [[Battle of Hill 70|Hill 70]]
* [[Battle of Passchendaele|Passchendaele]]
* [[Battle of Amiens (1918)|Amiens]]
* [[Battle of the Scarpe (1918)|Scarpe, 1918]]
* [[Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line|Drocourt-Quéant]]
* [[Hindenburg Line]]
* [[Battle of the Canal du Nord|Canal du Nord]]
* [[Battle of Valenciennes (1918)|Valenciennes]]
* [[Battle of the Sambre (1918)|Sambre]]
* [[France and Flanders, 1915-'18|France and Flanders, 1915-18]]
* The Great War 1914-17<ref name=":0" /><ref name="meek" />

== See also ==

* [[List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force]]

== References ==
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