Local History

With the support of the federal government’s Canada Summer Job program, the Legion Br 375 employs a select few cadets to support our initiatives. One of their tasks is to work with the Branch Historian to identify and honour local soldiers. As of August 2022, we have identified nearly 2000. These heroes were our neighbours and walked paths that we now frequent. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Dieppe, we mapped where the eight local lads Killed in Action and one captured lived. We will be expanding this map to include all veterans and those who did not return home.

York Rangers 127th Battalion

During the First World War, a local Battalion was formed in York County under the auspices of the 12^thRegiment, York Rangers. At its formation, it was given the official designation as the 127^th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). Upon its arrival in the UK in late August 1916 instead of being broken up and disbursed to other units (as was the norm for the period), the Battalion became the 2^nd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops. This book was written by Lt.-Col. H.M. Jackson, M.B.E., E.D. in 1922 and is the history of the battalion from its inception to its disbanding in early 1919.

The 127th Battalion C.E.F. Table of Contents
The 127th Battalion C.E.F. Chapters 1-5
The 127th Battalion C.E.F. Chapters 6-10
The 127th Battalion C.E.F. Chapters 11-15
The 127th Battalion C.E.F. Appendix A-G