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50th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces
ActiveEarly September 1915 - Late July 1919
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Corps
TypeSignaller
Part ofBritish Expeditionary Force
1st Army
Canadian Corps
4th Division
1st Brigade
Garrison/HQN/A (Moved around)
Nickname(s)Mason's Man-Eaters
EngagementsSecond Battle of Ypres
Battle of Ancre Heights
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of Lens
Battle of Passchendaele
Kaiser's Battle
Battle of Amiens
Second Battle of the Somme (1918)
Battle of Cambrai
Drocourt-Queant
Battle of the Canal du Nord
Battle of Valenciennes
Commanders
Current
commander
N/A (Not existing now)
Colonel of
the Regiment
Colonel E.G Mason

The 50th Canadian Battalion (18 RS) was part of the 4th Division (Canada) in World War I, 1914-1918 The Battalion was commanded by Colonel E.G Mason. The Battalion recruiting headquarters was in Calgary. It was formed to add men to being formed Canadian fourth division.


History

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The 50th Canadian Battalion was a battalion of volunteers from Calgary and area.They were added into the forming 4th Division, because the Brigade of Canadian Mounted Rifles took over the last few spots in the Third Division.

Operations[1]

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Lineage[1]

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  • 381st Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1943)
  • 381st Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1944)
  • 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1944 - 1946)
  • 161st Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo (Jet Propelled) (1946 - 1948)
  • 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet (1948 - 1950)
  • 18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet (1950 - 1966)
  • 18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1966 - 2006)
  • 18th Reconnaissance Squadron (2006 - Present)

Assignments[1]

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Bases stationed[1]

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Aircraft Operated[1]

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RF-101C-55-MC (56-0220), assigned to 18th TRS, 460th TRW. This aircraft was shot down by a SAM over North Vietnam on 7 March 1966, killing the pilot.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference AFHRA 18 RS Page was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Bibliography

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See also

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