218th (Edmonton) Battalion, CEF
id:
218th-edmonton-battalion-cef-311-11838725
title:
218th (Edmonton) Battalion, CEF
text:
The 218th Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 in that city. On October 11, 1916, soldiers from the 218th Battalion led an effort to overcome the local police in Calgary. "The city virtually is in the hands of the soldier mob." Sergeant Morris "Two Gun" Cohen was implicated as a leader of the events during a series of trials held in the city; however, he was acquitted after s
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Military unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/218th_(Edmonton)_Battalion,_CEF
date created:
date modified:
2023-02-14T03:53:27Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4630956","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4630956"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14