https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/e52894fc5139ca5d8326b97b52bfde7e.pdf 0122eb41e29451f99be5748696c0ba44 PDF Text Text 1930 st-ory The 41+th. :Battalion of WelJJand County has had a glorious record., It has been particular1ly fortunate in having officers of sustained energy, and as a result the character of the men enrolled has been above the average.,In peace it has .mantained its effi entcy. although this is particularily di ffi c ul t in view of the o bvioushat1dycaps under which, rural regiments carry on .. Several companies were called out ln 1866, and took an active and The organization of highly creditable part in driving out the Fenians$ the Battalion was not authorized until shortly after thise The records of the year 1867 contain the following namesï¿½Capt0 Thomas Butters: , Price, T .. Mack.lÂ·em and Kirpatrick" Lieutenants w.Ru:ssel: Wm .. Stiff and John Flett; surgeons FeC., .i.'.i.ewburn:M .. D .. and B.H. Lemon M .. D., When the Red River Re-bellion broke out in 1869, Ltc Colnel .barnett wired to Ottawa an offer of his services with five hundred men from the battalion. Although the offer was not accepted, the 44th. was allowed to send an officer and eight men to the "Ontario Rifles"a composite.1:1attalion forming part of General Woillseleytt s expedi t:Lonary force.. Capt .. Thomas Maeklem was the officer sent, with the eight men, and he was placed in command of # 3 Companyof the campsite Battalion& The contingent returned to safety , and on March JOthe, 1871, were honoured at a grand Military iï¿½ banquet held at the Rosli Hotel Niagara Falls In 1855 when the North West Rebellion broke out , Lt .. ï¿½ol. James Â£'1orin at once offered the services of the 44th .. , but was notified that this unit would not be required. Again at the outbreak of the South African War a similar offer was made and several men ï¿½suceeded in being selected as members of the Royal canadian Regiment, which represented this County in the conflict. In 1914 the 44th* was called out to assist in guarding the Welland ï¿½anal and other Government property e From this unit 1, 500 men were recruted for overseas service in the first year of the war. These were attached to varÂ ious battalions of the C.E$F. after a short period of training at Val c arï¿½Â ier, and proceeded to the scene of hostalities. Then in 1915 LtQ Colo Hugh AeRose ï¿½<l'is selected to take a complete unit overseas0 Although this unit was known as the 98 Oirerseas na ttalion, it was largely the old 44 th$, in personnel and originï¿½ It strength was 275 of all ranks .. On various occassions companies of the "Â·old 44th. were called o u t to put dowrt local troubles chiefly when danger arose during strikesï¿½ ï¿½t assisted the civil authorities when the attempt was made to djnamite the canal in 1900, and also during the Grand Trunk strike in 1910G � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 44th Battalion: History of the Niagara Penninsula Description An account of the resource Listed here is a very short history by A.E. Combs. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 1930s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection