1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter) continues to perpetuate the battle honours and traditions of the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF The 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Army. Raised for service during the First World War as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), it was formed in November 1914, in Brandon, Manitoba. Originally a mounted infantry unit named the 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, which was expanded, following its rerolling and dismounting as an infantry unit, by absorbing other units of the Canadian Mounted Rifles. History. Following the outbreak of 	1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
10293032	2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, (known colloquially as the 2nd Battalion, CMR or simply 2 CMR) was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF. The battalion recruited in Victoria and Vernon, British Columbia and was mobilized in Victoria. An earlier incarnation was raised for Boer War. The Boer War. In November 1901, the British government requested from the Canadian government a four-squadron regiment of mounted rifles for the Boer War. Canadian Department of Militia and Defence equipped and trained the unit, while the British paid its costs	2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
10293033	. The majority of the officers and at least a quarter of the men had previously served in South Africa, including its commander Lieutenant-Colonel T.D.B. Evans. On 31 March the unit fought as part of an outnumbered British force at the Battle of Harts River, or Boschbult. The unit participated in a number of other drives to round up Boers before the war ended on 31 May 1902. World War I. The 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles was mobilized on 15 March, 1915, at Willows Camp, Victoria. Most of their recruits would come from the local militia cavalry units: the 	2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
10293034	30th British Columbia Horse and the Victoria Squadron of Horse. The regiment embarked for Great Britain on 12 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 22 September 1915 as part of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade. On 1 January 1916 it was converted to infantry, amalgamated with 'B Squadron' and the headquarters staff of the 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF and re-designated the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF. It fought as part of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 	2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
10293035	6 November 1920. Battle honours and awards. Capt. John MacGregor was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord from 29 September to 3 October 1918. The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion is perpetuated by The British Columbia Dragoons. 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, (known colloquially as the 2nd Battalion, CMR or simply 2 CMR) was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF. The battalion recruited in Victoria and Vernon, British Columbia and was mobilized in Victoria. An earlier incarnation was 	2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
10293036	1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter 1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter The 1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter was a class of oil fuel lighters built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1946. Design. The lighters were in length and beam and cost about £38,940 each to build. The vessels did not have engines. At the time the first ship of the class was ordered for the Royal Australian Navy, it was to be the largest lighter ever built in Australia. While OFL 1201" was completed in 1940, the other vessels in the class were not completed until 1945 or 1946. The lighters were  capable of carrying up to 1,204 tons of oil fuel, which was transferred to other vessels using four pumps. The lighters were also fitted with accommodation spaces and a galley on their upper deck, and carried a dinghy. Oil fuel lighters. Eight ships of the class were eventually constructed, of which two were allocated names. OFLs 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1207 and 1208 remained in use with the Royal Australian Navy as of 1983. By this time 1205 and 1206 had been sold. 1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter The 1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter was a class of oil fuel