60th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion, CEF

The “Vics” of Montreal was the junior battalion of the 9^th Brigade in April of 1917. After the battle of Vimy Ridge the survivors were split up and absorbed by other battalions and the 116th (Ontario County Infantry) Battalion took their position in the Brigade.

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60th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion, CEF

The figures in this battalion, as with all the figures in the 9^th Brigade, are from Brigade Games.

Detail of the Vics formation patch. The Grey patch of the Third Division surmounted by a Blue Square (blue for the junior brigade of the division and the square for the junior battalion in the brigade.

Coming soon on Tim’s Miniature Wargaming Blog:

One more battalion (58^th Central Ontario) to finish up the brigade – and the division!