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Lt. M H Bluethner 5th C.M.R. Bn.

By this time curiosity was getting the best of me. Leaving the seller’s website to access the computer’s search engine, I typed in “5th C.M.R. Bn,” to see what might be learned. The resulting information revealed that the abbreviation stood for “5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion.” A website dedicated to the Battalion’s history reported that the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles had been formed in 1915 as a horse-mounted infantry unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was comprised of volunteers from Quebec’s Eastern townships. In late 1915 the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion shipped out for England. There the unit was converted to an infantry battalion attached to the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, CEF. Between 1916 and 1918 the Battalion saw action in both France and Belgium. Posted on the website was an impressive list of campaigns in which soldiers of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles fought, as well as battle honors accorded to the unit.