60th Battalion captured the Town of Vimy and Petit Vimy as part of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
A.Y. Jackson the group of seven artist fought with the 60th Battalion and was wounded on June 3, 1916. He was commissioned as Canada's first war artist in WWI in 1917
60th Battalion was only one of four front line battalions disbanded before war end due to politics
The youngest soldier at time of enlistment was fifteen year old Private John Stephen Stark (491119) from London, Ontario
The oldest surviving member of the 60th Battalion was Sgt. John William Stocker at 102 years old
2.812 soldiers served with the 60th Battalion overseas in WWI
By end April 1917 the Battalion has sustained 1,461 casualties including 303 making the supreme sacrifice while fighting in seven major actions
Of the 23 recipients of the Military Medal, nine were awarded posthumously
There was only one Commanding Officer of the 60th Battalion - Lt.-Col. Frederick De Long Gascoigne
The last original soldier from the 60th Battalion to be killed-in-action was Sgt. William Henry Brown (458508) on November 11, 1918
Of the men who would continue in the field after the breakup of the 60th Battalion, an additional 152 men would die before war end.
The oldest soldier to enlist in the 60th Battalion was 53 year old Private Walter Hatfull, a bricklayer from Montreal
The youngest soldier to be killed in action was 17 year old Private Philip Gallant (445672) from Grandy New Brunswick
Today there are between 100-150,000 direct descendants of the 60th Battalion soldiers who served overseas
Over 60% of casualties were due directly to artillery
60th Battalion reinforcement drafts came primarily from Ontario and the Atlantic provinces
Sergeant Edward Lewis Pyves (457596) was awarded the Military medal for his actions at Hill 60 on August 12, 1916
Over 50% of 60th Battalion soldiers were born in the U.K. with almost 40% born in Canada
60th Battalion engagements included Sanctuary Wood and Hill 60 in the Ypres Salient, Zollern Graben and Regina trench in the Somme and Vimy, Petit Vimy and La Chaudiere at Vimy Ridge
Battalion was in existence for a total of 700 days including 452 days in the trenches