#vladivistok

After the Russian Revolution the Allies, including Japan, started to send men and arms into Russia to support anticommunist forces. In an ill-fated move in late 1918 the Canadian government approved sending Canadian forces, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (CSEF), to Eastern Russia to prop up anti-Soviet Russians in the far east.  4,192 Canadian soldiers were sent to Siberia. While they didn’t see much fighting as they took part in policing roles in Vladivostok, 14 died and were buried there.

Morale in the CSEF plummeted after the war against Germany ended on Nov 11 1918. On Dec 21 1918 there was even mutiny in the ranks from troops who refused to be shipped to Russia. On Apr 21 1919 the first load of Canadians returned to Canada, eventually all would be shipped home by June. The Soviets would take control of the East when the Japanese left in 1922.