26th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF
Introduction


[thumb\|200px\|The distinguishing patch of the 26th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF.](/wiki/Image:26_Bn_CEF_Distinguishing_Patch.jpg "26 Bn CEF Distinguishing Patch.jpg")
[thumb\|right\|Officers and members of the 26th Battalion](/wiki/File:Officers_and_members_of_the_26th_Battalion_of_the_Second_Canadian_Expeditionary_Force.jpg "Officers and members of the 26th Battalion of the Second Canadian Expeditionary Force.jpg")
[thumb\|right\|26th Battalion embarking for Europe, 1915](/wiki/File:Scene_at_embarkation_of_26th_Battalion_and_ammunition_column_CEF%2C_St_John%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_June_13%2C_1915_No_9_%28HS85-10-30436%29.jpg "Scene at embarkation of 26th Battalion and ammunition column CEF, St John, New Brunswick, June 13, 1915 No 9 (HS85-10-30436).jpg")

The **26th Battalion (New Brunswick) CEF**, was an [infantry](/wiki/Infantry "Infantry") [battalion](/wiki/Battalion "Battalion") of the [Canadian Expeditionary Force](/wiki/Canadian_Expeditionary_Force "Canadian Expeditionary Force") during [World War I](/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"). The 26th Battalion recruited throughout New Brunswick and was mobilized at [Saint John, New Brunswick](/wiki/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick "Saint John, New Brunswick").Meek, John F. *Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.* Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971\.  The 26th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF, is perpetuated by **[The Royal New Brunswick Regiment](/wiki/The_Royal_New_Brunswick_Regiment "The Royal New Brunswick Regiment")**.


Who wrote the book 'Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War'?