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The battalion was eventually disbanded on 21 May 1917. [3] The 17th Battalion, along with the 9th, 11th and 12th Reserve Battalions formed the Canadian Training Depot at Tidworth Barracks. [4] The battalion recruited in Nova Scotia and was mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec. [4] The battalion had three Officers Commanding:
17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF: 19 September 1914 21 May 1917 The Nova Scotia Highlanders: 18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF: 7 November 1914 15 September 1920 The Essex and Kent Scottish: 19th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF: 7 November 1914 15 September 1920 The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
The 17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF was authorized on 19 September 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1914 where it was redesignated as the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps. The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.
17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF; 18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF; 19th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF; 20th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF; 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario), CEF; 22nd Battalion (French Canadian), CEF; 23rd Reserve Battalion, CEF; 24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles), CEF; 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF
The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some units in Kingston, Ontario. The division is recognized by the distinctive maroon patch worn on the ...
Nova Scotia (also known as Mi'kma'ki and Acadia) is a Canadian province located in Canada's Maritimes.The region was initially occupied by Mi'kmaq.The colonial history of Nova Scotia includes the present-day Maritime Provinces and the northern part of Maine (Sunbury County, Nova Scotia), all of which were at one time part of Nova Scotia.
Several units under command of the First Contingent were excluded from the divisional organization, including the 17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), 18th Battalion, and several companies of Newfoundland soldiers (later formed into the Newfoundland Regiment and assigned to the 29th Division).
On January 16, 2011, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced that the name of the 2nd Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) would revert to the Cape Breton Highlanders. [3] The regiment's rebadging ceremony was held on September 10, 2011, [ 4 ] and MacKay presented the regiment its camp flag on October 2, 2011.