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The Saskatoon Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army).The regiment was formed in 1924, when The North Saskatchewan Regiment (1920–1924) was reorganized into four separate regiments.
It was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 7 November 1940, then as the 1st Infantry Division Support Battalion (The Saskatoon Light Infantry), CIC, CASF, on 1 May 1943 and finally as the 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), CASF, on 1 July 1944.
The 65th Battalion recruited in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba and was mobilized at Saskatoon. [2] The 65th Battalion was commanded by Lt.-Col. N. Lang from 20 July 1916 to 25 September 1916. [2] The 65th Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1916. [2]
This amalgamation was short-lived, however, as on 15 May 1924, The North Saskatchewan Regiment was split up and reorganized into 4 separate regiments: The Yorkton Regiment (now the 64th Field Battery, RCA), The Saskatoon Regiment, The Prince Albert Volunteers and The Battleford Light Infantry. [1] [2]
Following the war, the division was stood down, only to be re-mobilized as a formation on 1 September 1939 as the 1st Canadian Infantry Division for service in the Second World War. The division was part of the Allied campaign to invade Sicily, as well as their campaign on the Italian mainland, where they are associated with such notable ...
The 5th Battalion was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1914. It entered the theatre of operations in France on 14 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war.
The South Alberta Light Horse: 203rd Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), CEF: 15 July 1916 15 September 1917 The Royal Winnipeg Rifles: 204th Battalion (Beavers), CEF: 15 July 1916 17 July 1917 The Royal Regiment of Canada: 205th (Hamilton) Battalion, CEF: 15 July 1916 12 July 1918 The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
In 1924, The North Saskatchewan Regiment was later reorganised into four separate regiments: The Yorkton Regiment (now the 64th Field Battery, RCA), The Saskatoon Light Infantry, The Prince Albert Volunteers and The Battleford Light Infantry. They now form part of The North Saskatchewan Regiment.