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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:
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada: 112th Battalion (Nova Scotia), CEF: 22 December 1915 15 August 1918 The West Nova Scotia Regiment: 113th Battalion (Lethbridge Highlanders), CEF: 22 December 1915 1 September 1917 The South Alberta Light Horse: 114th Battalion (Haldimand), CEF: 22 December 1915 21 May 1917 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
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.
13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF; 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF; 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF; 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF; 17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF; 18th Battalion (Western Ontario), CEF; 19th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF; 20th Battalion (Central Ontario ...
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.
17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF; 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF; 106th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF; 193rd Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF; 246th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF
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.