The 54th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914, embarked for Britain on 22 November 1915 and disembarked in France on 14 August 1916. It fought as part of the 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.[1]
The 54th Battalion recruited in Southern British Columbia and was mobilized at Nelson, B.C.[2]
The 54th Battalion had three Officers Commanding:
Lt-Col A.G.H. Kemball, CB, DSO 22 November 1915 – 1 March 1917
Lt.-Col. V.V. Harvey, DSO, 2 March 1917 – 24 August 1917
Lt.-Col. A.B. Carey, CMG, DSO, 24 August 1917-Demobilization[3]
Battle Honoursedit
The 54th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
^Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
^Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN0906158109
^Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN0906158109
^Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN0906158109
^Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
Sourcesedit
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962
April 14, 2024
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