93rd Battalion (Peterborough), CEF

93rd Battalion (Peterborough), CEF
Cap badge of the 93rd Battalion
Active22 December 1915 - 21 May 1917
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeBattalion
Garrison/HQPeterborough, Ontario
EngagementsWorld War I
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Lt.-Col. T.J. Johnston

The 93rd Battalion (Peterborough), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 93rd Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 15 July 1916 where the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 6 October 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 39th Battalion, CEF. The battalion disbanded on 21 May 1917.[1]

The 93rd Battalion recruited in Peterborough County and was mobilized at Peterborough, Ontario.[2]

The 93rd Battalion was commanded by Lt.-Col. T.J. Johnston from 19 September 1916 to 6 October 1916.[3]

The 93rd Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1916.[4]

The 93rd Battalion (Peterborough), CEF, is perpetuated by 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA.[5]

References

  1. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  2. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  3. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  4. ^ Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  5. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

Sources

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914–1919 by Col. G. W. L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962