231st_Battalion_(Seaforth_Highlanders_of_Canada),_CEF

231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), CEF

231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), CEF

Military unit

The 231st Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 in that city and the surrounding district. After sailing to England in April 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 24th Reserve Battalion on April 22, 1917. The 231st Battalion, CEF had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Easton Leach.[1] The battalion is perpetuated by the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.

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In 1929, the battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour "The Great War, 1917".[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "231st Battalion, Hastings Park - RBCM Archives". search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    Appendix to General Order No. 110 of 1929, p. 38
  • Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.


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