词条 | 53rd Battalion (Northern Saskatchewan), CEF |
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| unit_name = 53rd Battalion, CEF | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | dates = 1914–17 | disbanded = 1917 | country = {{flag|Canada|1868}} | branch = Canadian Expeditionary Force | type = Infantry | role = | size = | command_structure = | garrison = | garrison_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto = | colors = | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | anniversaries = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = | decorations = | battle_honours = {{smallcaps|The Great War, 1916–17}} | battle_honours_label = Theatre of war honour | commander1 = Lt-Col R.M. Dennistoun | commander1_label = Commanding officer }} The 53rd Battalion (Northern Saskatchewan), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 53rd Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 March 1916. It provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until it was disbanded on 12 October 1917.[1] The 53rd Battalion recruited in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Battleford and Melfort, Saskatchewan, and was mobilized at Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] The 53rd Battalion was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Dennistoun from 1 April 1916 to 1 August 1916.[2] The 53rd Battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour {{smallcaps|The Great War, 1916–17}}.[2] The 53rd Battalion is perpetuated by The North Saskatchewan Regiment.[1] References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/nsr-eng.asp|title=Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments - THE NORTH SASKATCHEWAN REGIMENT|last=Personnel|first=Government of Canada, National Defence, Chief Military|website=www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-10-26}} 2. ^1 2 Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. {{ISBN|0906158109}} SourcesCanadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962 2 : Military history of Canada|Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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