160th (Bruce) Battalion, CEF

January 2023 The 160th (Bruce) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Walkerton, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Bruce County. The battalion originally had four companies each with men from a different part of the county. A Company's members were from Walkerton, Cargill, Paisley, Port Elgin and Southampton; B Company from Chesley, Tara, Hepworth and Teeswater; C Company from Wiarton, Lion's Head, Tobermory, Cape Chin and the local First Nations; and D Company from Kincardine, Lucknow, Ripley and Tiverton. The battalion band was mostly formed from members of the Chesley Citizen's Band.Bruce Remembers https://www.brucemuseum.ca/exhibit/bruce-remembers/ Bruce County Museum 26 May 2022 After sailing to England in October 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 4th Reserve Battalion on February 15, 1918. The 160th (Bruce) Battalion, CEF had three Officers Commanding: Lieut-Col. A. Weir (October 17, 1916—May 6, 1917), Lieut-Col. D. M. Sutherland (May 6, 1917—December 1, 1917), and Major A. M. Moffatt (December 1, 1917—February 23, 1918). 700px|Canadian Expeditionary Force, 160th O.S. Bruce Battalion, London, Ontario, October 14, 1916. (Battalion ready to move off for overseas.) Companies 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D'. No. 629 (HS85-10-32567) References Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. External links Archive of the battalion newspaper Bruce in Khaki Nominal Roll Category:Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Category:Military units and formations established in 1915 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Category:1915 establishments in Ontario Category:Canadian organizations established in 1915