175th (Medicine Hat) Battalion, CEF

January 2023 175th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF 1916–1917 Canada Canadian Expeditionary Force Infantry Medicine Hat, Alberta The Great War, 1916–17 LCol Nelson Spencer Officer commanding The 175th Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. History Based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in the Medicine Hat district. After sailing to England in October 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on January 10, 1917. The 175th Battalion, CEF, had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Nelson Spencer.Officers' Declaration Papers: Nelson Spencer https://data2.archives.ca/cef/gat3/112626a.gif Library and Archives Canada 2010-05-27 Battle honours In 1929, the battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour The Great War, 1916–17.Appendix to General Order No. 110, 1929 Perpetuation Perpetuation of the 175th Battalion was assigned to The Alberta Regiment in 1920. When this regiment split in two in 1924, the South Alberta Regiment carried the perpetuation. The South Alberta Regiment merged into the South Alberta Light Horse (29th Armoured Regiment) in 1954, and this regiment (now simply the South Alberta Light Horse) carries on the perpetuation of the 175th Battalion.http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par1/arm-bli/SALH-eng.asp The South Alberta Light Horse June 11, 2010 Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments Directorate of History and Heritage October 31, 2011 February 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225201146/http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par1/arm-bli/SALH-eng.asp dead The 175th Battalion, along with the 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, is commemorated by white hillside glyphs ("3CMR 175") in Medicine Hat.St.Onge Adrian ‘It’s critically important’: celebrating the Canadian Mounted Rifles https://chatnewstoday.ca/2024/08/12/its-critically-important-celebrating-the-canadian-mounted-rifles/ 2024-08-14 CHAT News Today en See also List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force References Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War Meek John F. 1971 The Author Orangeville, Ontario Category:Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Category:Medicine Hat Category:South Alberta Light Horse Category:South Alberta Regiment Category:Military units and formations established in 1916 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1917