102nd Battalion, CEF

January 2023 thumb|200px|The distinguishing patch of the 102nd Battalion, CEF.The 102nd Battalion, CEF, (initially the 102nd Battalion (Northern British Columbia), then after August, 1917, the 102nd Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF) was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. History The 102nd Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 18 June 1916. It disembarked in France on 12 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on 30 August 1920.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. The 102nd Battalion recruited in Northern British Columbia and was mobilized at Comox, on Vancouver Island.Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. 0906158109 During the attack on Vimy Ridge, the 102nd lost most of its officers and for a time was led by one of the company sergeant-majors. The battalion achieved its objectives for the day but lost 314 killed or wounded.Cook Tim Vimy 7 March 2017 Allen Lane 978-0735233164 The 102nd Battalion had four Officers Commanding: Lt.-Col. John Weightman Warden, DSO, 18 June 1916 – 11 January 1918 Lt.-Col. F. Lister, CMG, DSO, MC, 11 January 1918 – 27 September 1918 Lt.-Col. E.J.W. Ryan, DSO, 28 September 1918 – 19 November 1918 Lt.-Col. F. Lister, CMG, DSO, MC, 19 November 1918-Demobilization right|thumb|250px|Lt. Graham Thomson Lyall, VC.One member of the 102nd Battalion, Lt. Graham Thomson Lyall was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 27 September 1918 North of Cambrai, France, during the Battle of the Canal Du Nord. Battle honours The 102nd Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: SOMME, 1916, 1 July–18 November 1916 Ancre Heights, 1 October–11 November 1916 Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917, 9–14 April 1917 HILL 70, 15–25 August 1917 Ypres 1917, 31 July–10 November 1917 Passchendaele, 12 October 1917 or 26 October–10 November 1917 Amiens, 8–11 August 1918 Scarpe, 1918, 26–30 August 1918 Drocourt-Quéant Hindenburg Line, 12 September–9 October 1918 Canal du Nord, 27 September–2 October 1918 Valenciennes FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18 Perpetuation The 102nd Battalion, CEF is perpetuated by The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own). See also List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force References Sources Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914–1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962 102 Category:Military units and formations of Ontario Category:Military units and formations of British Columbia Category:British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) Category:Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) Category:Military units and formations established in 1915