176th Battalion (Niagara Rangers), CEF

January 2023 June 2019 The 176th (Niagara Rangers) Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. History Based in St. Catharines, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in January 1916 in Lincoln and Welland counties. Their training ground and campsite was on Spring St., Niagara Falls, where Memorial School was built in 1921.Zavitz Sherman 176th Rangers wrote proud chapter in city history http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2007/11/10/176th-rangers-wrote-proud-chapter-in-city-history 17 January 2017 Niagara Falls Review 2007-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118075211/http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2007/11/10/176th-rangers-wrote-proud-chapter-in-city-history 18 January 2017 dead The unit left Niagara on 24 April 1917 bound for England. Upon arrival, the battalion was absorbed into the 12th Reserve Battalion. The 176th (Niagara Rangers) Battalion, CEF, had one Officer Commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Sharpe. Perpetuation After the war, the perpetuation of the battalion was assigned to The Lincoln Regiment in 1920, and then to the Lincoln and Welland Regiment in 1936.The Lincoln and Welland Regiment http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/lwr-eng.asp Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments Directorate of History and Heritage 25 December 2015 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226030727/http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/lwr-eng.asp dead Insignia The 176th Battalion were identified by a horseshoe surrounding Niagara Falls on a wreath of maples. Contained within scrolls were the words "Niagara Rangers", "Canada", "Overseas Battalion". The number 176 was placed between the ends of the horseshoe. References Category:Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Category:Organizations based in St. Catharines Category:Lincoln and Welland Regiment Category:Military units and formations established in 1916 Category:History of St. Catharines