191st (Southern Alberta) Battalion, CEF

Canadian military unit (1916–1917) January 2023 191st Battalion, CEF 1916–1917 Canada Canadian Expeditionary Force Infantry The Great War, 1917 Lieutenant-Colonel Willoughby Charles Bryan Officer commanding The 191st (South Alberta) Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Macleod, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that town and the surrounding district. After sailing to England in March 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on June 9, 1917. The 191st (South Alberta) Battalion, CEF, had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Willoughby C. Bryan. Perpetuation of the 191st Battalion was assigned in 1920 to the 7th Battalion of The Alberta Regiment.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 November 4, 2011 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 February 25, 2012 live When that regiment split in two in 1924, the 3rd Battalion of the North Alberta Regiment carried on the perpetuation.http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par1/aafer-rbagc-ann-1b-eng.asp Annex 1B: Perpetuations May 1, 2009 Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments Directorate of History and Heritage November 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225225105/http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par1/aafer-rbagc-ann-1b-eng.asp February 25, 2012 live The North Albertas disbanded in 1936. In 1929, the battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour The Great War, 1917.Appendix to General Order No. 110, 1929 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:Military units and formations of Alberta Category:Military units and formations established in 1916 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1917