151st (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF

January 2023 151st Battalion, CEF 1915–1916 Canada Canadian Expeditionary Force Infantry The Great War, 1916 LCol J. W. Arnott Officer commanding The 151st (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Camp Sarcee near Calgary, Alberta, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Strathcona, Battle River, and Red Deer. After sailing to England in October 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 9th, 11th, and 21st Reserve Battalions on October 13, 1916. The 151st (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF, had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Arnott.https://data2.archives.ca/cef/well1/214380a.gif Officers' Declaration of J. W. Arnott October 31, 2011 Perpetuation of the 151st Battalion was assigned to The Alberta Regiment in 1920.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 When that regiment split in two in 1924, 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 October 31, 2011 February 25, 2012 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 dead The North Albertas disbanded in 1936. In 1929, the battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour The Great War, 1916.Appendix to General Order No. 110, 1929 The 151st (Central Alberta) Battalion is one of four units whose glyphs survive on the hillside at Battalion Park in the neighbourhood of Signal Hill, Calgary, Alberta. 800px|151st overseas battalion CEF Sarcee Camp, Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 25, 1916 (HS85-10-32120) 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 established in 1915