List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force


During the First World War, the Canadian Army authorized the formation of 260 infantry battalions to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Only a small fraction of these battalions ever reached France to serve on the front lines. The remaining battalions, most often upon arrival in England, were broken up and primarily absorbed into a reserve battalion. In addition to the numbered battalions were two named battalions, and several regiments of Canadian Mounted Rifles were converted to infantry battalions and served in the Canadian Corps.
Besides the infantry, there were other Canadian combat units in the CEF, including cavalry and mounted infantry regiments, artillery brigades and machine gun battalions.
The infantry battalions in bold type served in the field.
BattalionAuthorizedDisbandedPerpetuation
1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles7 November 191415 November 1920The North Saskatchewan Regiment and 118th Medium Battery, RCA
2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles7 November 19146 November 1920The British Columbia Dragoons
4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles7 November 19146 November 1920Governor General's Horse Guards
5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles7 November 191430 August 1920The Sherbrooke Hussars
The Royal Canadian Regiment21 December 1883Extant
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry10 August 1914Extant
1st Battalion, CEF10 August 191415 September 1920The Royal Canadian Regiment
2nd Battalion, CEF10 August 191415 September 1920Governor General's Foot Guards and 50th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
3rd Battalion, CEF10 August 191430 August 1920The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Regiment of Canada
4th Battalion, CEF10 August 191430 August 192056th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
5th Battalion, CEF10 August 191415 September 1920The North Saskatchewan Regiment
6th Battalion, CEF10 August 19145 April 191812th Manitoba Dragoons
7th Battalion, CEF10 August 191430 August 1920The British Columbia Regiment
8th Battalion, CEF10 August 191415 September 1920The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
9th Battalion, CEF10 August 191415 September 1917The South Alberta Light Horse
10th Battalion, CEF10 August 191415 September 1920The Royal Winnipeg Rifles and The Calgary Highlanders
11th Battalion, CEF10 August 191412 October 1917The Winnipeg Grenadiers
12th Battalion, CEF10 August 191430 August 1920The Royal New Brunswick Regiment and The Royal Rifles of Canada
13th Battalion, CEF1 September 191415 September 1920The Black Watch of Canada
14th Battalion, CEF1 September 191430 August 1920The Royal Montreal Regiment
15th Battalion, CEF1 September 191430 August 192048th Highlanders of Canada
16th Battalion, CEF1 September 191430 August 1920The Canadian Scottish Regiment
17th Battalion, CEF19 September 191421 May 1917The Nova Scotia Highlanders
18th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Essex and Kent Scottish
19th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
20th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Queen's York Rangers
21st Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
22nd Battalion, CEF7 November 1914Extant
23rd Reserve Battalion, CEF21 October 191430 August 1920The Royal Montreal Regiment
24th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920Victoria Rifles of Canada
25th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Nova Scotia Highlanders
26th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
27th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
28th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Royal Regina Rifles
29th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The British Columbia Regiment
30th Battalion, CEF27 October 19141 September 1917The British Columbia Regiment
31st Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The North Alberta Regiment and The South Alberta Light Horse
32nd Battalion, CEF3 November 19141 September 191712th Manitoba Dragoons
33rd Battalion, CEF7 November 191417 July 1917The Royal Canadian Regiment
34th Battalion, CEF7 November 191417 July 1917The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
35th Battalion, CEF7 November 19148 December 1917The Queen's York Rangers
36th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 191756th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
37th Battalion, CEF7 November 191421 May 1917The Lorne Scots
38th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
39th Battalion, CEF7 November 191417 July 1917The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
40th Battalion, CEF7 November 191417 July 1917The Halifax Rifles
41st Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
42nd Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Black Watch of Canada
43rd Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
44th Battalion, CEF, later 44th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
45th Battalion, CEF7 November 191417 July 191726th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
46th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Saskatchewan Dragoons
47th Battalion, CEF, later 47th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Royal Westminster Regiment
48th Battalion, CEF, later 3rd Pioneer Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Canadian Scottish Regiment
49th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
50th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The King's Own Calgary Regiment
51st Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1920The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
52nd Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 1920The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
53rd Battalion, CEF7 November 191412 October 1917The North Saskatchewan Regiment
54th Battalion, CEF, later 54th Battalion, CEF7 November 191430 August 192024th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
55th Battalion, CEF7 November 191421 May 1917The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
56th Battalion, CEF7 November 191415 September 1917The Calgary Highlanders
57th Battalion, CEF20 April 191511 April 1918Les Voltigeurs de Québec
58th Battalion, CEF20 April 191515 September 1920The Royal Regiment of Canada
59th Battalion, CEF20 April 191521 May 1917The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
60th Battalion, CEF20 April 191515 August 1918Victoria Rifles of Canada
61st Battalion, CEF20 April 191517 July 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
62nd Battalion, CEF20 April 19158 December 1917The British Columbia Regiment
63rd Battalion, CEF20 April 19151 September 1917The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
64th Battalion, CEF20 April 191527 July 1917The Princess Louise Fusiliers
65th Battalion, CEF20 April 191512 October 1917The North Saskatchewan Regiment
66th Battalion, CEF20 April 191530 August 1920The South Alberta Light Horse
67th Battalion, CEF20 April 191530 August 1920The Canadian Scottish Regiment
68th Battalion, CEF20 April 191521 May 1917The Royal Regina Rifles
69th Battalion, CEF10 July 191530 August 1920Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
70th Battalion, CEF15 August 19154 August 191726th Field Battery, RCA
71st Battalion, CEF1 April 191611 April 1918The Royal Canadian Regiment
72nd Battalion, CEF10 July 191530 August 1920The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
73rd Battalion, CEF10 July 191519 April 1917The Black Watch of Canada
74th Battalion, CEF10 July 191515 September 1917The Lorne Scots
75th Battalion, CEF10 July 191515 September 1920The Toronto Scottish Regiment
76th Battalion, CEF10 July 191517 July 1917The Lorne Scots
77th Battalion, CEF10 July 191522 September 1916Governor General's Foot Guards
78th Battalion, CEF10 July 191515 September 1920The Winnipeg Grenadiers
79th Battalion, CEF10 July 191512 October 191726th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
80th Battalion, CEF10 July 191517 July 1917The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
81st Battalion, CEF10 July 191527 July 1917The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
82nd Battalion, CEF10 July 191521 May 1917The Calgary Highlanders
83rd Battalion, CEF10 July 191521 May 1917The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
84th Battalion, CEF10 July 191511 April 1918The Toronto Scottish Regiment
85th Battalion, CEF10 July 191515 September 1920The Cape Breton Highlanders
86th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
87th Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The Canadian Grenadier Guards
88th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Canada Scottish Regiment
89th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The King's Own Calgary Regiment
90th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
91st Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 191731 Combat Engineer Regiment
92nd Battalion, CEF30 July 19151 September 191748th Highlanders of Canada
93rd Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 191750th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
94th Battalion, CEF22 December 191527 July 1918116th Independent Field Battery, RCA, and 16th/17th Medium Battery, RCA
95th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
96th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The North Saskatchewan Regiment
97th Battalion, CEF22 December 19155 April 1918Not perpetuated
98th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
99th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Essex and Kent Scottish
100th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Winnipeg Grenadiers
101st Battalion, CEF22 December 191512 October 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
102nd Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The British Columbia Regiment
103rd Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Canadian Scottish Regiment
104th Battalion, CEF22 December 191527 July 1918The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
105th Battalion, CEF22 December 191512 October 1917The Prince Edward Island Regiment
106th Battalion, CEF22 December 19158 December 1917The Nova Scotia Highlanders
107th Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1920Not perpetuated
108th Battalion, CEF22 December 19154 August 1917Not perpetuated
109th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 191750th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
110th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Perth Regiment
111th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
112th Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 August 1918The West Nova Scotia Regiment
113th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The South Alberta Light Horse
114th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 191756th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
115th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
116th Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The Ontario Regiment
117th Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The Sherbrooke Hussars
118th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
119th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 191849th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
120th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
121st Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The British Columbia Regiment
122nd Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Algonquin Regiment
123rd Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1920The Royal Regiment of Canada
124th Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1920The Royal Regiment of Canada
125th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 191856th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
126th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The Lorne Scots
127th Battalion, CEF22 December 191523 October 1920The Queen's York Rangers
128th Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The Saskatchewan Dragoons
129th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
130th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 191742nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
131st Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Royal Westminster Regiment
132nd Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The North Shore Regiment
133rd Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 191756th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
134th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 191848th Highlanders of Canada
135th Battalion, CEF22 December 19154 June 1917The Middlesex and Huron Regiment
136th Battalion, CEF22 December 191522 May 1917The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
137th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The King's Own Calgary Regiment
138th Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The South Alberta Light Horse
139th Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
140th Battalion, CEF22 December 191527 July 1918The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
141st Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
142nd Battalion, CEF22 December 191527 July 1917The Royal Canadian Regiment
143rd Battalion, CEF22 December 19154 April 1918The Canadian Scottish Regiment
144th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
145th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
146th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 191733rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA
147th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
148th Battalion, CEF22 December 19154 August 1917McGill University Contingent
149th Battalion, CEF22 December 191511 April 191826th Field Battery, RCA
150th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 1918Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
151st Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1917The North Alberta Regiment
152nd Battalion, CEF22 December 191521 May 1917The South Saskatchewan Regiment
153rd Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 191726th Field Battery, RCA
154th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
155th Battalion, CEF22 December 191517 July 1917The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
156th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 1918The Brockville Rifles
157th Battalion, CEF22 December 19151 September 1917The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
158th Battalion, CEF22 December 191527 July 1917The British Columbia Regiment
159th Battalion, CEF22 December 191527 July 1917The Algonquin Regiment
160th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 191897th Field Battery, RCA
161st Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1920The Middlesex and Huron Regiment
162nd Battalion, CEF22 December 191530 August 1920The Algonquin Regiment
163rd Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1917Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
164th Battalion, CEF22 December 191529 November 1918The Lorne Scots
165th Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 April 1918The North Shore Regiment
166th Battalion, CEF22 December 191515 September 1917The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
167th Battalion, CEF22 December 191512 July 1918Les Chasseurs Canadiens
168th Battalion, CEF22 December 19154 April 1918The Royal Canadian Regiment
169th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1917Not perpetuated
170th Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 1917The Royal Regiment of Canada
171st Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1917The Royal Rifles of Canada
172nd Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 1917The Rocky Mountain Rangers
173rd Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
174th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
175th Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 1917The South Alberta Light Horse
176th Battalion, CEF15 July 191630 August 1920The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
177th Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 April 1918The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
178th Battalion, CEF15 July 191621 May 191712e Régiment blindé du Canada
179th Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 1917The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
180th Battalion, CEF15 July 191621 May 1917The Irish Regiment of Canada
181st Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 191726th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
182nd Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Ontario Regiment
183rd Battalion, CEF15 July 19168 December 1917Not perpetuated
184th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917Not perpetuated
185th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF15 July 191629 November 1918The Cape Breton Highlanders
186th Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1917The Essex and Kent Scottish
187th Battalion, CEF15 July 191611 April 1918The South Alberta Light Horse
188th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 191764th Field Battery, RCA, and 202nd Field Battery, RCA
189th Battalion, CEF15 July 19168 December 1917Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent
190th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
191st Battalion, CEF15 July 19164 August 1917The North Alberta Regiment
192nd Battalion, CEF15 July 191612 October 1917The North Alberta Regiment
193rd Battalion, CEF15 July 191618 February 1918The Nova Scotia Highlanders
194th Battalion, CEF15 July 191612 October 1917Not perpetuated
195th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1918The Royal Regina Rifles
196th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917Not perpetuated
197th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917Not perpetuated
198th Battalion, CEF15 July 191629 November 1918The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
199th Battalion Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers, CEF15 July 191615 September 1917The Irish Canadian Rangers
200th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1917Not perpetuated
201st Battalion, CEF15 July 191612 July 1918Not perpetuated
202nd Battalion, CEF15 July 191618 February 1918The South Alberta Light Horse
203rd Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
204th Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 1917The Royal Regiment of Canada
205th Battalion, CEF15 July 191612 July 1918The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
206th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 August 1918Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
207th Battalion, CEF15 July 191611 April 1918The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
208th Battalion, CEF15 July 191630 August 1920The Irish Regiment of Canada
209th Battalion, CEF15 July 191621 May 191714th Canadian Hussars
210th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917Not perpetuated
211th Battalion, CEF15 July 191621 March 1917Not perpetuated
212th Battalion, CEF15 July 19168 October 1916Not perpetuated
213th Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1920Not perpetuated
214th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1917Not perpetuated
215th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 191756th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
216th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Governor General's Horse Guards
217th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 191710th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
218th Battalion, CEF15 July 19165 April 1918Not perpetuated
219th Highland Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1917The West Nova Scotia Regiment
220th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Queen's York Rangers
221st Battalion, CEF15 July 19164 August 1917Not perpetuated
222nd Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
223rd Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917Not perpetuated
224th Battalion, CEF15 July 191618 February 1918Not perpetuated
225th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 191724th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
226th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1917The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, and The Fort Garry Horse
227th Battalion, CEF15 July 191611 April 191849th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
228th Battalion, CEF15 July 191623 October 1920The Algonquin Regiment
229th Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1917Not perpetuated
230th Battalion, CEF15 July 191627 July 1918Le Régiment de Hull
231st Battalion, CEF15 July 191611 April 1918The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
232nd Battalion, CEF15 July 191612 October 1917The North Saskatchewan Regiment
233rd Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1920Not perpetuated
234th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Lorne Scots
235th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917Not perpetuated
236th Battalion, CEF15 July 191630 August 1920The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
237th Battalion, CEF15 July 19168 October 1916Not perpetuated
238th Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1920Not perpetuated
239th Battalion, CEF15 July 191615 September 1920Not perpetuated
240th Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 191742nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
241st Battalion, CEF15 July 19161 September 1917The Essex and Kent Scottish
242nd Battalion, CEF15 July 191629 November 1918Not perpetuated
243rd Battalion, CEF15 July 191611 April 1918Not perpetuated
244th Battalion, CEF17 July 191717 July 1917Victoria Rifles of Canada
245th Battalion, CEF15 July 191617 July 1917The Canadian Grenadier Guards
246th Battalion, CEF1 May 191711 April 1918The Nova Scotia Highlanders
247th Battalion, CEF1 May 191711 April 191850th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
248th Battalion, CEF1 May 191715 September 1917The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
249th Battalion, CEF1 February 191727 July 1918Not perpetuated
250th Battalion, CEF1 February 191712 July 1918Not perpetuated
251st Battalion, CEF1 February 191712 July 1918Not perpetuated
252nd Battalion, CEF1 May 19171 September 191750th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
253rd Highland Battalion, CEF1 May 19178 December 1917The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
254th Battalion, CEF1 May 191715 September 1917The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
255th Battalion, CEF1 May 19171 September 1917The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
256th Battalion, CEF1 May 191723 October 1920The Algonquin Regiment
257th Battalion, CEF1 February 19171 November 1920Not perpetuated
258th Battalion, CEF15 June 191717 October 1917Not perpetuated
259th Battalion, Canadian Rifles, CEF 1 November 19186 November 192012e Régiment blindé du Canada
260th Battalion, Canadian Rifles, CEF 1 November 191815 November 1920Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry