The 254th
Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a unit
raised for service in the First World War.
History
The 254th Battalion, CEF was
raised in Belleville, Ontario. Three regiments in the area
recruited for the 254th Battalion, including the 15th
Regiment (Argyll Light Infantry), 16th Prince Edward
Regiment, and 49th Regiment, Hastings Rifles. (After the war, the
three regiments were eventually amalgamated into The
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the 16th and 49th
amalgamated in 1920 to become The Hastings and Prince Edward
Regiment and The Argyll Light Infantry, as the 15th became
known in 1920, was amalgamated with the Hastings in 1954.1) The unit recruited in
Military District 3 (Hastings County).2
Stewart lists the unit as being affiliated with the 39th,
80th and 254th Battalions, which are also perpetuated by The
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.3 |
254th
Battalion, CEF |
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Raised:
1916
Strength: 243
Service: Absorbed by the 6th Reserve
Battalion to provide reinforcements for the Canadian
Corps in the field.
Disbanded: 1920
Perpetuated by: The Hastings and Prince
Edward Regiment |
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