154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF

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In England, the battalion conducted daily training consisting of physical training, bayonet fighting, squad drill, platoon and company drill, musketry, anti-gas drills, entrenching, field works, and route marching. Men from the battalion were detached to other CEF battalions as reinforcements were

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Recruitment was conducted throughout the harsh winter of 1915–16, and the officers often used a horse-drawn sled or cutter to traverse the snow-covered roads of the counties. Officers were sent to the major village centres in each county to recruit and the following officers were sent:

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Throughout the winter, the various village detachments trained as best was possible, and on May 31, 1916, the entire battalion concentrated at Barriefield Camp with 1150 men of all ranks present. At Barriefield, the battalion was brigaded with the

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Throughout their service in England, the 154th Battalion was stationed at Bramshott, Whitley, and East Sandling military camps from November 1916 to January 1917. On January 31, 1917, the battalion was broken up and absorbed into the

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of men from Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott, and Russell counties. Macdonald would serve as Commanding Officer, with Maj. W.H. Magwood of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment serving as Second-in-Command.

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On November 5, 1915, Parliament approved the recruitment of 150,000 more men for the CEF, and on December 1, Lt-Col. Macdonald was asked to form the

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For the services of the men of the 154th Battalion, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders were awarded the following battle honours:

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The 154th Battalion boarded the trains at Kingston on October 21, 1916, arriving in Halifax on October 24 and embarking on the

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the night of October 25–26. The battalion docked in Liverpool, England, on October 31 and marched through the pouring rain to

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and at public buildings in Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry counties. The following positions were guarded by the militia:

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Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.

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at East Sandling. The officers and men of the 154th Battalion served in combat in the following front line units:

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For its service in England the 154th Overseas Battalion Highlanders, CEF, was awarded the battle honour

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On September 14, 1916, the battalion, consisting of 27 officers and 928 other ranks, was inspected by

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On August 8, Lt-Col. Alexander G.F. Macdonald, commanding officer of the 59th Regiment and son of

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Five officers of the 154th Battalion subsequently served as the Commanding Officer of the

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in honour of the Scottish history of SD&G, and was finally ready to proceed overseas.

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and pronounced fit for overseas duty. On October 5, the battalion was restyled as the

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on August 4, 1914, guards and pickets from the Canadian Militia were placed along the

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Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments

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Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments

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