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138th (Edmonton, Alberta) Battalion, CEF

Field	Value
unit_name	138th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
dates	1915–1916
country	Canada
branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
type	Infantry
garrison	Edmonton
garrison_label	Mobilization headquarters
battle_honours	The Great War, 1916
commander1	LCol Robert Belcher
commander1_label	Officer commanding

The 138th Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 47th, 50th, 137th, and 175th Battalions, CEF, on December 8, 1916. The 138th Battalion, CEF, had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Belcher.

The Otter Commission assigned the perpetuation of the 138th Battalion to the Edmonton Fusiliers in 1929. This regiment merged into the 19th (Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC, in 1946. The 19th in turn amalgamated into the South Alberta Light Horse in 2006, and the SALH now perpetuates the 138th Battalion.

Lineage of perpetuating units:

1929–1936: 4th (Reserve) Battalion (138th Battalion, CEF) The Edmonton Fusiliers
1936–1946: The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG)
1946–1949: 19th (Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC
1949–1954: 19th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment
1954–1958: 19th Alberta Dragoons (19th Armoured Car Regiment)
1958–2006: 19th Alberta Dragoons
2006–present: South Alberta Light Horse

In 1929, the battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour .

References

"Declaration Paper of Robert Belcher".
(June 11, 2010). "The South Alberta Light Horse". Directorate of History and Heritage.
Appendix to General Order No. 123 of 1929

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