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152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF

Field	Value
unit_name	152nd Battalion, CEF
dates	1915–1917
disbanded	1917
country	Canada
branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
type	Infantry
garrison	Weyburn, Saskatachewan
garrison_label	Mobilization headquarters
colors
colors_label
battle_honours	The Great War, 1916
commander1	LCol S. B. Nelles
commander1_label	Commanding officer

The 152nd Battalion, CEF, was a unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. It was authorized on 22 December 1915, recruiting in Weyburn and Estevan, Saskatchewan, and embarked for Great Britain on 3 October 1916, where its personnel were absorbed by the 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF, on 21 October 1916 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.

The 152nd Battalion had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel S. B. Nelles.

The 152nd Battalion is perpetuated by The South Saskatchewan Regiment, the perpetuation having been passed down through these units:

1st Battalion (152nd Battalion, CEF), The Saskatchewan Border Regiment (1924–1936)
The South Saskatchewan Regiment (1936–present)

The battalion's king's colour and regimental colour are laid up at the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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

References

Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.

References

Government of Canada, National Defence. (2004-11-09). "Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments - THE SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN REGIMENT".
[https://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc012/547002a.gif Officers' Declaration Paper]
Bykhovskaia, Anastasiia. "Dedication of the 152nd Battalion flags".
Appendix to General Order No. 123 of 1929

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