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Calgary's Battalion Park
The 113th Infantry Battalion. C.E.F
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as "Kities", the 113th Battalion (Lethbridge Highlanders) was recruited
from the Lethbridge, Margrath, and Fort Macleod vicinity. They trained
at Sarcee from November, 1915 to September 27 1916 Under Lieutenant - Colonel
W.A Pryce Jones. Traditional highland dress war worn only by there Pipe
Band, whose thirteen pipers and six drummers wore the Argyll and Sutherland
tatran kilt. All other unit members, including military and bugle bandsman,
wore regulation infantry uniform. Prior to battle the 113th was disbanded
with it 853 soldiers assigned
to the 17th reserve Battalion (seaforth Highlanders) |
and the 16th Canadian Scottish. The 113th as a recruitment
battalion is perpetuated by the South Alberta Light Horse Militia regiment,
Medicine Hat. Letters, news reports and later-published diaries give a
personal image of the war. "Away to my left rear a huge gray object reared
itself into view, and slowly, very slowly, it crawled along like a gigantic
toad, feeling its way across the shell-stricken field. It was a tank...
the lastest invention of destruction and the first of its kind to be employed
in the Great War".
Victor W. Wheeler, 50th battalion, September 1916. |
Battalion Parks location:
3015-Signal Hill Drive S.W. (top side)
Battalion Parks location:
Signal Hill Shopping Centre S.W. (bottom side, behind Staples)
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