159 Algonquin NCM 159 Algonquin NCO 159 Algonquin Officer The 159th (1st Algonquins) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Haileybury, Ontario , the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in the districts of Nipissing and Sudbury . After sailing to England in November 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion on January 20, 1917. The 159th (1st Algonquins) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. Ernest Frederick Armstrong .
The battalion is perpetuated by The Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers) .
References
^ Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
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