The 159th (1st Algonquins) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the

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during the

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. Based in

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, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in the districts of Nipissing and

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. After sailing to England in November 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the

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on January 20, 1917. The 159th (1st Algonquins) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. E. F. Armstrongs.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The battalion is perpetuated by

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