The 241st (Canadian Scottish Borderers) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the
Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southe ...
, the unit began recruiting in the spring of 1916 in
Essex County. After sailing to England in May 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the
5th
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and
12th Reserve Battalions in June, 1917. The 241st (Canadian Scottish Borderers) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. W. L. McGregor.
The 241st Battalion is perpetuated by
The Essex and Kent Scottish.
[Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.]
References
*Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
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Essex Scottish Regiment
Essex and Kent Scottish