The 246th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the

Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry division ...

during the First World War. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the unit began recruiting in the summer of 1916 throughout the province of Nova Scotia. The unit sent two drafts to England in April and June 1917, both of which were absorbed into the

17th Reserve Battalion, CEF The 17th Battalion, CEF was a battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The 17th Battalion, CEF was authorized on 19 September 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 September 1914 where it was redesignate ...

upon arrival. The 246th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. N. H. Parsons. The battalion was originally perpetuated by the

Pictou Highlanders The Pictou Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army from 1871 until it was amalgamated into the Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1954. Lineage Founded in 1871 as the ''Colchester and Hants Provisional Battalion of Infantry'' it went thr ...

and is now perpetuated by their successor

The Nova Scotia Highlanders , identification_symbol = MacDonald, Clan Donald , identification_symbol_label = Tartan , nickname = North Novies, North Novas , battles = Second Boer WarFirst World WarSecond World WarWar i ...

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 {{WWI-stub The Nova Scotia Highlanders