The 138th Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the

Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF; French: ''Corps expéditionnaire canadien'') was the expeditionary warfare, expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed on August 15, 1914, following United Kingdom declarat ...

during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. Based in

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, Alberta, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city. After sailing to England in August 1916, the

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...

was absorbed into the 47th, 50th, 137th, and 175th Battalions, CEF, on December 8, 1916. The 138th Battalion, CEF, had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Belcher. The

Otter Commission The Otter Commission, or Otter Committee, was established after the First World War to tackle a problem created by the chaotic mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. In 1919, units of the CEF, intended as a wartime expeditionary force, ...

assigned the perpetuation of the 138th Battalion to the Edmonton Fusiliers in 1929. This regiment merged into the

19th (Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC The 19th Alberta Dragoons was a cavalry regiment and later an armoured regiment of the Canadian Militia and later the Canadian Army. It was placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1965. In 2006, it was taken off the Supplementary Order of ...

, in 1946. The 19th in turn amalgamated into the

South Alberta Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. It traces its complicated lineage to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and claims its direct ancestry to the 15th Light Horse, along ...

in 2006, and the SALH now perpetuates the 138th Battalion. Lineage of perpetuating units: * 1929–1936: 4th (Reserve) Battalion (138th Battalion, CEF) The Edmonton Fusiliers * 1936–1946: The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) * 1946–1949: 19th (Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC * 1949–1954: 19th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment * 1954–1958: 19th Alberta Dragoons (19th Armoured Car Regiment) * 1958–2006: 19th Alberta Dragoons * 2006–present: South Alberta Light Horse In 1929, the battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour .Appendix to General Order No. 123 of 1929

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Nominal Roll

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:138th (Edmonton, Alberta) Battalion, Cef Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Organizations based in Edmonton Edmonton Fusiliers 19th Alberta Dragoons South Alberta Light Horse