The 240th 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. Based in

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, the unit began recruiting in the Spring of 1916 in the counties of

Lanark Lanark ( ; ; ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a populatio ...

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, and Frontenac. After sailing to England in May 1917, 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

156th (Leeds and Grenville) Battalion, CEF The 156th (Leeds and Grenville) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Brockville, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Leeds and Grenville Counties. After sailing to Engl ...

and the 6th and

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Reserve Battalions in June, 1917. The 240th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. E. J. Watt.Meek, John F.
Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War
'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The battalion is perpetuated by the

42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), RCA The 42nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army. The 4th Battalion was nicknamed the Straight Arrows. The Regimental motto is ''Festina Lente'' ("Make ...

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Nominal roll of battalion at time of departure from Canada
Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force {{WWI-stub