The 82nd Battalion, CEF, was an infantry battalion of 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

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. The 82nd Battalion was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Britain on 20 May 1916, where it provided reinforcements for the

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in the field. On 18 July 1916, its personnel were absorbed by the

9th Reserve Battalion, CEF The 9th Battalion, CEF, an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, was authorized on 10 August 1914. It embarked for Britain on 1 October 1914, where it was redesignated as the 9th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF, on 29 April 1915 ...

. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 21 May 1917. The battalion recruited in and was mobilized at Calgary, Alberta.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The battalion was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Arthur Lowry from 5 May 1916 to 18 July 1916. The battalion was awarded the battle honour . The perpetuation of the 82nd Battalion, CEF, was assigned in 1920 to the 4th Battalion, The Calgary Regiment. When this regiment was split in 1924, the perpetuation went to the 3rd Battalion,

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. The Calgary Highlanders continue to perpetuate the 82nd Battalion.

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* Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914–1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962 082 Military units and formations of Alberta Calgary Highlanders