173rd Battalion, CEF

The 173rd Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. One of a number of Highlander battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, it was based in Hamilton, Ontario and began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16. The unit sailed to England in November 1916 where on January 4, 1917 it absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion. The 173rd Battalion had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. W. H. Bruce.