237th Battalion, CEF

237th Battalion, CEF

The 237th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Sussex, New Brunswick, the unit began recruiting in the Spring of 1916 in Military Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7 and was one of several "American" battalions in the CEF. The unit was disbanded while still in Canada and its men transferred to the 97th Battalion, CEF. The 237th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. C. S. Bullock. [Meek, John F. "Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War." Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.]

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