- 80th Battalion, CEF
The 80th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the
Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based inBarriefield, Ontario , the unit began recruiting in the late summer of1915 in eastern Ontario. After sailing to England in May1916 , the battalion was absorbed into the51st Battalion, CEF onSeptember 30 ,1916 . The 80th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. W. G. Ketcheson.References
Meek, John F. "Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War." Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
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