46th Battalion, CEF

46th Battalion, CEF is battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The Saskatchewan Dragoons (stationed in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) perpetuated the 46th Battalion, CEF.

The 46th Battalion served with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division from 11 August 1916 until the Armistice. The unit has come to be known as "The Suicide Battalion". The 46th Battalion lost 1,433 killed and 3,484 wounded - a casualty rate of 91.5 percent - and won 16 battle honours in 27 months.

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