85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF

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85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF

The 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion, C.E.F. (Nova Scotia Highlanders) was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force

For the organisation that fought in Europe, see Canadian Corps.The Canadian Expeditionary warfare was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War....
. It was authorized on September 14 1915 by the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel A.H. Borden as its commanding officer. The battalion served in the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras , in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War....
, taking Hill 145.

The battalion is perpetuated by The Nova Scotia Highlanders

The Nova Scotia Highlanders

The Nova Scotia Highlanders is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces....
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The 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion, C.E.F. (Nova Scotia Highlanders) was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Nova Scotia Highlanders

The Nova Scotia Highlanders is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces....
.

85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF

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