117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF
The 117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the
Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, with Canada
having mounted the most guards of any foreign country since then.
The 117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel Levi Jerome Gilbert.[2] Gilbert had previously served 15 years with the 58th Regiment and 12 years with the 7th Hussars.[3] He left the military when the battalion disappeared in 1917.[4]
References
- ^ Nominal Roll of 117th Battalion|accessed 29 March 2021 https://www.townshipsarchives.ca/uploads/r/eastern-townships-resource-centre/4/c/f/4cf0b942b4eb1201d888b6baba3328835188f5b5ca45de425eb79536ae6ccb01/ETRC-P997-003-01-001-001.pdf
- ^ "L.J. Gilbert Declaration Paper". Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Lieutenant-Colonel Levi Jerome Gilbert".
- ^ "Gilbert's Gallopers: The Rise and Fall of the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion, C.E.F. | Townships Heritage WebMagazine".
- Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.