236th (The New Brunswick Kilties) Battalion, CEF
The
236th (The New Brunswick Kilties) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the
Canadian Expeditionary Force during the
First World War. Based in
Fredericton, New Brunswick and
Camp Valcartier, the unit began recruiting in the Spring of
1916 throughout Canada and the
New England region in the
United States of America. After sailing to England in November 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the
20th Battalion, CEF in March,
1918. The 236th (The New Brunswick Kilties) Battalion, CEF was also known as the "McLean Kilties of America" or "Sir Sam's Own". It had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. P. A. Guthrie.
Meek, John F.
Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.
