102nd Battalion, CEF

The 102nd Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 18 June 1916.

[1] The 102nd Battalion recruited in Northern British Columbia and was mobilized at Comox, on Vancouver Island.

[2] During the attack on Vimy Ridge, the 102nd lost most of its officers and for a time was led by one of the company sergeant-majors.

The battalion achieved its objectives for the day but lost 314 killed or wounded.

[3] The 102nd Battalion had four Officers Commanding: One member of the 102nd Battalion, Lt. Graham Thomson Lyall was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 27 September 1918 North of Cambrai, France, during the Battle of the Canal Du Nord.