Bantams) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
Based in Victoria, British Columbia, the unit began recruiting in 1916 throughout Western Canada.
[1] Bantam units were organized to recruit men who were shorter than the standard 5-foot-4-inch (163 cm) height required for joining the army.
The battalion had barracks at Beacon Hill Park and trained for the months of July through October 1916 at Sidney Camp.
Bantams) Battalion, CEF had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel A.