The 253rd (University Highland) Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
Based in Kingston, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in mid-autumn of 1916, primarily among university students from throughout Canada.
After sailing to England in May 1917 on the troopship Olympic,[1] the unit was absorbed by the 5th Reserve Battalion, CEF, later that month.
The 253rd Battalion had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel P. G. C. Campbell.
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