Collar Badge - 85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF The 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 85th Battalion was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 12 October 1916. Disembarking in France on 10 February 1917, it fought as part of the 12th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion disbanded on 15 September 1920. The Battalion is most famous for capturing Hill 145 in their first battle. Today, the Vimy Memorial stands on Hill 145. The 85th Battalion recruited throughout Nova Scotia and was mobilized at Halifax. The 85th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 YPRES 1917 Passchendaele Scarpe, 1918 Amiens Drocourt-Quéant Hindenburg Line Canal du Nord Valenciennes SAMBRE FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1917-18[3] The 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders), CEF is perpetuated by The Cape Breton Highlanders.