29th (Vancouver) Battalion, CEF "Tobin's Tigers" Cap Badge. The 29th Battalion (Vancouver), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. Known as “Tobin’s Tigers”, the Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 20 May 1915. It disembarked in France on 17 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920. The 29th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: MOUNT SORREL SOMME, 1916, ’18 Flers-Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Scarpe, 1917, '18 HILL 70 Ypres 1917 Passchendaele AMIENS HINDENBURG LINE Drocourt-Quéant Canal du Nord Cambrai, 1918 PURSUIT TO MONS FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 Raised by Lieutenant-Colonel Tobin on 24 October 1914 in Vancouver and New Westminster British Columbia, the 29th derived its manpower from the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles and the Irish Fusiliers of Canada. It was part of the 6th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division, the 29th consisted of 37 officers and 1,104 other ranks. The 29th Battalion is perpetuated by The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own). The 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Contingent to 29th Battalion (Vancouver), CEF: including Majors (Lieut.-Colonels) Tobin and Tait, Second in Command and junior Major of 72nd Regiment, who became Officer Commanding and Second in Command of the 29th 13 officers and 305 Other Ranks. Source: History of the 16th Battalion, CEF, page 365