Cap Badge - 99th (Windsor-Essex) Battalion, CEF The 99th Battalion (Essex), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 99th Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 31 May 1916, where, on 6 July 1916, its personnel were absorbed by the 35th Reserve Battalion, CEF to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 1 September 1917. This was later absorbed by the 4th Reserve Battalion in the realignment of the Reserve system in January 1917. The 4th Reserve Battalion being the reinforcing battalion for the Western Ontario Regiment supplying reinforcements to the 1st, 18th and 47th Battalions serving with the Canadian Corps on the Western Front. Being fully depleted of all ranks the battalion was disbanded effective July 9th 1917 under General Order 82 of 1918. The 99th Battalion recruited in the County of Essex and was mobilized at Windsor, Ontario. The 99th Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1916 and is perpetuated by The Essex and Kent Scottish.[