Cap Badge - 116th (Uxbridge, Ont), Battalion, CEF The 116th Battalion (Ontario County), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War. The battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on the 23rd of July 1916. From October to December 1916 it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps. On 11 February 1917 it disembarked in France, where it fought with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on the 30th of August 1920. The 116th Battalion recruited in Ontario County and was mobilized at Uxbridge, Ontario.[2] The 116th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: Arras, 1917–18 VIMY 1917 HILL 70 YPRES 1917 PASSCHENDAELE AMIENS Scarpe, 1919 DROCOURT-QUEANT HINDENBURG LINE CANAL DU NORD CAMBRAI 1918 Valenciennes FRANCE and FLANDERS 1917-18 The 116th Battalion is perpetuated by the Ontario Regiment RCAC.