Cap Badge - 187th (Red Deer, Alberta) Battalion, CEF The 187th (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Red Deer, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and the surrounding district. After sailing to England in December 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on February 20, 1917. The King's Colour of the battalion is laid up in St Mark's Anglican Church in Innisfail, Alberta.