Cap Badge - 202nd (Edmonton Sportsmen's) Battalion, CEF The 202nd (Sportsmen's) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and surrounding district. After sailing to England in November 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion on May 28, 1917. The flying ace Wop May was a member of the battalion. Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May OBE DFC (March 20, 1896[1] – June 21, 1952), was a Canadian flying ace in the First World War and a leading post-war aviator. He was the final allied pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen before the German ace was shot down on the Western Front in 1918. After the war, May returned to Canada pioneering the role of a bush pilot while working for Canadian Airways in Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The Regimental Colour of the 202nd Battalion is laid up in the rotunda of the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The perpetuation of the 202nd Battalion was assigned to the Edmonton Fusiliers in 1924. This regiment merged into the 19th (Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC, in 1946. The 19th in turn merged into the South Alberta Light Horse in 2006, and the SALH now perpetuates the 202nd Battalion