Cap Badge - 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF The 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles were a mounted infantry unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I. The unit was raised from volunteers of the 7th and 11th (Canadian) Hussars from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Formed in 1915, they were transported to England later that year. In 1916, they converted to an infantry battalion attached to the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, CEF (later the Canadian Corps). The battalion saw action in France and Flanders between 1916 and 1918. Battle Honours: Mount Sorrel Arras 1917-18 Amiens Somme 1916 Vimy 1917 Scarpe 1918 Flers-Courcelette Hill 70 Hindenburg Line Ancre Heights Ypres 1917 Canal du Nord Passchendaele Cambrai 1918 Valenciennes Sambre