Cap Badge - 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF Vancouver BC The 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF was raised in Vancouver form the 30th Regiment, British Columbia Horse. This battalion was later broken up to provide for reinforcements in the field. The unit was raised on March 15, 1915 and disbanded on November 15, 1920. As of 11 February 1915 this unit was commanded by Lt Col Guy Kirkpatrick who was later the CO of the 72nd Regiment, the 72nd Battalion, CEF and the 1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. The 72nd Seaforth Regiment sent to the 11th CMR, 5 officers and 105 men in the early stages of the war. Once in Bramshott, England, the 72nd Battalion received 3 officers from the 11th CMR. The 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Contingent to 11th CMR: -Lieut.-Colonel G. H. Kirkpatrick, company commander and Commanding Officer, 72nd Regiment, in command. Colonel Kirkpatrick assumed command of 11th C.M.R 15 officers and 111 Other Ranks. Source: History of the 16th Battalion, CEF, page 365 Guy Kirkpatrick was later appointed O.C. the 24th Canadian Reserve Battalion in England in January 1917. He reverted to the rank of Major and proceeded to France to join the 72nd Battalion in April 1917. Kirkpatrick was promoted Lieut.-Col., Commanding 72nd Battalion in September 1918. He was appointed Lieut.·Col., Commanding 1st Battalion, S. H. of C., Vancouver, 1920.For his wartime service, he was awarded the D.S.O. and Mentioned in Despatches.