251st Battalion CEF

The 251st battalion was recruited in the Winnipeg district, and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 4 officers and 168 other ranks. Draft of 4 officers and 171 other ranks embarked from Halifax 6 October 1917, on the troop ship Metagama, and disembarked in the UK on 17 October. The battalion was absorbed by the 18th Canadian Reserve Battalion on 17 October 1917, and the remaining ranks were sent to 1 Depot Battalion, Manitoba Regiment in Winnipeg.