The
220th (12th York Rangers) Battalion, CEF was a
unit in the
Canadian
Expeditionary Force during the
First
World War.
Based in Toronto, Ontario
, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 in York County. After sailing to England in
April 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the
3rd Reserve Battalion on
May 18,
1917. The 220th (12th
York Rangers) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col.
B. H. Brown.
References
Meek, John F.
Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in
the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author,
1971.