106th Battalion (Canada)

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The 106th Battalion, CEF (The Nova Scotia Rifles) was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Truro, Nova Scotia, with two additional companies in Pictou and Springhill, the unit began recruiting on 18 November 1915. The Battalion was the first rifle regiment in Maritime Canada. The motto was "None So Reliable". The Battalion sailed to England on 16 July 1916 and trained at Lower Dibgate, Shornecliffe. It was later broken up and most were absorbed into the 40th Battalion, CEF. The Officer Commanding was Lieut-Col. Robert Innes.