History
The 85th Battalion was raised in Halifax on 14 September 1915 and it recruited throughout Nova Scotia. [1] [2] The battalion embarked for Great Britain on 12 October 1916, and landed in France on 10 February 1917.
Before the attack on Vimy Ridge the battalion had been used as a labour battalion and had not seen combat. They were the last remaining reserve battalion in the 12th Brigade when all of the ridge had been taken except for the highpoint Hill 145. Since this hill overlooked all of the newly taken Canadian positions it could not remain in German hands. At 6PM the 85th launched an attack unsupported by artillery due to the closeness of the hill to the Canadians. Ten minutes later the battalion had taken the hill in a ferocious bayonet charge at the cost of 56 dead and almost 300 wounded, many of whom later died. [3]
In May 1919 the city of Edinburgh hosted the battalion with a parade and special dinner. It was intended that the 85th would then tour Scotland but the high command informed them that their boat was ready to take them home. On May 31, 1919, the battalion departed from Liverpool, England, aboard SS Adriatic on its journey home to Canada. A total of 49 officers and 1,800 "other ranks" (including attached NB & PEI soldiers from other units) were on board. They arrived in Halifax on June 7, 1919. [4]
The battalion disbanded on 15 September 1920. [5]
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