page_title: 162nd (Parry Sound) Battalion, CEF
section_title: Battalion Numbers and Insignia
hierarchical_section_title: 162nd (Parry Sound) Battalion, CEF / The 162nd Battalion / Battalion Numbers and Insignia
caption_attribution_description: English: The pin given to the 162nd Battalion.
context_page_description: The 162nd (Parry Sound) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Parry Sound, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city. After sailing to England in November 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 3rd and 4th Reserve Battalions on January 4, 1917. The 162nd Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. J. M. Arthurs.
context_section_description: Numbers and insignia were randomly drawn for each battalion; Parry Sound drew 162 whereas the neighbouring Muskoka drew 122. The 162nd Battalion badge was a pair of axes parked in a pine stump. The battalion referred to themselves as the "Timber Wolves from Parry Sound" due to their lineage tracing back to the 23rd Northern Pioneers, whose badge had the head of a wolf on it.
caption: The pin given to the 162nd Battalion.
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