5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF

5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF
Distinguishing patch of the battalion
Active	1914–1920
Disbanded	1920
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
Type	Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division
Mobilization headquarters	Camp Valcartier
Nickname(s)	Tuxford's Dandies
Engagements	First World War
Battle honours	Ypres, 1915, '17 Gravenstafel St. Julien Festubert, 1915 Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916 Thiepval Ancre Heights Arras, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Hill 70 Passchendaele Amiens Scarpe, 1918 Drocourt–Quéant Hindenburg Line Canal du Nord Pursuit to Mons France and Flanders, 1915–18
Commanders
Notable commanders	BGen George Tuxford

The 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF, known as "Tuxford's Dandys," was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War.^[1][2]