The 245th (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Battalion was raised and mobilized at Montreal June 6th 1916 under General Order 69 of July 15th 1916. The battalion was raised by the 1st Regiment, the Grenadier Guards of Canada this previously having provided 350 volunteers to the 14th Battalion on is formation at Camp Valcartier in August 1914 and later raising the 87th Battalion this serving in the 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. The 245th Battalion embarked for England May 3rd 1917 under command of Lieutenant-Colonel C.C. Ballantyne with a strength of 16 officers and 274 OR’s where it was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion. Being fully depleted of all ranks the 245th was disbanded effective 17th July 1917 under General Order 82 of June 1st 1918.
