| Unit Name: | 53rd Battalion, CEF |
| Dates: | 1914–17 |
| Disbanded: | 1917 |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Branch: | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Garrison: | Winnipeg |
| Garrison Label: | Mobilization headquarters |
| Colours: | --> |
| Colours Label: | --> |
| Battle Honours Label: | Theatre of war honour |
| Commander1: | Lt-Col R.M. Dennistoun |
| Commander1 Label: | Commanding officer |
The 53rd Battalion (Northern Saskatchewan), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 53rd Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 March 1916. It provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until it was disbanded on 12 October 1917.[1]
The 53rd Battalion recruited in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, the Battlefords and Melfort, Saskatchewan, and was mobilized at Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2]
The 53rd Battalion was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Dennistoun from 1 April 1916 to 1 August 1916.[2]
The 53rd Battalion was awarded the theatre of war honour .[2]
The perpetuation of the 53rd Battalion was initially assigned in 1922 to 2nd Battalion (53rd Battalion, CEF) The North Saskatchewan Regiment (in Prince Albert), and because of a series of reorganizations and amalgamations it is now perpetuated by The North Saskatchewan Regiment.[1]
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962