The 76th Battalion CEF was one of 6 CEF battalions raised by the 36th Peel and 20th Halton Regiments during World War One. The 76th Battalion was mobilized at Camp Niagara on 30th June 1915 with the 20th Halton Rifles contributing a company that had trained in Streetsville. The Battalion was commanded by LCol Ballantine, who had been wounded and awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his actions in the second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. After shipping to England, the 76th Battalion was broken up to reinforce other CEF battalions in 1916.