Contemporary Accounts

The 93rd battalion was recruited in Peterborough County and mobilized in Peterborough, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 868 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 16 July 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 25 July.

The 92nd battalion was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 1096 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 22 May 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 29 May.

The 91st battalion was recruited and mobilized in Elgin County and mobilized in St. Thomas, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 905 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 29 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 5 July.

The 90th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 36 officers and 1087 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 2 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 8 June.

The 88th battalion was recruited in Alberta and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta, with a strength of 23 officers and 969 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 2 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 8 June.

The 88th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Victoria, British Columbia, with a strength of 34 officers and 1029 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 2 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 8 June.

The 87th battalion was recruited in Gaspé, Eastern Townships, Pembroke, Dundas County and the mining districts of Ontario and Quebec and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec, with a strength of 36 officers and 1026 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 25 April 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 5 May.

The 86th battalion was recruited in Hamilton, Welland and Dundas and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 1072 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 22 May 1916, on the troop ship Adriatic, and disembarked in the UK on 29 May. 

The 85th battalion was recruited in Nova Scotia, and mobilized in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a strength of 34 officers and 1001 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 13 October 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 19 October, and arrived in France on 11 February 1917.

The 84th battalion was recruited in and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 913 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 20 June 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 28 June.