Contemporary Accounts

The 132nd Battalion CEF was recruited in Northumberland County and the North Shore, and mobilized in Chatham, New-Brunswick. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 807 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Corsican on 26 October 1916. 

The 131st Battalion CEF was recruited and mobilized in New Westminster, British Columbia. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 954 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Caronia on 1 November 1916. 

The 130th Battalion CEF was recruited in Lanark and Renfrew counties, and mobilized in Perth, Ontario. The battalion had a strength of 25 officers and 573 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Lapland on 27 September 1916.

The 129th Battalion CEF was recruited in Wentworth County, and mobilized in Dundas, Ontario. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 8040 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Olympic on 24 August 1916.

The 128th Battalion CEF was recruited and mobilized in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, in late 1915. The battalion had a strength of 31 officers and 988 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Grampian on 14 August 1916.

The 127th Battalion CEF was recruited throughout York County in Ontario, and mobilized in Newmarket in 1916. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 972 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Olympic on 24 August 1916. 

The 126th Battalion CEF was recruited throughout Peel County in Ontario, and mobilized in Toronto in 1915. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 822 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Empress of Britain on 14 August 1916. 

The 125th Battalion CEF was recruited throughout Brant County in Ontario, and mobilized in Brantford in 1915. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 9740 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Scandinavian on 9 August 1916. 

The 124th Battalion CEF was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 1003 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Cameronia on 9 August 1916. 

The 123rd Battalion CEF was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, in 1915. The battalion had a strength of 32 officers and 960 other ranks when it embarked from Halifax aboard the Cameronia and Metagama on 9 August 1916.