Contemporary Accounts

The 132nd battalion was recruited in Northumberland County and the North Shore and mobilized in Chatham, New-Brunswick, with a strength of 32 officers and 807 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 26 October 1916, on the troop ship Corsican, and disembarked in the UK on 5 November.

The 131st battalion was recruited and mobilized in New Westminster, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 954 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 1 November 1916, on the troop ship Caronia, and disembarked in the UK on 11 November.

The 130th battalion was recruited in Lanark and Renfrew counties and mobilized in Perth, Ontario, with a strength of 25 officers and 573 other ranks. The battalion embarked in Halifax on 27 September 1916, on the troop ship Lapland, and disembarked in the UK on 6 October.

The 129th battalion was recruited in Wentworth County and mobilized in Dundas, Ontario with a strength of 32 officers and 8040 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 24 August 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 29 August.

The 128th battalion was recruited in the Moose Jaw district and mobilized in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, with a strength of 31 officers and 988 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 14 August 1916, on the troop ship Grampian, and disembarked in the UK on 24 August.

The 127th battalion was recruited in York County (beginning April 1916) and mobilized in Newmarket, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 972 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 24 August 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 29 August, and arrived in France in 12 January 1917.

The 126th battalion was recruited in Peel County (West Toronto and Brampton) and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 822 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 14 August 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 24 August.

The 125th battalion was recruited in Brant County and mobilized in Brantford, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 9740 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 9 August 1916, on the troop ship Scandinavian, and disembarked in the UK on 18 August.

The 124th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 1003 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 9 August 1916, on the troop ship Cameronia, and disembarked in the UK on 18 August, and arrived in France 10 March 1917 as a pioneer battalion.

The 123rd battalion was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 960 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 9 August 1916, on the troop ships Cameronia and Metagama, and disembarked in the UK on 18 August, and arrived in France on 10 March 1917 as a pioneer battalion.