Contemporary Accounts

The 32nd battalion was recruited in Saskatoon, Brandon, Moosomin, Portage la Prairie, Weyburn, Lloydminster, Moose Jaw and Roblin and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 35 officers and 962 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 23 February 1915, on the troop ship Southland or Vaterland, and disembarked in the UK on 7 March.

The 31st battalion was recruited in Edmonton, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Youngstown, Claresholm and Pincher Creek and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta, with a strength of 37 officers and 1122 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec on 17 May 1915, on the troop ship Carpathia, and disembarked in the UK on 38 May, and arrived in France on 18 September. 

The 30th battalion was recruited in Prince Rupert, Kamloops, East Kootenay and Victoria and mobilized in Victoria, British Columbia, with a strength of 35 officers and 978 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 23 February 1915, on the troop ships Missanabie, Southland, and Megantic, and disembarked in the UK on 6 March. 

The 29th battalion was recruited in Vancouver and New Westminster and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a strength of 37 officers and 1104 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Montreal on 20 May 1915, on the troop ship Missanabie, and disembarked in the UK on 30 May, and arrived in France on 17 September.

The 28th battalion was recruited in Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Fort William, Port Arthur and Prince Albert, and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 36 officers and 1084 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Montreal on 29 May 1915, on the troop ship Northland, and disembarked in the UK on 8 June, and arrived in France on 17 September.

The 27th battalion was recruited in Brandon, Portage La Prairie, Rainy River, Kenora and Winnipeg and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 33 officers and 1039 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec on 17 May 1915, on the troop ship Carpathia, and disembarked in the UK on 28 May, and arrived in France on 17 September.

The 26th battalion was recruited in New Brunswick and mobilized in Saint John, with a strength of 42 officers and 1008 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 15 June 1915, on the troop ship Caledonia, and disembarked in the UK on 22 June, and arrived in France 15 September.

The 25th battalion was recruited in Nova Scotia (Halifax, Sydney, Yarmouth, Amherst and Truro) and mobilized in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a strength of 42 officers and 1081 other ranks. The battalion embarked from from Halifax on 20 May 1915 on the troop ship Saxonia, and disembarked in the UK on 29 May, and arrived in France 15 September.

The 24th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec, with a strength of 42 officers and 1089 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Montreal on 11 May 1915, on the troop ship Cameronia, and disembarked in the UK on 20 May.

The 23rd battalion was recruited in Quebec, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, and mobilized in Quebec City, Quebec, with a strength of 35 officers and 942 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 23 February 1915, on the troop ship Missanabie, and disembarked in the UK on 7 March.