Contemporary Accounts

The 12th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, with a strength of 54 officers and 1156 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec on 1 October 1914, on the troop ship Scotian, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October.

The 11th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with a strength of 45 officers and 1134 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec on 2 October 1914, on the troop ship Royal Edward, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October.

The 10th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from Calgary and Winnipeg, with a strength of 43 officers and 1051 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec on 29 September 1914, on the troop ship Scandinavian, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October, and arrived in France on 7 February 1915.

The 9th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from Edmonton, Alberta, with a strength of 49 officers and 1118 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec on 1 October 1914, on the troop ship Zeeland, and disembarked in the UK on 18 October. The battalion became a reserve battalion on 29 April 1915, and was absorbed by the 56th, 63rd, 66th and part of the 82nd battalions.

The 8th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from Winnipeg and 96th Lake Superior regiment of the active militia, with a strength of 47 officers and 1106 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec City on 1 October 1914, on the troop ship Franconia, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October, and arrived in France 13 February 1915.

The 7th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from British Columbia, with a strength of 49 officers and 1083 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec City on 25 September 1914, on the troop ship Virginian, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October, and arrived in France on 10 February 1915.

The 6th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from the cavalry units of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, with a strength of 45 officers and 1119 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec City on 30 September 1914, on the troop ship Lapland, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October.

The 5th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with a strength of 44 officers and 1094 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec City on 26 September 1914, on the troop ship Lapland, and disembarked in the UK on 17 October, and arrived in France on 13 February 1915. 

The 4th battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier and composed of recruits from Aurora, Brampton, Brantford, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls, Ontario with a strength of 44 officers and 1121 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec City on 23 September 1914, on the troop ship Tyrolia, and disembarked in the UK on 14 October, and arrived in France on 11 February 1915.

The 3rd battalion was organized in Camp Valcartier composed of recruits from Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 42 officers and 1123 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Quebec City 25 September 1914, on the troop ship Tunisan, and disembarked in the UK on 16 October, and arrived in France on 11 February 1915.