Contemporary Accounts

The 217th battalion was recruited in eastern Saskatchewan, and mobilized in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 2 June, 1917, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 9 June. 

The 216th battalion was recruited in the Toronto district amongst men 5 feet to 5 feet 2 in height, and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 30 officers and 793 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 18 April, 1917, on the troop ship Scandinavian, and disembarked in the UK on 29 April. 

The 215th battalion was recruited in Brant, Norfolk and Haldimand counties, and mobilized in Brantford, Ontario, with a strength of 16 officers and 327 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 29 April, 1917 on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 7 May. 

The 214th battalion was recruited in the districts of Mackenzie and Humboldt, and mobilized in Wadena, Saskatchewan, with a strength of 20 officers and 595 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 18 April, 1917, on the troop ship Grampian, and disembarked in the UK on 29 April.

The 213th battalion was recruited in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, and mobilized in St. Catharines, Ontario, with two drafts with a strength of 3 officers and 99 other ranks, and 2 officers and 85 other ranks. The first draft embarked from Halifax on 20 December, 1916 on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 26 December. The second draft embarked from Halifax on 26 January, 1917, on the troop ship Grampian, and disembarked in the UK on 6 February.

The 212th battalion was recruited in Manitoba and mobilized Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was absorbed by the 97th battalion on 12 September, 1916.

The 211th battalion was recruited in Alberta and British Columbia, with a special appeal made to American citizens and former residents of Canada, and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia with a strength of 25 officers and 662 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 20 December, 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 26 December.

The 210th battalion was recruited in the Moose Jaw district, and mobilized in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with a strength of 18 officers and 462 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 11 April, 1917, on the troop ship Carpathia, and disembarked in the UK on 22 April.

The 209th battalion was recruited in the Swift Current district and mobilized in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, with a strength of 29 officers and 915 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 208th battalion was recruited in the Toronto district, and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 27 officers and 686 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 3 May, 1917, on the troop ship Justicia, and disembarked in the UK on 14 May.