Contemporary Accounts

The 122nd battalion was recruited in the Muskoka district beginning 1 December 1915 and mobilized in Huntsville, Ontario and Galt, Ontario by 13 October 1916, with a strength of 26 officers and 686 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 121st battalion was recruited in New Westminster and Vancouver and mobilized in New Westminster, British Columbia, with a strength of 32 officers and 1035 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 120th battalion was recruited in the Hamilton district and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 838 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 119th battalion was recruited in the district of Algoma and Manitoulin Island and mobilized in Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 940 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 9 August 1916, on the troop ship Metagama, and disembarked in the UK on 18 August.

The 118th battalion was recruited in the north riding of Waterloo County and mobilized in Kitchener, Ontario, with a strength of 15 officers and 231 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 26 January 1917, on the troop ship Scandinavian, and disembarked in the UK on 6 February.

The 117th battalion was recruited in the Eastern townships and mobilized in Sherbrooke, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 856 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 116th battalion was recruited in Ontario County and mobilized in Uxbridge, Ontario , with a strength of 36 officers and 948 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 24 July 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 31 July, and arrived in France on 13 February 1917.

The 115th battalion was recruited throughout New Brunswick and mobilized in Saint John, New Brunswick, with a strength of 34 officers and 801 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 24 July 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 31 July.

The 114th battalion was recruited in Haldimand County and on the Six Nations Reserve (with nearly 300 Indigenous volunteers) and mobilized in Cayuga, Ontario, with a strength of 30 officers and 679 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 113th battalion was recruited in Lethbridge and Calgary, and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta, with a strength of 30 officers and 883 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 27 September 1916, on the troop ship Tuscania, and disembarked in the UK on 6 October.