Contemporary Accounts

The 186th battalion was recruited in Kent County, and mobilized in Chatham, Ontario, with a strength of 18 officers and 469 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 28 March, 1917, on the troop ship Lapland, and disembarked in the UK on 10 April. 

The 185th battalion was recruited in Cape Breton, and mobilized in Broughton in April, and Aldershot in May, with a strength of 33 officers and 1006 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 13 October, 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 19 October. 

The 184th battalion was recruited in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba, and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba with a strength of 32 officers and 1042 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 1 November, 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 11 November.

The 183rd battalion was recruited in Manitoba, and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 27 officers and 764 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 4 October, 1916, on the troop ship Saxonia and Missanabie, and disembarked in the UK on 13 October. 

The 182nd battalion was recruited in Ontario county, and mobilized in Whitby, Ontario, with a strength of 9 officers and 208 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 3 May, 1917, on the troop ship Justicia, and disembarked in the UK on 14 May.

The 181st battalion was recruited in the district of Brandon, and mobilized in Brandon, Manitoba., with a strength of 20 officers and 597 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 180th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 31 officers and 833 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 14 November, 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 20 November. 

The 179th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 32 officers and 890 ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 4 October, 1916, on the troop ship Saxonia, and disembarked in the UK on 13 October. 

The 177th battalion was recruited in Simcoe county, and mobilized in Barrie, Ontario, with a strength of 19 officers and 549 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 3 May, 1917, on the troop ship Metagama, and disembarked in the UK on 14 May. 

The 176th battalion was recruited in Lincoln and Welland counties, and mobilized in St. Catharines, Ontario, with a strength of 18 officers and 446 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 29 April, 1917, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 7 May.