163rd Battalion CEF

The 163rd battalion was recruited from the province Quebec, and mobilized in Montreal in two waves. The first with a strength of 33 officers and 659 other ranks, and the second with a strength of 38 officers and 659 other ranks. The first wave of the battalion embarked from Halifax on 26 May, 1916, on the troop ship Metagama, and disembarked in Bermuda on 29 May. The second wave disembarked from Halifax on 27 November, 1916, on the troop ship Metagama, and disembarked in the UK 6 December.