169th Battalion CEF

The 169th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 32 officers and 887 other ranks. The first draft of the battalion embarked from Halifax on 18 October, 1916, on the troop ship Metagama, and disembarked in the UK on 28 October. The second draft embarked from Halifax on 26 October, 1916, on the troop ship Corsican, and disembarked in the UK on 5 November.