218th Battalion CEF

The 218th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta, with a strength of 27 officers and 621 other ranks. The first draft embarked from Halifax on 17 February, 1917, on the troop ship Southland, and disembarked in the UK on 27 February. The second draft embarked from Halifax on 4 March, 1917, on the troop ship Ausonia, and disembarked in the UK on 15 March.