224th Battalion CEF

The 224th battalion was recruited throughout Canada amongst lumbermen, and mobilized in Ottawa and Quebec. The first draft embarked from Halifax on 18 April 1916, on the troop ship Missanabie, and disembarked in the UK on 28 April. The second draft embarked from Halifax on 25 April 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 5 May. The third draft embarked from Halifax on 22 May 1916, on the troop ship Adriatic, and disembarked in the UK on 29 May.