Contemporary Accounts

The 103rd battalion was recruited and mobilized in Victoria, British Columbia, with a strength of 39 officers and 939 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 24 July 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 31 July.

The 102nd battalion was recruited in northern British Columbia and mobilized in Comox, British Columbia, with a strength of 37 officers and 968 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 20 June 1916, on the troop ship Empress of Britain, and disembarked in the UK on 28 June.

The 101st battalion was recruited and mobilized in Winnipeg, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 1025 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 29 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 5 July.

The 100th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Winnipeg, Ontario, with a strength of 31 officers and 880 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 19 September 1916 , on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 25 September.

The 99th battalion was recruited in Essex County and mobilized in Windsor, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks. The battalion Embarked from Halifax on 2 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 8 June.

The 98th battalion was recruited in Lincoln and Welland Counties and mobilized in Welland, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 1050 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 16 July 1916, on the troop ship Lapland, and disembarked in the UK on 25 July.

The 97th battalion was recruited in the Toronto district and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 31 officers and 798 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 19 September 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 25 September.

The 96th battalion was recruited in the Saskatoon district, beginning 4 December 1915, and mobilized in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with a strength of 30 officers and 805 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 27 September 1916, on the troop ship Laconia, and disembarked in the UK on 6 October.

The 95th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 1061 other ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 2 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 8 June.

The 94th battalion was recruited in Port Arthur, Fort William, Kenora, Rainy River, Fort Francis and Dryden and mobilized in Port Arthur, Ontario, with a strength of 36 officers and 1009 other ranks. The Battalion embarked from Halifax on 29 June 1916, on the troop ship Olympic, and disembarked in the UK on 5 July.