5th Canadian Division

The Division started to assemble in Great Britian in February 1917. It was broken up in February 1918 before it was fully formed. The Division never left Great Britain.

Infantry Units Only

13th Canadian Brigade.

128th (Moose Jaw) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - May 1917. Absorbed by the 15th Canadian Reserve Bn.
134th (48th Highlanders) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 12th Canadian Reserve Bn.
160th Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 4th Canadian Reserve Bn.
164th (Halton and Dufferin) Bn Canadian Infantry. May 1917 - Apr 1918. Absorbed by the 8th Canadian Reserve Bn.
202nd Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 28 May 1918. Absorbed by the 9th Canadian Reserve Bn.
208th Bn Canadian Infantry. May 1917 - 03 Jan 1918. Absorbed by the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Reserve Bns.

14th Canadian Brigade.

125th Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 16 Apr 1918. Absorbed by the 8th Canadian Reserve Bn.
150th (Carabiniers Mont Royal) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 15 Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 6th Canadian Reserve Bn.
156th (Leeds and Grenville) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 15 Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 6th Canadian Reserve Bn.
161st Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 15 Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 4th Canadian Reserve Bn.

15th Canadian Brigade.

104th (New Brunswick) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 15 Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 13th Canadian Reserve Bn.
119th (Algoma) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 16 Apr 1918. Absorbed by the 8th Canadian Reserve Bn.
185th (Cape Breton Highlanders) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - 15 Feb 1918. Absorbed by the 17th Canadian Reserve Bn.
198th (Canadian Buffs) Bn Canadian Infantry. Apr 1917 - 09 Mar 1918. Absorbed by the 3rd Canadian Reserve Bn.
199th (Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Canadian Rangers) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - Apr 1917. Absorbed by the 23rd Canadian Reserve Bn.

Attached Troops.

164th (Halton and Dufferin) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - May 1917. To the 13th Canadian Brigade.
198th (Canadian Buffs) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - Apr 1917. To the 15th Canadian Brigade.
208th Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - May 1917. To the 13th Canadian Brigade.
236th (MacLean Highlanders) Bn Canadian Infantry. Feb 1917 - May 1917. Went to one of the Brigades in the Division (unable to determine which). Disbanded on 13 Mar 1918.

 

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