CHAPTER V

THE CONSCRIPTION ACT

The question of conscription came to a final issue on May 18, 1917, when the premier returned from England, where he had been in conference with his colleagues on the Imperial War Board. It was then that he announced that it would be necessary to introduce a conscription measure in the near future.

"A great struggle lies before us," he said, "and I cannot put that before you more forcibly than by stating that at the commencement of this spring's campaign Germany put in the field one million more men than she put in the field last spring.... Hitherto we have depended on voluntary enlistment. I, myself, stated to Parliament that nothing but voluntary enlistment was proposed by the Government. But I return to Canada impressed at once with the extreme gravity of the situation and with a sense of responsibility for our further effort at the most critical period of the war. It is apparent to me that the voluntary system will not yield further substantial results."

Only a little over fifty thousand men more were needed to supply the need at the front, and to complete Canada's full quota, but they were needed most imperatively. That this need was strongly impressed on the public mind became apparent during the month which intervened between these utterances by the premier and the first presentation of the Conscription Bill in Parliament. As a matter of fact, Australia and South Africa were the only belligerent countries besides Canada, at this time, which had not been compelled to adopt the principle of forcible enlistment.

On June 11 the bill was presented to Parliament, with a speech by the premier explaining all its provisions. Administration was placed under the Department of Justice, and the term was for the duration of the war, including demobilization. All male British subjects in Canada were included, from the ages of twenty to forty-five. Those eligible were divided into six classes, according to their marital conditions and ages, and each class was to be called in succession. An amendment presented by the leader of the opposition would have submitted the bill to a referendum vote of the electorate, but this was rejected by a vote of 111 against 62. The bill finally passed the third reading by a vote of 102 against 44.

At the end of the year 404,395 eligible men had registered. The number of men eventually drafted under this law amounted to 83,000, making the total number of enlistments up to the end of the war 611,741.

The army thus raised was eventually represented in infantry and cavalry battalions, exclusive of engineers, forestry, railway construction, pioneer, and cyclist corps, or the Siberian expeditionary force of 4,000 men. The following list was issued by the Government at the close of the war:

ORIGINAL OFFICERS OF INFANTRY BATTALIONS[TN1]

---------+------------------------------+-------------------------+------------- BATTALION| ORIGINAL OFFICER | MOBILIZED | SAILED | IN COMMAND | | ---------|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------- 1st | Lt. Col. F. W. Hill |Valcartier |Oct. 3, 1914 2nd | " D. Watson | " | " 3, 1914 3rd | " R. Rennie | " | " 3, 1914 4th | " R. H. Labatt | " | " 3, 1914 5th | " G. S. Tuxford | " | " 3, 1914 6th | " R. W. Paterson | " | " 3, 1914 7th | " W. Hart-McHarg | " | " 3, 1914 8th | " L. J. Lipsett | " | " 3, 1914 9th | " S. M. Rogers | " | " 3, 1914 10th | " R. L. Boyle | " | " 3, 1914 11th | " R. Burritt | " | " 3, 1914 12th | " H. F. McLeod | " | " 3, 1914 13th | " F. O. W. Loomis | " | " 3, 1914 14th | " F. S. Meighen | " | " 3, 1914 15th | " J. A. Currie | " | " 3, 1914 16th | " R. G. E. Leckie | " | " 3, 1914 17th | " S. G. Robertson | " | " 3, 1914 18th | " E. S. Wigle |London, Ont. |Apr. 18, 1915 19th | " J. J. McLaren |Toronto |May 13, 1915 20th | " J. A. W. Allen | " | " 15, 1915 21st | " W. St. P. Hughes |Kingston | " 6, 1915 22nd | " F. M. Gaudet |St. Jean, P.Q. | " 20, 1915 23rd | " F. W. Fisher |Quebec |Feb. 23, 1915 24th | " J. A. Gunn |Montreal |May 11, 1915 25th | " G. A. LeCain |Halifax | " 20, 1915 26th | " J. L. McAvity |St. John, N.B. |June 13, 1915 27th | " I. R. Snider |Winnipeg |May 17, 1915 28th | " J. F. L. Embury | " | " 29, 1915 29th | " H. S. Tobin |Vancouver | " 20, 1915 30th | " J. A. Hall | " |Feb. 23, 1915 31st | " A. B. Bell |Calgary |May 17, 1915 32nd | " H. J. Cowan |Winnipeg |Feb. 23, 1915 33rd | " A. Wilson |London, Ont |Mar. 13, 1916 34th | " A. J. Oliver |Guelph, Ont |Oct. 23, 1915 35th | " F. C. McCordick |Toronto | " 16, 1915 36th | " E. C. Ashton |Hamilton |June 19, 1915 37th | " C. F. Beck |Sault Ste. Marie |Nov. 27, 1915 38th | " C. W. Edwards |Ottawa |May 30, 1916 39th | " J. A. V. Preston |Belleville |June 24, 1915 40th | " A. Vincent |Halifax |Oct. 8, 1915 41st | " L. A. Archambault |Quebec | " 18, 1915 42nd | " G. S. Cantlie |Montreal |June 10, 1915 43rd | " R. M. Thomson |Winnipeg | " 1, 1915 44th | " E. R. Wayland | " |Oct. 23, 1915 45th | " F. J. Clark |Brandon |Mar. 13, 1916 46th | " H. Snell |Regina |Oct. 23, 1915 47th | " W. R. Winsby |New Westminster |Nov. 13, 1915 48th | " W. J. H. Holmes |Victoria |July 1, 1915 49th | " W. A. Griesbach |Edmonton |June 4, 1915 50th | " E. G. Mason |Calgary |Oct. 27, 1915 51st | " R. Del. Harwood |Edmonton |Apr. 18, 1916 52nd | " J. A. D. Hulme |Port Arthur |Nov. 23, 1916 53rd | " R. M. Dennistoun |Winnipeg |Mar. 29, 1916 54th | " W. M. Davis |Nelson, B. C |Nov. 22, 1915 55th | " J. R. Kirkpatrick |Sussex, N. B |Oct. 30, 1915 56th | " W. C. G. Armstrong |Calgary |Mar. 23, 1916 57th | " E. T. Paquette |Quebec |June 2, 1916 58th | " H. A. Genet |Toronto |Nov. 22, 1915 59th | " H. J. Dawson |Brockville |Apr. 21, 1916 60th | " F. A. Gascoigne |Valcartier |Nov. 6, 1915 61st | " F. J. Murray |Winnipeg |Apr. 21, 1916 62nd | " J. Hulme |Vancouver |Mar. 23, 1916 63rd | " G. B. McLeod |Edmonton |Apr. 22, 1916 64th | " H. M. Campbell |Halifax |Mar. 31, 1916 65th | " N. Lang |Saskatoon |June 18, 1916 66th | " J. W. McKinery |Edmonton |Apr. 28, 1916 67th | " Lorne Ross |Victoria | " 21, 1916 68th | " P. E. Perrett |Regina | " 28, 1916 69th | " J. A. Dansereau |Montreal | " 17, 1916 70th | " R. I. Towers |London, Ont. | " 24, 1916 71st | " D. M. Sutherland |Woodstock, Ont. | " 21, 1916 72nd | " J. A. Clark |Vancouver | " 23, 1916 73rd | " P. Davidson |Montreal |Mar. 31, 1916 74th | " J. M. McCausland |Toronto | " 29, 1916 75th | " S. G. Beckett | " | " 29, 1916 76th | " J. Ballantine |Barrie, Ont. |Apr. 23, 1916 77th | " D. R. Street |Ottawa |June 19, 1916 78th | " J. Kirkcaldy |Winnipeg |May 20, 1916 79th | " G. Clinglan |Brandon, Man |Apr. 24, 1916 80th | " W. G. Ketcheson |Belleville |May 16, 1916 81st | " B. H. Belson |Toronto |Apr. 28, 1916 82nd | " W. A. Lowry |Calgary |May 20, 1916 83rd | " R. Pellatt |Toronto |Apr. 28, 1916 84th | " W. D. Stewart | " |June 18, 1916 85th | " E. C. Phinney |Halifax |Oct. 12, 1916 86th | " W. W. Stewart |Hamilton |May 19, 1916 87th | " I. P. Rexford |St. Jean, P. Q. |Apr. 23, 1916 88th | " J. R. Cullin |Victoria |May 31, 1916 89th | " W. W. Nasmyth |Calgary | " 31, 1916 90th | " W. A. Monroe |Winnipeg | " 31, 1916 91st | " W. J. Green |St. Thomas |June 28, 1916 92nd | " G. G. Chisholm |Toronto |May 20, 1916 93rd | " I. J. Johnston |Peterborough |July 15, 1916 94th | " H. A. C. Machin |Port Arthur |June 28, 1916 95th | " R. K. Barker |Toronto |May 31, 1916 96th | " J. Glenn |Saskatoon |Sep. 26, 1916 97th | " A. B. Clark |Toronto | " 18, 1916 98th | " H. A. Rose |Welland, Ont. |July 8, 1916 99th | " T. B. Welch |Windsor, Ont. |May 31, 1916 100th | " J. B. Mitchell |Winnipeg |Sep. 18, 1916 101st | " D. MacLean | " |June 28, 1916 102nd | " J. W. Warden |Victoria | " 18, 1916 103rd | " E. C. J. L. Henniker| " |July 23, 1916 104th | " G. W. Fowler |Sussex, N. B. |June 28, 1916 105th | " A. E. Ings |Charlottetown |July 15, 1916 106th | " R. Innes |Truro, N. S | " 15, 1916 107th | " R. Glenn Campbell |Winnipeg |Sep. 18, 1916 108th | " G. H. Bradbury |Selkirk, Man. | " 18, 1916 109th | " J. J. H. Fee |Lindsay, Ont. |July 23, 1916 110th | " J. B. Youngs |Stratford, Ont. |Oct. 31, 1916 111th | " J. D. Clark |Galt, Ont. |Sep. 25, 1916 112th | " H. B. Tremaine |Windsor. N. S. |July 23, 1916 113th | " W. A. Pryce Jones |Lethbridge, Alberta |Sep. 25, 1916 114th | " A. T. Thompson |Cayuga, Ont. |Oct. 31, 1916 115th | " F. V. Wedderburn |St. John, N. B. |July 23, 1916 116th | " S. Sharpe. |Uxbridge, Ont. | " 23, 1916 117th | " L. J. Gilbert |Sherbrooke, P.Q. |Aug. 14, 1916 118th | " W. M. O. Lochead |Kitchener |Jan. 23, 1917 119th | " T. P. T. Rowland |Sault Ste. Marie |Aug. 8, 1916 120th | " D. G. Fearman |Hamilton | " 14, 1916 121st | " A. W. McLelan |New Westminster, B.C. | " 14, 1916 122nd | " D. M. Grant |Huntersville & Galt, Ont.|June 2, 1917 123rd | " W. B. Kingsmill |Toronto |Aug. 7, 1916 124th | " W. C. V. Chadwick | " | " 7, 1916 125th | " M. E. B. Cutcliffe |Brantford | " 7, 1916 126th | " S. J. Hamilton |Toronto | " 14, 1916 127th | " T. Clark | " | " 22, 1916 128th | " F. Pawlett |Moosejaw, Sask. | " 15, 1916 129th | " W. Knowles |Dundas, Ont. | " 22, 1916 130th | " J. F. De Hertel |Perth, Ont. |Sep. 23, 1916 131st | " J. D. Taylor |New Westminster |Oct. 31, 1918 132nd | " G. W. Mesereau |Chatham, N. B. | " 25, 1917 133rd | " A. C. Pratt |Simcoe, Ont. | " 30, 1916 134th | " A. A. Miller |Toronto |Sep. 6, 1916 135th | " B. Robson |London, Ont. |Aug. 22, 1916 136th | " R. W. Smart |Port Hope, Ont. |Sep. 25, 1916 137th | " G. W. Morfitt |Calgary |Aug. 22, 1916 138th | " R. Belcher |Edmonton | " 22, 1916 139th | " W. H. Floyd |Cobourg |Sep. 25, 1916 140th | " L. H. Beer |St. Johns, N. B. | " 25, 1916 141st | " D. C. McKenzie |Fort Francis |Apr. 29, 1917 142nd | " C. M. R. Graham |London, Ont. |Oct. 31, 1916 143rd | " A. B. Powley |Victoria |Feb. 17, 1917 144th | " A. W. Morley |Winnipeg |Sep. 18, 1916 145th | " W. E. Forbes |Moncton, N. B. | " 25, 1916 146th |Major C. A. Lowe |Kingston, Ont. | " 25, 1916 147th |Lt. Col. G. F. McFarland |Owen Sound |Nov. 18, 1916 148th | " A. Magee |Montreal, P.Q. |Sep. 26, 1916 149th | " R. G. C. Kelley |Watford, Ont. |Mar. 28, 1917 150th | " H. Barre |Montreal |Sep. 23, 1916 151st | " J. W. Arnott |Strathcona |Oct. 3, 1916 152nd | " S. Nells |Wayburn, Sask. | " 3, 1916 153rd | " R. T. Pritchard |Guelph, Ont. |Apr. 29, 1917 154th | " A. G. F. McDonald |Cornwall |Oct. 25, 1916 155th | " M. K. Adams |Belleville | " 17, 1916 156th | " T. C. D. Bedell |Brockville | " 17, 1916 157th | " D. H. McLaren |Barrie, Ont. | " 17, 1916 158th | " C. Milne |Vancouver |Nov. 13, 1916 159th | " E. F. Armstrong |Haileybury |Oct. 31, 1916 160th | " A. Weir |Walkerton, Ont. | " 17, 1916 161st | " H. B. Combe |Clinton, Ont. | " 30, 1916 162nd | " J. Arthurs |Parry Sound | " 30, 1916 163rd | " H. Desrosiers |Montreal |Nov. 27, 1916 164th | " P. Domville |Milton, Ont. |Apr. 11, 1916 165th | " L. C. D'Aigle |Moncton |Mar. 28, 1916 166th | " W. G. Mitchell |Toronto |Oct. 12, 1916 167th | " O. Readman |Quebec | [1] 168th | " W. T. McMullin |Woodstock |Oct. 3, 1916 169th | " J. G. Wright |Toronto | " 17, 1916 170th | " L. Reed | " | " 25, 1916 171st | " Sir W. Price |Quebec |Nov. 23, 1916 172nd | " J. R. Vickers |Kamloops, B. C. |Oct. 25, 1916 173rd | " W. H. Bruce |Hamilton, Ont |Nov. 13, 1916 174th | " H. F. Osler |Winnipeg |Apr. 29, 1917 175th | " N. Spencer |Medicine Hat |Oct. 3, 1916 176th | " D. Sharpe |St. Catherines |Apr. 29, 1917 177th | " J. B. McFee |Simcoe, Ont |May 3, 1917 178th | " L. de la B. Girouard|Victoriaville |Mar. 3, 1917 179th | " J. Y. Reid |Winnipeg |Oct. 3, 1916 180th | " R. H. Green |Toronto |Nov. 13, 1916 181st | " H. B. Combe |Brandon, Man |Apr. 18, 1917 182nd | " A. A. Cockburn |Whitby |May 3, 1917 183rd | " W. T. Edgecomb |Winnipeg |Oct. 3, 1916 184th | " W. H. Sharpe |Lisgar, Man | " 31, 1916 185th | " F. P. Day |Halifax | " 12, 1916 186th |Major Neil Smith |Chatham, Ont |Mar. 28, 1917 187th |Lt. Col. G. W. Robinson |Red Deer |Dec. 15, 1916 188th | " C. J. Donaldson |Prince Albert |Oct. 12, 1916 189th | " A. Piuze |Frazerville |Sep. 9, 1916 190th | " G. K. Watson |Winnipeg |May 3, 1917 191st | " W. G. Bryan |McLeod, Alta |Mar. 28, 1917 192nd |Captain H. E. Lyon |Blairmore, Alta |Oct. 31, 1916 193rd |Lt. Col. J. Stanfield |Truro, N. S | " 12, 1916 194th | " W. C. Craig |Edmonton |Nov. 13, 1916 195th | " A. C. Gomer |Regina |Oct. 31, 1916 196th | " D. S. Mackay |Camp Hughes | " 31, 1916 197th | " H. G. Fonseca |Winnipeg |Jan. 23, 1917 198th | " J. A. Cooper |Toronto |Mar. 28, 1917 199th | " P. J. Trihey |Montreal |Dec. 15, 1916 200th | " A. L. Bonnycastle |Winnipeg |May 3, 1917 201st | " E. W. Hagarty | |Disbanded 202nd | " T. E. Bowen |Edmonton |Nov. 23, 1916 203rd | " J. E. Hansford |Winnipeg |Oct. 26, 1916 204th | " W. H. Price |Toronto |Mar. 23, 1917 205th | " R. R. Moodie |Hamilton | [2] 206th | " T. Pagnuelo |Montreal | [3] 207th | " C. W. McLean |Ottawa |June 2, 1917 208th | " T. H. Lennox |Toronto |Mar. 21, 1917 209th | " W. O. Smyth |Swift Current |Oct. 31, 1917 210th | " W. E. Seaborn |Moosejaw. Sask |Apr. 11, 1917 211th | " W. M. Sage |Vancouver |Dec. 15, 1916 212th | " E. C. Pitman |Winnipeg | [4] 213th | " B. J. McCormick |St. Catherines | [4] 214th | " J. H. Hearn |Wadena, Sask |Apr. 18, 1917 215th | " H. E. Snider |Brantford | " 29, 1917 216th | " F. L. Burton |Toronto | " 18, 1917 217th | " A. B. Gillis |Moosomin, Sask |June 2, 1917 218th | " J. K. Cornwall |Victoria |Feb. 17, 1917 219th | " W. H. Muirhead |Halifax |Oct. 12, 1916 220th | " B. H. Brown |Toronto |Apr. 29, 1917 221st | " M. McMeans |Winnipeg | " 18, 1917 222nd | " J. Lightfoot | " |Nov. 13, 1916 223rd | " H. Albrechsten | " |May 3, 1917 224th | " A. McDougall |Ottawa | " 19, 1916 225th | " J. Mackay |Fernie, B. C |Jan. 25, 1917 226th | " R. A. G. Gillespie |Dauphin, Man |Dec. 15, 1916 227th | " C. H. Le P. Jones |Hamilton |Apr. 11, 1917 228th | " A. Earchman |North Bay |Feb. 16, 1917 229th | " H. D. Pickett |Moosejaw |Apr. 18, 1917 230th | " R. de Salaberry |Brockville |Jan. 23, 1917 231st | " F. E. Leach |Vancouver |Apr. 11, 1917 232nd | " R. P. Laurie |Battleford | " 18, 1917 233rd | " E. Leprohon |Winnipeg | [5] 234th | " W. Wallace |Toronto |Apr. 18, 1917 235th | " S. B. Scobel |Belleville |May 3, 1917 236th | " P. A. Guthrie |Fredericton |Nov. 9, 1917 237th | " Rev. C. S. Bullock |Sussex | [6] 238th | " W. R. Smith |Valcartier |Sep. 11, 1916 239th |Major V. L. MacDonald | " |Dec. 15, 1916 240th |Lt. Col. E. J. Watt |Renfrew |May 3, 1917 241st | " W. L. McGregor |Windsor |Apr. 29, 1917 242nd | " J. B. White |Montreal |Nov. 23, 1916 243rd | " J. E. Bradshaw |Prince Albert |June 2, 1917 244th | " E. M. McRobie |Montreal |Mar. 28, 1917 245th | " C. C. Ballantyne | " |May 3, 1917 246th | " N. H. Parson |Halifax |June 2, 1917 247th | " C. H. Ackerman |Peterboro | [7] 248th | " J. H. Rorke |Owen Sound |June 2, 1917 249th | " C. B. Keenlyside |Regina |Feb. 21, 1918 250th | " W. H. Hastings |Winnipeg | [8] 251st | " G. H. Nicholson | " |Oct. 6, 1917 252nd | " J. J. Glass |Lindsay |June 2, 1917 253rd | " P. G. C. Campbell |Kingston |Apr. 29, 1917 254th | " A. P. Allen |Belleville |June 2, 1917 255th | " G. C. Royce |Toronto | " 2, 1917 256th | " W. A. McConnell | " |Mar. 28, 1917 257th | " L. T. Martin |Ottawa |Feb. 16, 1917 258th | " P. E. Blondin |Quebec |Oct. 6, 1917 | | | Universit. | | Inf. Co | | | No. 1 " |Captain P. Molson |Montreal |May 29, 1915 No. 2 " | " G. C. MacDonald | " |June 29, 1917 No. 3 " |Lieut. F. L. Turnbull | " |Sep. 4, 1915 No. 4 " | " J. R. Mitchener | " |Nov. 27, 1915 No. 5 " | " O. S. Tyndale | " |Apr. 2, 1916 | | | Yukon Inf. | | Co |Comm. Black |Dawson City |Jan. 24, 1917 | | | No. 1 Jewish | |Mar. 28, 1917 Inf. Co |Captain I. Friedman |Montreal |Mar. 28, 1917 | | | No. 1 Independent | |Oct. 6, 1917 Inf. Co |Major T.J. Langford |Winnipeg |Oct. 6, 1917 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Footnote TN1: In this file, the battalion numbers have been changed from words to numbers to reduce the size of the table.]

[Footnote 1: Converted into Quebec recruiting battalion.]

[Footnote 2: Converted into C. M. C. Corps.]

[Footnote 3: Sent to Bermuda.]

[Footnote 4: Disbanded; unable to obtain recruits.]

[Footnote 5: Absorbed by 178th Battalion.]

[Footnote 6: Disbanded.]

[Footnote 7: Absorbed by 236th Battalion.]

[Footnote 8: Amalgamated with 249th Battalion.]

--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+------------- UNIT | ORIGINAL OFFICER | MOBILIZED | SAILED | IN COMMAND | | --------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------- R. C. D |Lt. Col. C. M. Nelles |Toronto |Oct. 3, 1914 L. S. H | " A. C. MacDonald |Winnipeg | " 3, 1914 R. N. W. M. P |Major C. L. Jennings |Regina |June 4, 1918 C. M. R. Depot |Lt. Col. W. C. Brooks |Hamilton |Oct. 22, 1917 First C. M. R. Bde | " F. O. Sissons |Winnipeg |June 12, 1915 First Regt. C. M. R | " H. J. Stevenson } { " 12, 1915 Second " " | " J. C. L. Bott }Included in First Brigade{ " 12, 1915 Third " " | " L. J. Whittaker } { " 12, 1915 Second C. M. R. Bde |Col. C. A. Smart |Sherbrooke |July 18, 1915 Fourth Regt. C. M. R|Lt. Col. S. F. Smith } { " 18, 1915 Fifth " " | " G. H. Baker }Included in Second { " 18, 1915 Sixth " " | " R. H. Ryan } Brigade { " 18, 1915 Seventh " " |Major E. I. Leonard |London, Ont |June 29, 1915 Eighth " " |Lt. Col J. R. Munro |Ottawa |Oct. 9, 1915 Ninth " " | " G. C. Hodson |Lloydminster, Sask |Nov. 23, 1915 Tenth " " |Major F. C Washington |Portage la Prairie |Apr. 28, 1916 Eleventh " " |Lt. Col. G. H. Kirkpatrick |Vancouver |July 8, 1916 Twelfth " " | " G. MacDonald |Calgary |Oct. 9, 1915 Thirteenth Regt. | | | C. M. R | " V. H. Holmes |Medicine Hat |June 28, 1916 First Can. Div. | | | Cav. Sq. | " F. C. Jamieson |Valcartier |Oct. 3, 1914 Second " " |Major H. J. Leonard |London, Ont. |June 9, 1915 Third " " | " T. W. Wright |Winnipeg |Jan. 22, 1916 Fourth " " |Lt. Col. R. A. Carman |Portage la Prairie |Apr. 28, 1916

A digest of the foregoing tables will indicate the proportionate enlistments in the various sections of the country. Population considered, the West did better than the East.

As to the proportional representation of the various occupations in the enlistments, some light is thrown on that by figures presented by Mr. N. W. Rowell, K. C., in the Ontario Legislature, covering the period of heaviest voluntary enlistment, up to March 1, 1916. Out of a total of 263,111 recruits, 6 per cent, or 16,153 were professional men; 2 per cent, or 6,530, were merchants or men in the employing class; 18 per cent, or 48,777, were clerical workers; 64 per cent, or 170,369, were manual workers; 6 per cent, or 17,044, were farmers; and 1 per cent, or 4,238, were students.

The latter item deserves special mention, in the unusual enthusiasm shown by the students of the Canadian universities. At the end of 1914 McGill University had nearly a hundred of its student body in training on Salisbury Plain, many more were at Exhibition Park, preparing themselves for active service at the front, while others were in different camps throughout the country; 1,800 men were in the Officers' Training Corps, with 80 members of the faculty acting as officers. On March 1, 1915, 307 undergraduates had enlisted. Out of 4,000 registered students there were, at the end of 1915, 811 enlisted men, together with 1,003 graduates and 83 members of the staff.

The University of Toronto, by the end of 1918, was represented by 5,308 men, from its staff, graduates, undergraduates, and its faculty of education, of which 531 were killed. Other Ontario universities were represented by 900 men on active service. At the close of the war it was estimated that about 17,000 college students, or graduates, had enlisted, of which about 1,200 were reported as casualties.