The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed on August 15, 1914, following Britain's declaration of war on the German Empire,
Men lining up outside a recruitment tent in Toronto in 1914.
Members of the 38th Battalion (Ottawa), CEF marching in the streets of Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1915.
Depiction of the Battle of Kitcheners' Wood, an engagement during the Second Battle of Ypres
Canadian soldiers returning from trenches during the Battle of the Somme
The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the additi
Canadian Expeditionary Force
…division. The division subsequently fought at Ypres on the Western Front, with a newly raised second division reinforcing the committed units to form the Canadian Corps. The CEF and corps was eventually expanded to four infantry divisions, which were all committed to the fighting in France and Belgium along the Western…
A Canadian recruiting poster
Painting:"Ghosts of Vimy Ridge"