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Photograph depicts the 231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders) on the training grounds at Hastings Park in Vancouver, B.C. On horseback at the front of the battalion are Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Easton Leach and battalion Sergeant-Major J. A. Ewart. Vancouver Exhibition Buildings can be seen in the background.

Photograph depicts the 231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders) on the training grounds at Hastings Park in Vancouver, B.C. On horseback at the front of the battalion are Major A. Rowan, Lieutenant J. D. Beattie, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Easton Leach and battalion Sergeant-Major J. A. Ewart. Vancouver Exhibition Buildings can be seen in the background.

Photograph depicts a group of soldiers from the 62nd Battalion CEF, posing at an unidentified building, probably in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 48th Battalion on trains at the CPR station in Vancouver. Banners hanging from the train windows identify certain platoons of the battalion, including No. 7 and No. 8 platoons. On the ground, a sergeant shakes hands with a civilian.

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 48th Battalion on trains at the CPR station in Vancouver. Banners hanging from the train windows identify certain platoons of the battalion, including No. 5 and No. 6 platoons.

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 48th Battalion on trains at the CPR station in Vancouver. Banners hanging from the train windows identify certain platoons of the battalion, including No. 9 and No. 10 platoons. On the ground, several civilians look on.

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 48th Battalion, newly arrived from Victoria, on the pier at the Canadian Pacific Railway station in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts soldiers from an unspecified battalion or draft arriving in Vancouver prior to transferring to a train at the CPR station.

Photograph depicts soldiers from an unknown battalion/draft aboard a CPR train in Vancouver. The train is marked with "B Squadron, 9 [platoon?]".

Photograph depicts soldiers from an unspecified battalion or draft arriving in Vancouver prior to transferring to a train at the CPR station.

Photograph depicts soldiers from an unknown battalion aboard the SS Princess Alice in Vancouver. To continue their journey to the battlefront of Europe, the soldiers will transfer to a cross-country train and embark on another ship either in Montreal or on the coast.

Photograph depicts soldiers from an unknown battalion aboard the SS Princess Alice in Vancouver. To continue their journey to the battlefront of Europe, the soldiers will transfer to a cross-country train and embark on another ship either in Montreal or on the coast.

Photograph depicts soldiers and civilians on the platforms of Union Station (later the Great Northern Station, demolished 1965) in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a scene at Union Station, Vancouver as soldiers finish boarding a Canadian Northern train. The front of the train is pictured with several carts full of soldiers extending to the platform. Crowds of people assemble near the train to say goodbye to soldiers who lean out from the windows.

Photograph depicts soldiers lined on the platform of Union Station, Vancouver, where they are to board the Canadian Northern train.

Photograph depicts a draft of Army Medical Corps soldiers aboard the Princess Victoria, a CPR ship that will transport troops from Victoria to Vancouver where they will board an eastbound train.

Photograph depicts Pier 'D' of the Canadian Pacific Railway station in Vancouver. The side of the ocean liner RMS Empress of Asia can be seen on the left side of the photo. The pier is crowded with civilians who watch as the ship departs with soldiers returning home to Victoria.

Photograph depicts soldiers onboard the Canadian Northern Railway and in front of the train as they say goodbye to friends and family. Vancouver.

Photograph depicts soldiers onboard the Canadian Northern train saying goodbye to their families and friends on the platforms below.

Photograph depicts civilans and soldiers leaving the Canadian Pacific Railway's Pier D, at the foot of Granville Street in Vancouver, where their boat from Victoria has docked. As they exit the pier, they are likely headed to their next destination, Union Station (later the Great Northern Station) where they will board an eastbound train.

Photograph depicts soldiers sitting on the platform next to their belongings at Union Station in Vancouver as they wait for their train to arrive.

Photograph depicts a draft of Army Medical Corps soldiers aboard the Princess Victoria, a CPR ship that will transport troops from Victoria to Vancouver where they will bord an eastbound train.

Photograph depicts a draft of Army Medical Corps soldiers aboard the Princess Victoria, a CPR ship that will transport troops from Victoria to Vancouver where they will board an eastbound train. Soldiers occupy the upper decks while civilians are intermingled throughout the ship.

Photograph depicts a group of soldiers from the 62nd Battalion posing together at an unidentified provincial government building.

Photograph depicts a group of soldiers from the 62nd Battalion posing together at an unidentified provincial government building.

Photograph depicts five officers from the 62nd Battalion CEF, posing at an unidentified building, probably in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 48th Battalion aboard trains in Vancouver. A number of banners hanging from the side of train indicate different sections of the battalion. This includes: pioneers, band, staff, stretcher bearers, and transport. Someone has graffitied one of the tanks under the train with "We are not gas".

Photograph depicts a group of soldiers from the 48th Battalion at the CPR train station in Vancouver. Here, they await boarding next to piles of supplies including the No. 2 Stretcher Bearer's section supplies box, canteen supplies and the Signaller's section supplies box.

Photograph depicts a soldiers from the 48th Battalion aboard a CPR train in Vancouver. The banner that hangs from the train windows says "No. 1 Platoon". Near the end of the cart, two soldiers hold up a pennant flag with "Prince Rupert" written on it.

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 48th Battalion on the pier of the CPR station in Vancouver where they await transfer to a train.