Canadian Divisions Under The Canadian Corps
| Unit | Formation patch | Active | Commanders | Duration | Major battles |
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| 1st Canadian Division |
Established: August 1914 Disbanded: November 1918 |
Edwin Alderson | March 1915 - Sept 1915 | Second Battle of Ypres | |
| Arthur Currie |
Sept 1915 - June 1917 | Battle of Mont Sorrel Battle of the Somme Battle of Vimy Ridge |
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| Archibald Cameron Macdonell |
June 1917 - 1919 | Battle of Hill 70 Battle of Passchendaele |
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| 2nd Canadian Division |
Established: May 1915 Disbanded : Nov 1918 |
Sam Steele |
May 1915 - Aug 1915 | None |
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| R. E. W. Turner |
Sept 1915 - Dec 1916 | Battle of the Somme Battle of Passchendaele |
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| Henry Edward Burstall |
Dec 1916 - Nov 1918 | Battle of Vimy Ridge | |||
| 3rd Canadian Division |
Established: Jan 1916 Disbanded : Nov 1918 |
M. S. Mercer |
Dec 1915 - Jun 1916 (died in combat) |
Battle of Mont Sorrel | |
| Louis Lipsett |
Jun 1916 - Sep 1918 | Battle of the Somme Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Passchendaele |
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| Frederick Loomis |
Sep 1918- Nov 1918 | None | |||
| 4th Canadian Division |
Established: Apr 1916 Disbanded: Nov 1918 |
David Watson |
Apr 1916 - Nov 1918 | Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Amiens Battle of Arras Battle of Cambrai |
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| 5th Canadian Division |
Established: Feb 1917 Disbanded: Feb 1918 |
Garnet Hughes |
Feb 1917 - Feb 1918 | None |
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