The 16th Battalion,CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force), Valcartier, 1914, It originally comprised of men from the following pre-war Militia Regiments: 50th Gordon Highlanders, 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, 79th Cameron Highlanders and the 91st Argyll & Sutherland HIghlanders. The 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Contingent to original 16th Battalion, The Canadian Scottish, CEF: Lieut.-Colonel (Major-General) R. G. Edwards Leckie, Commanding Officer, 72nd Regiment, in command 25 officers and 511 Other Ranks. NOTE: 72nd Regimental records show these figures as 519. Eight men were rejected at Valcartier on account of eyesight tests. Source: History of the 16th Battalion, CEF, page 365