French-Canadian Brigade

The French-Canadian Brigade was an intended unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, but never established.
Although it was assigned a block of 3000 regimental numbers, only the first 119 were used. Recruiting took place in Military District 10 --primarily in Manitoba, which has a sizeable French-Canadian population—in early 1917. Approximately one-half of the recruits were born outside of Canada and represented six countries: France, United States of America, Belgium, Switzerland, England, Russia. Of those born in Canada, the majority came from Manitoba and Quebec ; two other provinces are represented: Saskatchewan and Ontario. A number of the recruits were subsequently reassigned to the Canadian Forestry Corps.