DescriptionMembers of the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion leaving the Berlin train station for training in London, Ontario.jpg
English: A black and white photograph of soldiers of the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) leaving the Berlin train station on 22 May 1916 for training in London, Ontario. A large crowd of people, many of whom are holding umbrellas, are gathered at the train station to send off local recruits. Several factories can be seen behind the trains carrying the soldiers. The photograph was taken on Monday 22 May 1916 in the morning and appeared in the Berlin Daily Telegraph on 25 May 1916.
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Members of the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion leaving the Berlin train station for training in London, Ontario