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The 3rd Canadian Division was formed in France in December of 1915 under the command of Major-General M.S. Mercer. Its members served in both France and Flanders until Armistice Day.

1 Infantry Units

8th Canadian Brigade:

• 1st Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
• 2nd Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
• 4th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
• 5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. December 1915 - November 11, 1918.

7th Canadian Brigade:

• Royal Canadian Regt. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. December 24, 1915 - November 11, 1918;
• 42nd (Royal Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. December 1915 - November 11, 1918;
• 49th (Edmonton) Battalion Canadian Infantry. December 1915 - November 11, 1918.

9th Canadian Brigade: (Joined the Division in January of 1916)

• 43rd (Cameron Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - November 11, 1918;
• 52nd (North Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - November 11, 1918;
• 58th (Central Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - November 11, 1918;
• 60th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion Canadian Infantry. January 1916 - April 30, 1917. (Disbanded)
• 116th (Ontario County Infantry) Battalion Canadian Infantry. April 1917 - November 11, 1918.

Pioneers:

• 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. January 8, 1916 - May 1917 (Disbanded);
• 123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. March 1917 - June 1918. To the 3rd Canadian Engineer Brigade.

2 Battles and Engagements on the Western Front:

1916:

• Battle of Mount Sorrel - June 2-13
• Battle of Flers - Courcelette - September 15-22
• Battle of Thiepval - September 26-28
• Battle of Le Transloy - October 1-18
• Battle of the Ancre Heights - October 1 -11

1917:

• Battle of Vimy Ridge - April 9-14
• Attack on La Coulotte - April 23
• Third Battle of the Scarpe - May 3-4
• Affairs South of the Souchez River - June 3-25
• Capture of Avion - June 26-29
• Battle of Hill 70 - August 15-25
• Second Battle of Passchendaele October 26 – November 10

1918:

• Battle of Amiens – August 8-11
• Actions round Damery – August 15-17
• Battle of the Scarpe - August 26-30 (including the capture of Monchy le Preux )
• Battle of the Canal Du Nord – September 27 – October 1 (including the capture of Bourlon Wood )
• Battle of Cambrai - October 8-9 (including the Capture of Cambrai)
• Battle of Valenciennes - November1-2
• Capture of Mons - November 11