Vancouver General Hospital now sits. Their preliminary training took place on the grounds of King Edwards High School. "D" Company was the last company of the 196th Battalion to arrive at Camp Hughes, with their train pulling into the station on 29 June 1916. Notable members Future Prime Minister John Diefenbaker served as a lieutenant in the battalion 1916–1917. The battalion chaplain was the distinguished theologian and principal of St Andrew's College, Saskatoon, Edmund Henry Oliver. Future Major-General Harry Letson. See also XI Canadian Field Ambulance (Western Universities) References Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Military units and formations established in 1916 Military units and formations disestablished in 1917 Military units and formations of Manitoba