Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group

Ken Sheffler's web site for the nominal roll of the 205th Battalion states the following:

The 205th (Tiger) Battalion was organized and recruited in Hamilton, Ontario beginning in late February 1916. By this time, recruiting had begun to fall off in the city, and it was hoped that by forming a battalion named after the city's esteemed Tigers athletic club would rectify this problem. However, after an initial spurt of interest, recruiting dropped off considerably. By the time the battalion was sent to Camp Borden during the summer, it was still significantly under strength. The unit returned to Hamilton in the autumn and was evidently redesignated a "machine gun battalion" a short while later. Nothing much came of this, however, and several months later the unit was broken up for drafts. One company was transferred to 164th Battalion which was recruiting neighbouring Halton County.