The unit was later transferred to the Western Front where it supported Allied forces at the Battle of the Somme. In 1917, Campney was commissioned into the infantry, joining the 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion after the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
The unit's deployment to the Western Front and its support for Allied forces at the Battle of the Somme are linked to Campney's subsequent commission into the infantry and his joining the 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion after the Battle of Vimy Ridge.