Cyclists (2nd Battalion, Cdn. Expeditionary Force) at Scottish Lines near Poperinghe, not far from Ypres.

For most of the Great War, Canadian Cyclists performed few of the specialized duties they were trained for. During the Battle of Ypres in 1915, for example, the Cyclists were assigned to “guarding prisoners, guarding important crossings and bridges, as well as for obtaining information and acting as dispatch riders.” Source: Everall, Lieutenant. “Precis written by W.M. Everall, 1st Divisional Cyclist
Co. July 1915, and submitted to HQ 1st CDN Division.” Cyclone 3,
Issue 8 (October 1970).