translate English to French: After examination by War Office experts and selected officers of the Division, it was decided at the end of January that certain of the Canadian issues were unserviceable or unsuitable, and replacement from British Ordnance Stores—already hard pressed to supply the needs of the increasing home divisions—was thereupon necessary. The change from Canadian to British service dress was made gradually as renewals were required, but a full issue of British "ammunition" boots was immediately necessary as the Canadian pattern was not designed for marching on pavé roads or continual soaking in mud.
À la suite d’un examen par des spécialistes du War Office et des officiers désignés de la division, on décida, à la fin de janvier, de réformer certains objets de provenance canadienne comme inutilisables ou impropres à leur destination pour les remplacer par d’autres fournis par le Service du matériel de l’armée anglaise, qui avait déjà fort à faire pour répondre aux exigences des divisions métropolitaines toujours croissantes.