 In August 1915 it was announced that Allan Line Steamships and Canadian Pacific Railway had merged forming a new company named Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd. As a result, "Mount Temple" was released by the British Admiralty back to her commercial service in October 1915.Following the release, "Mount Temple" transported approximately 1,200 German POWs captured during the Battle of Loos from France to England before proceeding to Montreal, where she arrived on 28 October 1915.