Order of Battle for First Canadian Army during the Second World War

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Mortars of I Canadian Corps firing at night in Italy, 6 April 1944.

Order of Battle for First Canadian Army during the Second World War

During the Second World War, the Canadian Army had two components at the outbreak of the war in 1939, the Home Army (for the Defence of Canada) and the Canadian Active Service Force (later known as the Canadian Army (Active)). Towards the end of the war, the Canadian Army Pacific Force was constituted in order to supply troops for the Invasion of Japan in the Pacific Theater. This force was based on the 6th Canadian Infantry Division.

Canadian Active Service Force

The Canadian Active Service Force (CASF) was the field force raised by the Canadian Army in the Second World War. Legally, it was distinct from the Permanent Active Militia and the Non-Permanent Active Militia, and a soldier had to be attested for service. The CASF had its own standards for enlistment and began recruiting on 1 Sep 1939. The term CASF was deleted in late 1940, and the term Canadian Army (Active) was used to represent full-time military units. The Canadian Active Service Force was officially mobilized on 1 Sep 1939. The Canadian government had decided not to place the emphasis on military involvement in the Second World War on ground forces, and instead of committing to a 60,000 man Army corps, authorized a single division for overseas service, with a second division to be raised and kept in Canada, only to be used "if necessary."

The infantry brigades were mobilized from existing Militia units, keeping their names, badges and traditions (unlike the practice in the First World War, where Canadian Expeditionary Force units were raised as numbered battalions, often from several Militia units). All three Permanent Force Infantry regiments were represented in the order of battle of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. Both divisions had three infantry brigades, each with three rifle battalions and a machine gun battalion, and each brigade was organized along regional lines. This organization was changed substantially over the next two years, with the machine gun battalions being reallotted on a scale of one per division rather than one per brigade, as well as reorganization of the rifle battalions of the 5th and 6th Brigades in 1940.

Order of Battle: First Canadian Army

Formation patch worn by First Canadian Army personnel.

The following Canadian units were listed on the Order of Battle for 21 Army Group.

Formation patch worn by 21st Army Group personnel.

First Canadian Army Headquarters

"A" Troops

First Canadian Army Civil Affairs Staff

Troops of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC)

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CWACs with a Douglas Dakota transport, Netherlands, c1944.

Troops of the Corps of Military Staff Clerks

Royal Canadian Engineers, King George VI cap badge, ca 1936 to 1952.

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View of the double landing bay of the 'Quebec' bailey bridge installed by the RCE over River Maas, Ravenstein, Netherlands, 1 Feb 1945.

Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE)

First Canadian Army Headquarters Engineer Platoon

1st Canadian Cemetery Construction Unit

2nd Canadian Cemetery Construction Unit

1st Canadian Special Construction Platoon

2nd Canadian Special Construction Platoon

Royal Canadian Engineers Band

Headquarters RCE, First Canadian Army Troops

5th Field Company

23rd Field Company

10th Field Park Company

3rd Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Platoon Type A

Headquarters RCE, Second Canadian Army Troops

32nd Field Company

33rd Field Company

34th Field Company

11th Field Park Company

Headquarters RCE, First Canadian Mechanical and Equipment Company

1st Canadian Mechanical Equipment Park Company

1st Canadian Mechanical Equipment Platoon Type B

2nd Canadian Mechanical Equipment Platoon Type B

3rd Canadian Mechanical Equipment Platoon Type B

4th Canadian Mechanical Equipment Platoon Type B

1st Canadian Machinery Spare Parts (Base) Section

DCE (Works) First Canadian Army

1st Canadian CRE Works

1st Canadian Work Section

2nd Canadian Work Section

3rd Canadian Work Section

1st Canadian Engineer Stores Platoon

2nd Canadian Drilling Company

5th Canadian Drilling Platoon

6th Canadian Drilling Platoon

7th Canadian Drilling Platoon

8th Canadian Drilling Platoon

1st Canadian Road Construction Company

2nd Canadian Road Construction Company

1st Canadian Workshop and Park Company

4th Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Platoon Type A

DD (Survey) First Canadian Army

1st Canadian Field Survey Depot

nd Canadian Field Survey Depot(Topo)

3rd Canadian Field (Reproduction) Survey Company

1st Canadian (Air) Survey Company

1st Canadian Modelling Team

DCE (Permanent Bridges) First Canadian Army

Canadian CRE Permanent Bridges

2nd Battalion, RCE ◦ 3rd Battalion, RCE

1st Canadian Pile Driving Platoon

2nd Canadian Pile Driving Platoon

Headquarters, No. 2 Canadian Railway Operating Group, RCE

1st Canadian Railway Operating Company

2nd Canadian Railway Operating Company

1st Canadian Railway Workshop Company

1st Canadian Railway Telegraph Company, RCCS

Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA)

1st Rocket Battery, RCA

1st Radar Battery, RCA

107th AA Brigade, RCA

16th AA Operations Room, RCA

2nd Heavy AA Regiment, RCA

109th Heavy AA Regiment, RA

1st Canadian Centaur Battery, RCA

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS)

First Canadian Army Signal Regiment

1st Air Signal Support Unit

HQ 1st Canadian Line of Communications Terminals

No. 1 Special Wireless Sections

No. 2 Special Wireless Sections

No. 3 Special Wireless Sections

Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME)

No. 1 Light Aid Detachment (LAD), First Canadian Army Signal Regiment, RCEME

No. 88 LAD, 25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment (Elgin Regiment), RCEME

No. 10 LAD, First Canadian Army Field Park, RCEME

3rd Line Workshops

1x General Workshop

3x Infantry Troops Workshops

2x Armoured Troops Workshops

2x Tank Troops Workshops

1x Engineer Equipment Workshop

1x Engineer Servicing Unit

Canadian Armoured Corps (CAC)

HQ and "F" Sqn, 25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment (Elgin Regiment)

Canadian Infantry Corps (CIC)

First Canadian Army Defence Battalion (The Royal Montreal Regiment)

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC)

No. 1 Canadian Movement Control Unit

No. 1 Army HQ Car Unit

No. 35 Army Troops Composite Company

No. 36 Army Troops Composite Company

No. 41 Army Transport Company

No. 45 Army Transport Company

No. 47 Army Transport Company

No. 63 Army Transport Company

No. 64 Army Transport Company

No. 1 Motor Ambulance Company

No. 2 Motor Ambulance Company

No. 1 Canadian Advance Stationery Depot

No. 1 Mobile Printing Section

No. 2 Tipper Platoon

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC)

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 Field Transfusion Units

Nos. 3, 9, 10, 11, and 16 Field Dressing Stations

No. 14 Field Hygiene Section

No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station

No. 4 Field Surgical Unit

No. 1 Mobile Hygiene Laboratory

No. 1 Advanced Depot Medical Stores

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC)

Nos. 8 and 9 Mobile Bath and Laundry Units

No. 1 Canadian Ordnance Maintenance Coy

No. 1 Canadian Salvage Depot

No. 4 (Railhead) Salvage Unit

No. 10 Canadian Salvage Unit

No. 1 Special Stores Coy

Nos. 1 and 2 Mobile Ammunition Repair Units

Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5 Canadian Salvage Collecting Centre

No. 3 Canadian Corps and Army Troops Sub Park

No. 1 Special Vehicle Coy

No. 4 and 5 Forward Ammunition Maintenance Coys

No. 2 Forward Maintenance Stores Section

No. 1 Canadian Demobilization Depot

No. 2 Canadian Demobilization Centre

Canadian Dental Corps (CDC)

No. 4 Company

2nd Army Dental Stores

Canadian Postal Corps (CPC)

No. 1 Army Base Post Office

Canadian Intelligence Corps (C Int C)

Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Field Press Censor Sections

No. 4 Special Field Press Censor Section

No. 1 Information Control Unit

No. 1 Canadian Army Intelligence Pool

No. 1 Canadian Army Interrogation Pool

No. 1 Canadian Modelling Team

No. 1 Army Intelligence Officer’s Pool

No. 1 Canadian Interpreters Pool

Canadian Army Refugee Interrogation Team

First Canadian Army Photographic Processing Unit

First Canadian Army Photographic Interpretation Section

No. 1 Canadian Special Wireless Intelligence Section

Nos. 2 and 3 Canadian Wireless Intelligence Sections

Miscellaneous

6x Detachments of the Canadian Army Show

I Canadian Corps

Various units were assigned as corps troops at various times, these included:

Headquarters I Canadian Corps

1st Armoured Car Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons)

1st Corps Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)

I Canadian Corps Signals RCCS

7th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA

1st Survey Regiment, RCA

1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA

Headquarters, I Canadian Corps Troops, RCE

9th Field Company, RCE

12th Field Company, RCE

13th Field Company, RCE

14th Field Company, RCE

Headquarters, I Canadian Corps Troops, RCASC

31st Corps Troops Composite Company, RCASC

32nd Corps Troops Composite Company, RCASC

Headquarters, I Canadian Corps Transport Column, RCASC

44 General Transport Company, RCASC

1 Mobile Ambulance Convoy, RCASC

1 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Platoon, RCASC

7 Anti-Tank Regiment Platoon, RCASC

Headquarters, I Canadian Corps Ordnance Field Park, RCOC

I Corps and Army Troops Sub-park, RCOC

3 Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit, RCOC

Headquarters, RCEME I Canadian Corps Troops

I Canadian Corps Troops Workshop, RCEME

8 Field Dressing Station, RCAMC

5 Field Hygiene Section, RCAMC

4 Casualty Clearing Station, RCAMC

5 Casualty Clearing Station, RCAMC

9 Field Cash Office, RCAPC

3 Provost Company, CProC

1st Canadian Corps Postal Unit, CPC

11 Field Security Section, CIC

I Corps Reinforcement Camp

II Canadian Corps

Various units were assigned as corps troops at various times, these included:

Headquarters 2nd Canadian Corps

18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons)

2 Corps Defence Platoon (Prince Edward Island Light Horse)

2nd Canadian Corps Signals, RCCS

660 Air Observation Post Squadron, RCA

6th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA

2nd Survey Regiment, RCA

6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA

Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Corps Troops, RCE

8th Field Company, RCE

29th Field Company, RCE

30th Field Company, RCE

31st Field Company, RCE

Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Corps Troops, RCASC

33rd Corps Troops Composite Company, RCASC

34th Corps Troops Composite Company, RCASC

Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Corps Transport Column, RCASC

46 General Transport Company, RCASC

Ambulance Convoy, RCASC

6 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Platoon, RCASC

6 Anti-Tank Regiment Platoon, RCASC

Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Corps Ordnance Field Park, RCOC

2nd Canadian Corp Troops and Army Troops Sub-park, RCOC

8 Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit, RCOC

Headquarters, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 2nd Canadian Corps Troops

2nd Canadian Corps Troops Workshop, RCEME

6 Field Dressing Station, RCAMC

8 Field Hygiene Section, RCAMC

2 Casualty Clearing Station, RCAMC

3 Casualty Clearing Station, RCAMC

10 Field Cash Office, RCAPC

13 Provost Company, CProC

2nd Canadian Corps Postal Unit, CPC

15 Field Security Section, CIC

II Corps Reinforcement Camp

1st Canadian Infantry Division

HQ and Signals

4 Reconnaissance Regiment (4 Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)

Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)

1 Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA)

2 Field Regiment RCA 3 Field Regiment RCA

1 Anti Tank Regiment RCA

2 LAA Regiment RCA

1 Field Company RCE

3 Field Company RCE

4 Field Company RCE

2 Field Park Company RCE

1 Bridging Platoon RCE

1 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Royal Canadian Regiment

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

48th Highlanders of Canada

1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)

2 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

Loyal Edmonton Regiment

2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)

3 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Royal 22e Regiment

Carleton and York Regiment

West Nova Scotia Regiment

3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)

4 Field Ambulance RCAMC

5 Field Ambulance RCAMC

9 Field Ambulance RCAMC

1 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

2 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

2 Field Hygiene Section RCAMC

1 Provost Company (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

2nd Canadian Infantry Division

HQ and Signals

8 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment (14 Canadian Hussars)

Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine Gun)

4 Field Regiment RCA

5 Field Regiment RCA

6 Field Regiment RCA

2 Anti Tank Regiment RCA

3 LAA Regiment RCA

2 Field Regiment RCE

7 Field Regiment RCE

11 Field Regiment RCE

1 Field Park Company RCE

4 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Royal Regiment of Canada

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry

Essex Scottish Regiment

5 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Black Watch of Canada

Le Regiment de Maisonneuve

Calgary Highlanders

6 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal

South Saskatchewan Regiment

Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

10 Field Ambulance RCAMC

11 Field Ambulance RCAMC

18 Field Ambulance RCAMC

4 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

21 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

13 Field Hygiene Section

3rd Canadian Infantry Division

HQ and Signals

7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment (17 Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars)

Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun)

12 Field Regiment RCA

13 Field Regiment RCA

14 Field Regiment RCA

3 Anti Tank Regiment RCA

4 LAA Regiment RCA

6 Field Company RCE

16 Field Company RCE

18 Field Company RCE

Field Park Company RCE

7 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Regina Rifle Regiment

Canadian Scottish

8 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Queens Own Rifles of Canada

Le Regiment de la Chaudiere

North Shore Regiment

9 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Highland Light Infantry of Canada

North Nova Scotia Highlanders

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders

14 Field Ambulance RCAMC

22 Field Ambulance RCAMC

23 Field Ambulance RCAMC

5 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

7 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

7 Field Hygiene Section RCAMC

4th Canadian Armoured Division

HQ and Signals

29th Reconnaissance Regiment (South Alberta Regiment)

10th Independent Machine Gun Company (New Brunswick Rangers)

5th Field Regiment RCA

23rd Field Regiment RCA

5th Anti Tank Regiment RCA

8th LAA Regiment RCA

8 Field Squadron RCE

9 Field Squadron RCE

6 Field Park Squadron RCE

4 Bridging Platoon RCE

4th Canadian Armoured Brigade

21 Armoured Regiment (Governor Generals Foot Guards)

22 Armoured Regiment (Canadian Grenadier Guards)

28 Armoured Regiment (British Columbia Regiment)

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)

10th Canadian Infantry Brigade

Lincoln and Welland Regiment

Algonquin Regiment

Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada

12 Field Ambulance RCAMC

15 Field Ambulance RCAMC

12 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

12 Field Hygiene Section RCAMC

5th Canadian Armoured Division

HQ and Signals

3 Armoured Regiment (Governor Generals Horse Guards)

11 Independent Machine Gun Company (Princess Louise’s Fusiliers)

8 Field Regiment RCA

17 Field Regiment RCA

4 Anti Tank Regiment RCA

5 LAA Regiment RCA

1 Field Squadron RCE

10 Field Squadron RCE

64 Field Park Squadron RCE

5 Bridging Platoon

5 Canadian Armoured Brigade

2 Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona’s Horse)

5 Armoured Regiment (Princess Louise’s Hussars)

9 Armoured Regiment (British Columbia Dragoons)

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)

11 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Perth Regiment

Cape Breton Highlanders

Irish Regiment of Canada

12 Canadian Infantry Brigade

Westminster Regiment

Lanark and Renfrew Scottish

Princess Louise’s Dragoon Guards

7 Field Ambulance RCAMC

24 Field Ambulance RCAMC

13 Field Dressing Station RCAMC

11 Field Hygiene Section RCAMC

1st Canadian Armoured Brigade

11 Armoured Regiment (Ontario Regiment)

12 Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment)

14 Armoured Regiment (Calgary Regiment)

17 Field Ambulance RCAMC

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade

6 Armoured Regiment (1 Hussars)

10 Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse)

27 Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers)

2 Light Field Ambulance RCAMC

Home Army

The home defence divisions (6th, 7th and 8th) were never completed with the full range of arms and services. They were created to fit into an existing static organization. They thus drew their support from the Commands (Atlantic/Pacific) and Military Districts. In particular, artillery support was expected from the existing fortifications and permanent installations, therefore the divisions never mobilized to the full war establishment strength. The 6th and 8th Divisions in Pacific Command were between 1100 and 1200 men short of full establishment on 17 April 1943. The majority of men (about 75%)in these two divisions came from conscripted soldiers serving under the National Resources Mobilization Act, and about half the men on garrison duty were conscripts. General Service troops (those who either enlisted to serve overseas or were conscripted but volunteered for overseas service) were funnelled towards the overseas forces, though age (both too young and too old) and medical category made many of the General Service men in Canada ineligible to go overseas.

Pacific Command (as on 24 April 1943) was a formation similar to a corps in principle.

Only major units of the Canadian Armoured Corps, Royal Canadian Artillery and Infantry, plus some divisional units, are shown below.

Headquarters: Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Defences

Royal Rifles of Canada

Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment RCA

28th Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA, Vancouver, BC

19th Infantry Brigade

Winnipeg Light Infantry

Prince Albert Volunteers

3rd Battalion Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment)

26th Field Company RCE

No. 25 Field Ambulance RCAMC, Vernon, BC

6th Canadian Division

Divisional Troops

9th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA

22nd Field Company RCE

6th Divisional Signals RCCS

6th Divisional Ammunition Company RCASC

6th Divisional Petrol Company RCASC, Esquimalt, BC

13th Infantry Brigade

Brockville Rifles

1st Battalion Edmonton Fusiliers

2nd Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Port Alberni, B.C

18th Infantry Brigade

Saint John Fusiliers (M.G.)

Rocky Mountain Rangers

1st Battalion Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment)

Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment

24th Field Regiment RCA

25th Field Company RCE

No. 3 Field Ambulance RCAMC, Nanaimo, BC

Victoria and Esquimalt Fortress

3rd Battalion Regina Rifle Regiment

Le Régiment de Hull

31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance Regiment CAC

5th (BC) Coast Regiment RCA

27th Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA

21st Field Regiment RCA, Esquimalt, BC

8th Canadian Division

Divisional Troops

8th Divisional Signals RCCS

No. 29 General Transport Company RCASC, Prince George, BC

14th Infantry Brigade

Kent Regiment

King's Own Rifles of Canada (Two companies with Prince Rupert Defences)

22nd Field Regiment RCA (One battery with Prince Rupert Defences)

21st Field Company RCE

No. I Field Ambulance RCAMC, Terrace, BC

16th Infantry Brigade

Oxford Rifles

Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment)

3rd Bn. Edmonton Fusiliers

24th Field Company RCE, Prince George, BC

Prince Rupert Defences

Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)

Winnipeg Grenadiers

17th (North British Columbia) Coast Regiment RCA

34th Anti-Aircraft Battery RCA (at Annette Island, Alaska),Prince Rupert, BC

Atlantic Command was a formation similar to a corps in principle

Atlantic Command reached a peak strength on 17 April 1943, with 24,784 troops of all ranks on strength. Operational strength consisted mainly of the 7th Canadian Division, headquartered at Debert, NS, with the 15th and 20th Infantry Brigade Groups under command. The 17th Infantry Brigade Group was stationed at Sussex, NB. The 7th Division was a pure mobile reserve, and the General Officer Commanding the Division had no fortresses under his command. Atlantic Command had 18 infantry battalions in all (including two preparing to depart for overseas), with ten of those (9 rifle battalions and a machine gun battalion) under direct command of the 7th Division. Of the remainder, 3 were in garrisons, fortresses or other defended areas, and 5 were in Newfoundland and Labrador. Eventually an Airfield Defence Battalion was organized from Le Régiment de Chauteauguay (Mit) as part of Atlantic Command also.

Atlantic Command could also count on the 21st Infantry Brigade Group as a mobile reserve; this formation had been formed as part of the 8th Canadian Division and stationed at Valcartier, PQ (outside of Atlantic Command's boundaries and under the command of the District Officer Commanding Military District No. 5), with a strength on 17 April 1943 of 3,668 all ranks.

Home Defence Divisions

6th Canadian Infantry Division (as of Nov 1944)

Headquarters, 6th Division

Machine Gun Battalion - The Canadian Fusiliers (MG)

14th Infantry Brigade Group

Winnipeg Light Infantry

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

Oxford Rifles

No. 14 Defence Platoon

15th Infantry Brigade Group

Prince Albert Volunteers

Les Fusiliers du St. Laurent

Prince Edward Island Highlanders

No. 15 Defence Platoon

16th Infantry Brigade Group

Midland Regiment

Royal Rifles of Canada

Prince of Wales' Own Rangers

No. 16 Defence Platoon

Units of the supporting arms included:

Canadian Armoured Corps:

31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance Regiment  Royal Canadian Artillery:

Headquarters, Sixth Divisional Artillery, RCA

20th Field Regiment

24th Field Regiment

25th Field Regiment

22nd Heavy AA Battery (Mobile)

25th Light AA Battery

46th Light AA Battery

48th Light AA Battery

Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers:

15th Field Company, RCE

24th Field Company, RCE

25th Field Company, RCE

7th Canadian Infantry Division (as of May 1942, disbanded Oct 1943)

Headquarters, 7th Division

7th Division Intelligence Section

No. 7 Field Security Section

No. 7 Defence and Employment Platoon

Machine Gun Battalion - Le Régiment de Chateauguay (Mit)

16th Infantry Brigade

Prince of Wales' Own Rangers

Oxford Rifles

Winnipeg Light Infantry

No. 16 Defence Platoon

17th Infantry Brigade

Victoria Rifles of Canada

2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada

No. 17 Defence Platoon

18th Infantry Brigade

Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment

Rocky Mountain Rangers

1st Battalion, Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

No. 18 Defence Platoon

Units of the supporting arms included:

Canadian Armoured Corps:

30th Reconnaissance Battalion(The Essex Regiment)

Royal Canadian Artillery:

Headquarters, Seventh Divisional Artillery, RCA

22nd Field Regiment

3rd Field Battery

6th Field Battery

80th Field Battery

23rd Field Regiment

31st Field Battery

36th Field Battery

83rd Field Battery

24th Field Regiment

49th Field Battery

84th Field Battery

85th Field Battery

10th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

6th Light AA Battery

7th Light AA Battery

8th Light AA Battery

9th Light AA Battery

8th Anti-Tank Regiment

10th AT Battery

11th AT Battery

12th AT Battery

13th AT Battery

Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers:

Headquarters 7th Divisional Engineers, RCE

5th Field Park Company, RCE

15th Field Company, RCE

23rd Field Company, RCE

27th Field Company, RCE

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals:

Headquarters 7th Divisional Signals RCCS

8th Canadian Infantry Division (as of June 1942, disbanded 15 October 1943)

Headquarters, 8th Division

8th Division Intelligence Section

No. 8 Field Security Section

No. 8 Defence and Employment Platoon

Machine Gun Battalion - The Princess of Wales Own Regiment(MG)

19th Infantry Brigade

3rd Battalion, Irish Fusiliers of Canada

Winnipeg Light Infantry

Prince Albert Volunteers

No. 19 Defence Platoon

20th Infantry Brigade

3rd Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles

3rd Battalion, The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

2nd/10th Dragoons

No. 20 Defence Platoon

21st Infantry Brigade

3rd Battalion, Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal

3rd Battalion, Le Regiment de Maisonneuve

Le Regiment de Levis

No. 21 Defence Platoon

Royal Canadian Artillery:

Headquarters, Eighth Divisional Artillery, RCA

25th Field Regiment RCA

114th Field Battery

115th Field Battery

116th Field Battery

26th Field Regiment RCA

117th Field Battery

118th Field Battery

119th Field Battery

27th Field Regiment RCA

120th Field Battery

121st Field Battery

122nd Field Battery

Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers:

Headquarters 8th Divisional Engineers, RCE

21st Field Company, RCE

24th Field Company, RCE

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals:

Headquarters 8th Divisional Signals RCCS

Canadian Provost Corps:

Provost Company

On 1 October 1942, 14th and 16th Brigades came under command of the 8th Division, followed by the Prince Rupert Defences on the 9th of the month. In November 1942, 19th Field Regiment departed for overseas and was replaced by 22nd Field Regiment. Headquarters 8th Division, and Headquarters16th Brigade, became situated at Prince George, BC, with the 14th Brigade at Terrace, BC, along with 22nd Field Regiment (less one battery detached to the Prince Rupert Defences). The Division operated an armoured train between Terrace and Prince Rupert, manning the train with both infantry and artillerymen.

In June 1943, the remainder of 22nd Field Regiment was detached to the Prince Rupert Defences, and the entire regiment then returned to the Division on 24 July 1943. Five days later, two batteries of 22nd Field, along with the 16th Infantry Brigade, moved to the 6th Division. The artillery batteries later returned to the 8th Division in October. In September 1943, the18th Brigade Group came under command of the Prince Rupert Defences, and the Division consisted of 14th and 18th Brigade Groups until disbandment of the Division on 15 October 1943. Various units disbanding at that time included the Headquarters of 19th, 20th and 21st Infantry Brigades, No. 8 Field Security Section, No. 8 Defence and Employment Platoon, Headquarters Divisional Artillery, Divisional Engineers, Divisional RCASC, No. 19, 20 and 21 Defence Platoons, and the 22nd, 27th and 28th Field Regiments. The 25th Field Regiment returned to 6th Division.

Canadian Army Pacific Force

The Canadian Army Pacific Force was raised in 1945 as afield force intended to participate in the last phase of The War Against Japan, an anticipated Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands in the last phase of the Second World War. The CAPF was based on an infantry division structure, however, to increase operability with the Americans, certain units bore US organizational structures and names. As well, Canadian units went into training with US weapons to ease logistical concerns. Total CAPF establishment: 1,080 Officers and 17,819 Other Ranks. 30,000 Officers and Other Ranks were committed to the Force, to allow for theater overhead and Initial replacements.

Major General Bert Hoffmeister was named to command the division, and the three Infantry Regiments (the equivalent of a Canadian brigade) had battalions bearing the name of those infantry battalions that had fought with the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in Europe. When the atomic bombings brought the war to a swift close in Aug and Sep 1945, the CAPF was disbanded.

Composition of the Canadian Army Pacific Force as of 11 July 1945

6th Canadian Infantry Division

Headquarters, 6th Canadian Infantry Division

Headquarters, Special Troops, 6th Canadian Infantry Division

Headquarters Company, 6th Canadian Infantry Division

6th Canadian Order of Battle Team

No. 6 Canadian Photo Interpreter Team Canadian Armoured Corps

6th Canadian Infantry Division Reconnaissance Troop (The Royal Montreal Regiment), CAC

Royal Canadian Artillery Headquarters, 6th Canadian Division Artillery

Headquarters Battery 1st Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Headquarters Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery 2nd Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Headquarters Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery 3rd Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Headquarters Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery 4th Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Headquarters Battery

A Battery

B Battery

C Battery

Anti-Tank Company, RCA, 1st Canadian Infantry Regiment

Anti-Tank Company, RCA, 2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment

Anti-Tank Company, RCA, 3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment

Cannon Company, RCA 1st Canadian Infantry Regiment(Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG))

Cannon Company, RCA 2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment(Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG))

Cannon Company, RCA 3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment(Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG))

Royal Canadian Engineers 6th Canadian Engineer Combat Battalion, RCE

Headquarters and Service Company

A Company

B Company

C Company Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

6th Canadian Signal Company, RCCS

Canadian Infantry Corps

1st Canadian Infantry Regiment

Headquarters Company, 1st Canadian Infantry Regiment

1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal Canadian Regiment)

2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment)

3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada)

2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment

Headquarters Company, 2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment

1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Princess Patricia'sCanadian Light Infantry)

2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders ofCanada)

3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Loyal Edmonton Regiment)

3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment

Headquarters Company, 3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment

1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal 22e Regiment)

2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Carleton and York Regiment)

3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (West Nova Scotia Regiment)

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

6th Canadian Quartermaster Company, RCASC

Service Battery, RCASC, 1st Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Service Battery, RCASC, 2nd Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Service Battery, RCASC, 3rd Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Service Battery, RCASC, 4th Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA

Service Company, RCASC, 1st Canadian Infantry Regiment

Service Company, RCASC, 2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment

Service Company, RCASC, 3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

6th Canadian Medical Battalion, RCAMC (Including 1xChaplain)

Headquarters

A Company

B Company

C Company

D Company

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 6th Canadian Infantry Division(Including 1x Chaplain)

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 6th Canadian Division Artillery(Including 2x Chaplain)

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 6th Canadian Engineer Combat Battalion

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 1st Canadian Infantry Regiment(Including 3x Chaplain)

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment(Including 3x Chaplain)

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment (Including 3x Chaplain)

Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

6th Canadian Ordnance Light Maintenance Company, RCEME

Canadian Provost Corps

6th Canadian Military Police Platoon, C Pro C

Miscellaneous

No. 34 Canadian Military Band

No. 35 Canadian Military Band

Corps & Army Troops

Canadian Liaison Increment Corps

Canadian Liaison Increment U.S. Second Army

Canadian Liaison Increment Army (ARCO) Canadian Armoured Corps

22nd Canadian Tank Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards),CAC

Headquarters and Headquarters Company

Light Tank Company

Three x Medium Tank Companies

Service Company, RCASC, 22nd Canadian Tank Battalion

Medical Detachment, RCAMC, 22nd Canadian Tank Battalion

No. 28 Canadian Evacuation Hospital, RCAMC

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

No. 1 Canadian Laundry Unit, RCOC

Miscellaneous

No. 6 Canadian Graves Registration Platoon

No. 1 Canadian Special Service Platoon

No. 2 Canadian Special Service Platoon

Base Units

Headquarters Units

2nd Echelon Canadian Army Pacific Force

Canadian Liaison Increment – US Army QM Depots

Royal Canadian Engineers

1st Canadian Engineer Service Platoon (Utilities), RCE

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

No. 1 Canadian Signal Detachment, RCCS

Canadian Postal Corps

No. 1 Canadian Postal Unit (Serial J), CPC

Canadian Provost Corps

No. 1 Canadian Police Section, C Pro C

Miscellaneous

 No. 1 Canadian Machine Records Unit (Type X)

No. 6 Canadian Public Relations Group

No. 1 Canadian Concert Party

No. 2 Canadian Concert Party

No. 1 Canadian Replacement Depot

No. 1 Canadian Replacement Battalion

No. 2 Canadian Replacement Battalion

No. 3 Canadian Replacement Battalion

No. 4 Canadian Replacement Battalion

No. 5 Canadian Replacement Battalion

No. 1 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 2 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 3 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 4 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 5 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 6 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 7 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 8 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 9 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 10 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 11 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 12 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 13 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 14 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 15 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 16 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 17 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 18 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 19 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 20 Canadian Replacement Company

No. 3 Canadian Special Service Platoon

No. 4 Canadian Special Service Platoon

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