Order of Battle for First Canadian Army during the Second World War
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3396064)
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)
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4233638)
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.
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3524627)
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, CProC
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
