The Canadian Machine Gun Corps (CMGC) was an
administrative corps of the
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) and of the
Canadian Militia. It was part of the CEF sent to France during
World War I
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. The Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade was organized in the Permanent Force on 16 April 1917. The Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade was redesignated the Royal Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade on 16 June 1921. The Royal Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade was disbanded on 1 November 1923. The
Non-Permanent Active Militia
The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM (also called "the Militia" though that term could also encompass the full-time standing army known as the Permanent ...
component of the CMGC continued to serve until it was disbanded as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization, and its roles were transferred to the newly formed ''infantry (machine gun)'' battalions. The CMGC donated a wall plaque at
St. George's Church in
Ypres
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the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality c ...
.
History
The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was formed on 16 April 1917 and the official publication of the formation occurred in the Canadians' Routine Order 558 of 22 February 1917. It was initially composed of:
* Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade,
* Machine gun companies,
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1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade and motor machine gun batteries,
* A depot organized in England on 4 January 1917 (authorized by Canadians' Routine Order 150 of same date).
Related units
This unit was allied with the
Machine Gun Corps
The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in the First World War. The Heavy Branch of the MGC was the first to use tanks ...
of the British Army.
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Administrative corps of the Canadian Army
Army units and formations of Canada in World War I
Military units and formations established in 1919
Canadian Expeditionary Force
1919 establishments in Canada
1936 disestablishments in Canada