From its establishment in 1940 to its disbandment in 1947, the Veterans Guard of Canada was organized into Active and Reserve Companies and Internment Camp Staffs.
Veterans Guard Companies are divided into “Active” and “Reserve.” Active Companies were those on “Active” duty in the Canadian Active Service Force. Men in these companies served full-time and were regularly rotated through internment camps, training centres, and other locations requiring military guards, rarely staying at one location for more than four months.
Reserve Companies operated as militia units with men based out of one location and serving as Reserve soldiers. These companies generally remained smaller than their Active counterparts but trained to operate as a home defence force in the case of an enemy invasion or attack. Most Reserve Companies were disbanded by VE-Day.
Internment Camp Staffs included a small number of personnel who were responsible for administering individual internment camps. These individuals were posted to specific camps for extended periods of time and included a Commandant, Assistant Commandant (in larger camps), Adjutant, Assistant Adjutant, Quartermaster, Camp Sergeant Major, Camp Quartermaster Sergeant as well as interpreters, scouts, orderly room personnel, clerks, storemen, canteen staff, cooks and kitchen staff, and batmen. Guards for internment camps were drawn from Active Companies of the Veterans Guard.
Note: The Veterans Guard changed how it named its companies in September 1941 to what is listed below. I have included their previous designations in the “Previous Name” column. Military District refers to the area in which it drew its personnel from.
Active Companies
Company Name | Military District | Previous Name |
No. 1 General Duty Company | N/A | |
No. 2 Company | MD1 – Southern Ontario | No. 1 Coy. |
No. 3 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario | No. 2 “A” Coy. |
No. 4 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario | No. 2 “B” Coy. |
No. 5 Company | MD2 – E. Ontario and MD5 – E. Quebec and Labrador | No. 2 “C” Coy. |
No. 6 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario | No. 2 “D” Coy. |
No. 7 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario | No. 2 “E” Coy. |
No. 8 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario | No. 2 “F” Coy. |
No. 9 Company | No. 3 Coy. | |
No. 10 Company | No. 3 “A” Coy. | |
No. 11 Company | MD2 – E. Ontario and MD3 – W. Quebec and S. Ontario | No. 3 “B” Coy. |
No. 12 Company | MD4 – Western Quebec and MD12 – Saskatchewan | No. 4 Coy. |
No. 13 Company | MD4 – Western Quebec and MD13 – Alberta and NWT | No. 4 “A” Coy. |
No. 14 Company | MD4 – Western Quebec | No. 4 “B” Coy. |
No. 15 Company | No. 4 “C” Coy. | |
No. 16 Company | No. 5 Coy. | |
No. 17 Company | No. 5 “A” Coy. | |
No. 18 Company | MD6 – Nova Scotia and PEI | No. 6 Coy. |
No. 19 Company | MD6 – Nova Scotia and PEI | No. 6 “A” Coy. |
No. 20 Company | MD7 – New Brunswick | No. 7 Coy. |
No. 21 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario and MD7 – New Brunswick | No. 7 “A” Coy. |
No. 22 Company | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT | No. 10 Coy. |
No. 23 Company | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT | No. 10 “A” Coy. |
No. 24 Company | No. 10 “B” Coy. | |
No. 25 Company | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon | No. 11 “A” Coy. |
No. 26 Company | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon | No. 11 “B” Coy. |
No. 27 Company | MD2 – E. Ontario and MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon | No. 11 “C” Coy. |
No. 28 Company | No. 12 Coy | |
No. 29 Company | No. 13 Coy. | |
No. 30 Company | No. 13 “A” Coy. | |
No. 33 Company | N/A | |
No. 34 Company | N/A | |
No. 35 Company | MD2 – Eastern Ontario | N/A |
No. 36 Company | MD12 – Saskatchewan | N/A |
No. 37 Company | N/A | |
No. 38 Company | MD12 – Saskatchewan | N/A |
No. 39 Company | MD7 – New Brunswick | N/A |
No. 40 Company | MD1 – Southern Ontario | N/A |
No. 41 Company | N/A |
Reserve Companies
Company Name | Location | Military District |
No. 3 Infantry Reserve Company | Peterborough, ON | MD3 – Western Quebec and Southern Ontario |
No. 12 Infantry Reserve Company | London, ON | MD1 |
No. 20 Infantry Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 21 Infantry Reserve Company | Brantford, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 22 Infantry Reserve Company | North Bay, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 23 Infantry Reserve Company | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 24 Signals Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 25 Infantry Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 26 Infantry Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 27 Infantry Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 28 Infantry Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 29 Army Service Corps Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 30 Infantry Reserve Company | Hull, QC | MD3 – Western Quebec and Southern Ontario |
No. 31 Infantry Reserve Company | Brockville, ON | MD3 – Western Quebec and Southern Ontario |
No. 31 Infantry Reserve Company | Millbrook, ON | MD3 – Western Quebec and Southern Ontario |
No. 40 Infantry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 41 Infantry Reserve Company | Sherbrooke, QC | MD4 |
No. 42 Infantry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 43 Infantry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 44 Infantry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 45 Cavalry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 46 Infantry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 47 Cavalry Reserve Company | Montreal, QC | MD4 |
No. 50 Infantry Reserve Company | QC, QC | MD5 |
No. 60 Infantry Reserve Company | Halifax, NS | MD6 – Nova Scotia and PEI |
No. 61 Infantry Reserve Company | Charlottetown, PEI | MD6 – Nova Scotia and PEI |
No. 62 Infantry Reserve Company | Halifax, NS | MD6 – Nova Scotia and PEI |
No. 70 Infantry Reserve Company | Saint John, NB | MD7 – New Brunswick |
No. 80 Infantry Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 81 Artillery Reserve Company | Toronto, ON | MD2 – Eastern Ontario |
No. 100 Infantry Reserve Company | Winnipeg, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 101 Infantry Reserve Company | Port Arthur, ON | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 102 Cavalry Reserve Company | Brandon, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 103 Infantry Reserve Company | Dauphin, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 104 Artillery Reserve Company | Winnipeg, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 105 Infantry Reserve Company | Winnipeg, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 106 Infantry Reserve Company | Winnipeg, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 107 Infantry Reserve Company | Winnipeg, MB | MD10 – Manitoba, W. Ontario, Nunavut/NWT |
No. 110 Infantry Reserve Company | Vancouver, BC | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon |
No. 111 Infantry Reserve Company | Vancouver, BC | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon |
No. 112 Infantry Reserve Company | Vancouver, BC | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon |
No. 113 Infantry Reserve Company | New Westminster, BC | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon |
No. 114 Infantry Reserve Company | Victoria, BC | MD11 – British Columbia and Yukon |
No. 120 Infantry Reserve Company | Regina, SK | MD12 – Saskatchewan |
No. 130 Infantry Reserve Company | Calgary, AB | MD13 – Alberta and NWT |