Veterans Guard Companies

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