The Canadian Active Service Force

on 3 September 1939


Corps and Army Troops: (Artillery Brigades retitled Regiments from 21 December 1939) The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank) - Associated with 1st Canadian Division The Ontario Regiment (Tank) - Associated with 2nd Canadian Division The Royal Canadian Dragoons - Permanent Force on active service Lord Strathcona's Horse - Permanent Force on active service The Perth Regiment M-G The Westminster Regiment M-G No. 1 Infantry Base Depot CASF (The Lorne Scots) No. 1 General Base Depot CASF (The Sherbrooke Regiment) 1st Army Field Brigade, RCA (27th, 51st, 57th, 90th Field Batteries) Disbanded 1 October 1939 - Batteries to 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA 2nd Army Field Brigade, RCA 18th, 20th, 23rd, 108th Field Batteries) Disbanded 1 October 1939 - Batteries to 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA 3rd Army Field Brigade, RCA (9th, 15th, 29th, 40th Field Batteries) Retitled 11th Army Field Regiment, RCA - 12 February 1940 4th Army Field Brigade, RCA (61st, 71st, 107th, 113th Field Batteries) Retitled 8th Army Field Regiment, RCA - 12 February 1940 5th Army Field Brigade, RCA 12th, 45th, 97th, 100th Field Batteries) Retitled 21st Army Field Regiment, RCA - 1 June 1940 (7th Army Field 15/8/40 and 7th Medium 2/11/43) 1st Medium Brigade, RCA (3rd (PF), 2nd, 7th, 23rd Medium Batteries) 2nd Medium Brigade, RCA (1st, 8th, 11th, 57th Medium Batteries) Retitled 2nd Heavy AA Regiment, RCA - 24 May 1941 1st Survey Regiment, RCA (1st (P), 2nd (Q) Survey Batteries) 1st (Yorkton) Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA 4th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA (PF) 14th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA - To Coast Defence 1st Workshop and Park Company, RCE 12th, 13th, 14th Field Companies, RCE 1st Corps Field Park Company, RCE 1st Corps Field Survey Company, RCE 5th, 9th Army Troops Company, RCE 1st Quarrying Company, RCE 1st, 2nd Road Construction Companies, RCE 1st Railway Operating Company, RCE 2nd Railway Operating Company, RCE (Formation Delayed) 1st Railway Construction Company, RCE (Never activated. Later disbanded.) 2nd Railway Construction Company, RCE 1st Railway Workshop Company, RCE 1st Boring Section, RCE No. 1 Engineer Base Workshops, RCE (Never activated. Later disbanded.) No. 1 Engineer Store Base Depot, RCE (Never activated. Later disbanded.) Field Formations: 1st Canadian Infantry Division 1st Canadian Cavalry Regiment (1st Hussars) 1st Field Brigade, RCA (A,B,C Batteries, RCHA (PF), 54th Field Battery) 2nd Field Brigade, RCA (7th, 8th, 10th, 35th Field Batteries) 3rd Field Brigade, RCA (19th, 77th, 92nd, 109th Field Batteries) 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA - Received Btys of 1st Army Field Bde on 1 October 1939 1st, 3rd, 4th Field Companies, RCE 2nd Field Park Company, RCE 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade The Royal Canadian Regiment - Permanent Force The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment 48th Highlanders of Canada The Toronto Scottish Regiment M-G 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - Permanent Force The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada The Edmonton Regiment The Saskatoon Light Infantry M-G 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade Royal 22e Régiment - Permanent Force The Carleton and York Regiment The West Nova Scotia Regiment The Royal Montreal Regiment M-G 2nd Canadian Infantry Division The Fort Garry Horse 4th Field Brigade, RCA (2nd, 14th, 26th, 53rd Field Batteries) 5th Field Brigade, RCA (5th, 73rd, 28th, 89th Field Batteries) 6th Field Brigade, RCA (13th, 21st, 91st, 111th Field Batteries) 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA - Received Btys of 2nd Army Field Bde on 1 October 1939 2nd, 7th, 11th (Lambton) Field Companies, RCE 1st (Lambton) Field Park Company, RCE 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade The Royal Regiment of Canada The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) The Essex Scottish The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa M-G 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, The Black Watch of Canada Le Régiment de Maisonneuve Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Le Régiment de la Chaudière M-G 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade The Calgary Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada The South Saskatchewan Regiment The Winnipeg Grenadiers M-G


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