Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Active 3 November 1919–1 November 1923
Country Canada
Type Corps
Role (Canadian Army) Permanent Active Militia
Nickname(s) "Emma Gees"

The Canadian Machine Gun Corps (CMGC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army.[1] It was part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France during World War I. The Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade was organized in the Permanent Force on 3 November 1919. 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 Canadian Machine Gun Corps donated a wall plaque at St. George's Church in Ypres.[2]

Related units

This unit was allied with the following:

References

Notes
  1. The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army. Queen's Printer. 1964.
  2. "Menin Gate Memorial and St. George's Church". Veterans Affairs Canada. 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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