From Author :Gord Jenkins
in response to reply below
by
DND
D.Boily
Officier aux renseignements
Inquiries Officer
MDN/MND
613-995-2534
WELL I GUESS THAT SETTLES THAT QUESTION !!!
Gord J
gordjenkins@sympatico.ca
Good day Mr. Jenkins,
The Canadian Army was started by a volunteer militia, created by the
Militia Act of 1855.
Canada had her first permanent force created
by a new Militia Act in 1883. At that point, the militia was
comprised of a troop of regular cavalry and three companies of
regular infantry. The Boer War (1899-1900) sparked a reorgnization
of the militia, which resulted in permanent engineer, army service
and ordnance crops. During the First World War, 619,636 served
under the Canadian Expeditionay Force. After this period, Canada
had a small permanent force of about 10,000, nonetheless, the
Canadian Militia mobilized quickly for the Second World War, a
conflict that saw 730,625 men and women serve in the Canadian Army.
After the war, Canada kept a larger permanent force than pre-WWII
times, needed for commitments to the United Nations and NATO.
With the passage by the Canadian Parliament of the Canadian Forces
Reorganization Act, on May 8, 1967, the era of the three armed
services, as separate entities, drew to a close. The Royal Canadian
Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force ceased to
exist as legal entities after the amendments to the National Defence
Act was proclaimed on February 1, 1968 and they became known as the
Canadian Forces.
For more information I suggest you visit the Canadian Military History
Gateway at: http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/
Kind regards,
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Simple question
When did the "Canadian Army" start?
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