Canadian Independent Force was a non field or administrative corps grouping of specialized units of serving in World War I.[1] It was commanded by Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel. It played an important role for the Canadian Corps, beginning with the Battle of Amiens and through final Hundred Days Offensive until the Armistice of 11 November 1918.[2]
These units were:
Canadian Forestry Corps
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion
HQ Corps of Military Staff Clerks
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Canadian Military Engineers
Canadian Postal Corps
Not included were:
Canadian Cavalry Brigade was not a member as it included a British Army regiment.
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery - artillery units in World War I were assigned within the divisions in the Canadian Corps as well as Canadian Cavalry Brigade.
^"Military Structure - the Canadian Expeditionary Force".
^"Science and Technology (Canada) | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1)".
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