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Veterans Guard of Canada
ActiveMay 24, 1940 – 1947
Disbanded1947
CountryVeterans Guard of Canada Canada
BranchCanadian Army
RoleHome defence
Guarding military installations
Guarding POWs
EngagementsSecond World War
  • Atlantic Theatre
    • St. Lawrence Patrols
  • Pacific Theatre
  • Battle of Bowmanville

The Veterans Guard of Canada (initially Veterans Home Guard) was a citizen militia supporting the Canadian Army during the Second World War, tasked with defending mainland Canada.[1] They were modelled after the British Home Guard.

  1. ^ "Canadian Military History Gateway - Glossary". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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