Canadian Independent Force
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Canadian Independent Force was a non field or administrative corps grouping of specialized units of serving in World War I.[1] It played an important role in the Battle of Amiens in the second half of 1918.[2]
These units were:
- Canadian Forestry Corps
- Canadian Machine Gun Corps
- Corps of Guides (Canada)
- 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.