Women at War

[Mark W. Tonner]

Canadian Women's Army Corps - Organization
29 September 1941 to 30 September 1942

(Note: The units set out below were disbanded under Authority of General Order No. 357/1942 - Effective: 30 September 1942)

Units Authorized:

Military District No. 1:

"A" Company

No. 1 Platoon - London
No. 2 Detachment - Chatham
No. 3 Platoon - Kitchener
No. 4 Detachment - Windsor
No. 5 Detachment - Woodstock

Military District No. 2:

"B" Company

Headquarters - Toronto
No. 1 Platoon - Toronto
No. 2 Platoon - Toronto
No. 3 Platoon - Toronto
No. 4 Platoon - Toronto
No. 5 Detachment - Newmarket

"C" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Hamilton
No. 2 Platoon - Niagara

"D" Company

No. 1 Detachment - North Bay

Military District No. 3:

"E" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Kingston
No. 2 Platoon - Barriefield
No. 3 Detachment - Peterborough
No. 4 Platoon - Brockville

"F" Company

Headquarters - Ottawa
No. 1 Platoon - Ottawa
No. 2 Platoon - Ottawa
No. 3 Platoon - Ottawa
No. 4 Platoon - Ottawa

Military District No. 4:

"G" Company

Headquarters- Montreal
No. 1 Platoon - St. Jean
No. 2 Platoon - Montreal
No. 3 Platoon - Three Rivers
No. 4 Platoon - Montreal

Military District No. 5:

"H" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Quebec City

Military District No. 6:

"I" Company

Headquarters- Halifax
No. 1 Platoon - Halifax
No. 2 Platoon - Halifax
No. 3 Platoon - Halifax
No. 4 Platoon - Halifax

"J" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Sydney

Military District No. 7:

"S" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Saint John
No. 2 Platoon - Sussex
No. 3 Detachment - Fredericton

Military District No. 10:

"K" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Winnipeg
No. 2 Platoon - Winnipeg
No. 3 Platoon - Winnipeg
No. 4 Platoon - Winnipeg

"L" Company

No. 1 Platoon - Brandon
No. 2 Detachment - Portage La Prairie

Military District No. 11:

"M" Company

Headquarters - Esquimalt
No. 1 Platoon - Esquimalt
No. 2 Platoon - Victoria
No. 3 Platoon - Esquimalt
No. 4 Platoon - Gordon Head
No. 5 Detachement - Nanaimo

"N" Company

Headquarters - Vancouver
No. 1 Platoon - Vancouver
No. 2 Platoon - Vancouver
No. 3 Detachment - Prince Rupert

Military District No. 12:

"O" Company

Headquarters - Regina
No. 1 Platoon - Regina
No. 2 Platoon - Saskatoon
No. 3 Platoon - Regina
No. 4 Platoon - Regina

Military District No. 13:

"P" Company

Headquarters - Calgary
No. 1 Platoon - Calgary
No. 2 Platoon - Calgary

"Q" Company

No. 1 Detachment - Edmonton

"R" Company

No. 1 Detachment - Red Deer

Cheers