Corps of Guides (Canada)

Corps of Guides
Badge of the Corps of Guides
Active1 April 1903 to 31 March 1929
CountryCanada
TypeMounted corps
RoleNon-Permanent Active Militia
Motto(s)Virtute et labore (Latin for 'by virtue and labour')
ColorsScarlet and khaki

The Corps of Guides was an administrative corps of the Non-Permanent Active Militia in Canada.[1][2][3] It was responsible for both intelligence staff duties as well as the collection of military intelligence for the defence of Canada through its mounted detachments (later cyclist companies) dispersed throughout the military districts of Canada.[4] The customs and traditions of the Corps of Guides are perpetuated in the Canadian Army today by the Canadian Intelligence Corps.

  1. ^ The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army (Queen's Printer, 1964)
  2. ^ "Corps of Guides". canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "The Corps of Guides [Canada]". 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Elliot, S.R. (1981). Scarlet to Green: A History of Intelligence in the Canadian Army, 1903-1963 (1st ed.). Toronto: Canadian Intelligence and Security Association.