Veterans Guard of Canada | |
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Active | May 24, 1940 – 1947 |
Disbanded | 1947 |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Canadian Army |
Role | Home defence Guarding military installations Guarding POWs |
Engagements | Second World War |
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.