Canadian Army Overseas - Units

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In the Second World War Canadian Army Overseas Organization, there was a major unit per formation. These units are the ones commonly listed as forming the signals organization:

First Canadian Army Signals
No. 1 Line of Communication Signals
1st Canadian Corps Signals
2nd Canadian Corps Signals
1st Canadian Divisional Signals
2nd Canadian Divisional Signals
3rd Canadian Divisional Signals
4th Canadian (Armoured) Divisional Signals
5th Canadian (Armoured) Divisional Signals
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade Signals
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signals

In reality, due to the composition approach to higher formation level units, there was a large number of individual units in existence when looked at from an administrative perspective, each with their own war establishment. The overall list is also enlarged by the number of units that were created, and often renamed multiple times throughout the Second World War period. Adding confusion to matters, there was often an official unit name that differed from the name commonly in use in the Canadian Army Overseas.

The following list is a compilation of unit names used at some point during the war:

1 Admin Section
1 Air Support Control Signals
1 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters Signals, with under command:
1 Base Signal Section
1 Despatch Rider Section
1 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Section
1 Light Wireless Section
1 Line Maintenance Section
1 Line Section
1 Medium Regiment Signal Section
1 Operating Section
1 Signal Park
1 Signals Reinforcement Unit
1 Special Wireless Section Type "B"
1 Special Wireless Section Type "C"
1 Technical Maintenance Section
1 Telegraph Operating Section
1 Wireless Section
1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Headquarters Signals
1st Armoured Brigade Signals
1st Armoured Car Regiment Signal Section
1st Armoured Car Regiment Signal Troop
1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment Signal Troop
1st Army Tank Brigade Signals
1st Canadian Divisional Signals
1st Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron Signal Detachment
1st Corps Advanced Headquarters Wireless Section
1st Corps Headquarters Signals
1st Corps Main Headquarters Wireless Section
1st Corps Rear Headquarters Wireless Section
1st Corps Signals
1st Headquarters Army Troops Signal Section
1st Headquarters Section Carrier Pigeon
1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Detachment
1st Line of Communication Terminal Signal Section
1st Tactical Headquarters Signal Section
1st Wireless Security Section
2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Section
2 Light Wireless Section
2 Medium Regiment Signal Section
2 Wing Signal Section
2 Wireless Section
2nd Armoured Brigade Signals
2nd Army Tank Brigade Signals
2nd Base Signal Section (Canadian Army Occupational Force)
2nd Canadian Divisional Signals
2nd Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron Signal Detachment
2nd Corps Advanced Headquarters Wireless Section
2nd Corps Headquarters Signals
2nd Corps Main Headquarters Wireless Section
2nd Corps Rear Headquarters Wireless Section
2nd Corps Signals
2nd Headquarters Section Carrier Pigeon
2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Section
2nd Medium Regiment Signal Section
3 Heavy Wireless Section
3 Light Wireless Section
3 Medium Regiment Signal Section
32nd Reconnaissance Regiment Signal Troop
3rd Army Tank Brigade Signals
3rd Canadian Divisional Signals
3rd Canadian Infantry Divisional Signals (Canadian Army Occupational Force)
3rd Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron Signal Detachment
3rd Headquarters Section Carrier Pigeon
3rd Medium Regiment Signal Section
4 Heavy Wireless Section
4 Medium Regiment Signal Section
4th Canadian Divisional Signals
4th Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron Signal Detachment
4th Medium Regiment Signal Section
5 Despatch Rider Section
5 Line Section
5 Medium Wireless Section
5 Operating Section
5th Canadian Divisional Signals
5th Medium Regiment Signal Section
6 Despatch Rider Section
6 Medium Wireless Section
6 Operating Section
6th Anti-Tank Regiment, Signals Detachment
6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Section
7 Artillery Field Regiment Signal Section
7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Section
7th Anti-Tank Regiment Signal Detachment
7th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Section
7th Medium Regiment Signal Section
8 Artillery Field Regiment Signal Section
11 Artillery Field Regiment Signal Section
11th Army Field Regiment Signal Section
11th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Signal Detachment
12th Medium Wireless Section
13th Medium Wireless Section
14th Medium Wireless Section
15th Medium Wireless Section
15th Pigeon Detachment
16th Medium Wireless Section
16th Pigeon Detachment
17th Medium Wireless Section
18th Armoured Car Regiment Signal Troop
19th Field Regiment Signal Section
20th Wireless Section
21st Field Regiment Signal Section
25th Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment Signal Section
C.M.H.Q. Signal Section
Canadian Reinforcement Units Signal Section
First Air Support Control Signal Section
First Army Cipher Pool Section
First Canadian Army Signals
H.Q. 1 Corps Signals
H.Q. Medium Artillery Signal Section
Headquarters 1st Corps Signals
Headquarters Company 1st Corps Signals
Headquarters Company No. 1 Line of Communication Signals
Headquarters Company, 2nd Corps Signals
Headquarters Signals
Headquarters, 2nd Corps Signals
Headquarters, First Canadian Army Signals
Headquarters, No. 1 Army Group R.C.A. Signal Section
Headquarters, No. 1 Company First Canadian Army Signals
Headquarters, No. 1 Company, 2nd Corps Signals
Headquarters, No. 1 Company, No. 1 Line of Communication Signals
Headquarters, No. 1 Line of Communication Signals
Headquarters, No. 1 Railway Telegraph Company
Headquarters, No. 2 Company, 2nd Corps Signals
Headquarters, No. 2 Artillery Group Signal Section
Headquarters, No. 2 Company First Canadian Army Signals
Headquarters, No. 2 Company, 1st Corps Signals
Headquarters, No. 2 Company, No. 1 Line of Communication Signals
Headquarters, No. 3 Company, 2nd Corps Signals
Headquarters, No. 3 Company First Canadian Army Signals
Headquarters, No. 3 Company, 1st Corps Signals
Headquarters, No. 3 Company, No. 1 Line of Communication Signals
Headquarters, No. 4 Company First Canadian Army Signals
Headquarters, of No. 1 Company, 1st Corps Signals
"J" Section, 6th Canadian Divisional Signals
No. 1 Canadian Administration Section
No. 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit
No. 1 Cipher Pool Section
No. 1 Cipher Section
No. 1 Construction Section
No. 1 Despatch Rider Section
No. 1 H.Q. Corps Medium Artillery Signal Section
No. 1 Headquarters Corps Royal Canadian Artillery Signal Section
No. 1 Line Maintenance Section
No. 1 Line Section
No. 1 Medium Regiment Signal Section
No. 1 Operating Section
No. 1 Pigeon Detachment
No. 1 Railway Line Maintenance Section
No. 1 Railway Telegraph Operating Section
No. 1 Signal Company
No. 1 Signal Park
No. 1 Special Wireless Section, "Type B"
No. 1 Technical Maintenance Section
No. 1 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 1 Telephone Switchboard Operating Section
No. 1 Wireless Security Section
No. 10 Construction Section
No. 10 Despatch Rider Section
No. 10 Pigeon Detachment
No. 10 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 11 Despatch Rider Section
No. 11 Pigeon Detachment
No. 11 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 11 Wireless Section
No. 12 Despatch Rider Section
No. 12 Line Section
No. 12 Pigeon Detachment
No. 12 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 13 Despatch Rider Section
No. 13 Pigeon Detachment
No. 14 Pigeon Detachment
No. 16 Anti-Aircraft Operations Room Signal Section
No. 16 Wireless Section
No. 17 Wireless Section
No. 18 Wireless Section
No. 19 Wireless Section
No. 2 Canadian Wing Signal Section
No. 2 Cipher Section
No. 2 Construction Section
No. 2 Despatch Rider Section
No. 2 Headquarters Corps Artillery Signals Section
No. 2 Headquarters Corps Royal Canadian Artillery Signal Section
No. 2 Headquarters Corps Royal Canadian Engineers Signal Section
No. 2 Line Maintenance Section
No. 2 Line Section
No. 2 Operating Section
No. 2 Pigeon Detachment
No. 2 Signal Park
No. 2 Special Wireless Section
No. 2 Technical Maintenance Section
No. 2 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 2 Telephone Switchboard Operating Section
No. 3 Administrative Section
No. 3 Cipher Pool Section
No. 3 Cipher Section
No. 3 Construction Section
No. 3 Despatch Rider Section
No. 3 Line Maintenance Section
No. 3 Line Section
No. 3 Operating Section
No. 3 Pigeon Detachment
No. 3 Signal Park
No. 3 Special Wireless Section
No. 3 Technical Maintenance Section
No. 3 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 4 Cipher Section
No. 4 Construction Section
No. 4 Despatch Rider Section
No. 4 Line Maintenance Section
No. 4 Line Section
No. 4 Operating Section
No. 4 Pigeon Detachment
No. 4 Technical Maintenance Section
No. 4 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 5 Cipher Section
No. 5 Construction Section
No. 5 Despatch Rider Section
No. 5 Line Maintenance Section
No. 5 Line Section
No. 5 Operating Section
No. 5 Pigeon Detachment
No. 5 Technical Maintenance Section
No. 5 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 6 Cipher Section
No. 6 Construction Section
No. 6 Despatch Rider Section
No. 6 Line Section
No. 6 Operating Section
No. 6 Pigeon Detachment
No. 6 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 7 Cipher Section
No. 7 Construction Section
No. 7 Despatch Rider Section
No. 7 Line Section
No. 7 Pigeon Detachment
No. 7 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 8 Cipher Section
No. 8 Construction Section
No. 8 Despatch Rider Section
No. 8 Line Section
No. 8 Pigeon Detachment
No. 8 Telegraph Operating Section
No. 9 Construction Section
No. 9 Despatch Rider Section
No. 9 Line Section
No. 9 Pigeon Detachment
No. 9 Telegraph Operating Section
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Band