Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Canada. Canadian Military Headquarters (London, England)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- CMHQ
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1940-1948
History
On 26 September 1939, the Minister of National Defence authorized the creation of a Canadian Military Headquarters (CMHQ) overseas. This headquarters held responsibility for coordinating the arrival, quartering, completing equipment requirements, and training of Canadian Active Service Force units and formations and to command and administer these units and formations in the United Kingdom and at base in the theatre of operations. In addition, the headquarters had an important liaison role, particularly liaison with the War Office and with the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Canadian Forces in the theatre of operations, as well as furnishing information to the Canadian High Commissioner in London.