Country Canada | Type Corps | |
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Active 3 Jun 1948-2 May 1969 (Disbanded/Decommissioned/Inactive) Role (Canadian Army) Permanent Active Militia Motto(s) In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin, "In This Sign Conquer") March was "Onward Christian Soldiers"; has been changed to "Ode to Joy" | ||
The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps (RCAChC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. The Canadian Army Chaplain Corps was authorized on 22 Mar 1948. The Canadian Army Chaplain Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps on 3 Jun 1948. The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps was succeeded by the Chaplain Branch (Canadian Forces) on May 2, 1969. The official march of the Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps was "Onward Christian Soldiers". The march has been changed to "Ode to Joy"
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Chaplains share the hardships and perils that fall to other service personnel. "It is the business of the regimental padre to be the friend and adviser of the soldier, and the manner in which he has done this business has had more than a little to do with the maintenance of the morale of the army." John Weir Foote, chaplain of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery under fire in helping care for the wounded and evacuate them from Dieppe.
Related units
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