Cap, Forage, Provost

A forage cap is a small military cap with a visor and a round flat crown to be worn with undress uniforms (a uniform worn on other than formal occasions). The Canadian Provost Corps School was formed at Camp Borden, Ontario in the late 1940s, and by 1948 there were at least ten Provost Companies, including five Militia Provost Companies, in the Canadian Army.

Cap, Forage, Provost  - image1The Canadian Provost Corps (C Pro C) was the military police corps of the Canadian Army. The Canadian Provost Corps was authorized on 15 June 1940. It was amalgamated with the police forces of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force to become a new, unified branch of the Canadian Forces in 1968, known as the Canadian Armed Forces Security and Intelligence Branch.

During the early years of World War, I, Regimental Police were the only police element in the Canadian Army. The situation was such that the 2nd Canadian Division made its brigades responsible for the provision of “Trench Police” to perform traffic control duties in the trench.

Cap, Forage, Provost  - image2The Canadian Military Police Corps (CMPC) was formed during October 1917, with a total of 850 all ranks. The #10 detachment of Military Police was formed in Winnipeg. The CMPC school was formed at Ottawa on 1 June 1918, but closed ten months later on 11 March 1919. The CMPC itself was disbanded on 30 June 1920.

Military Police routinely work with the civilian criminal and military justice systems and are recognized as peace officers in the Criminal Code of Canada. With over 1,250 full-time members, they form one of the largest police forces in Canada.    Picture on the right 1968 Provost Corp Cap Badge                                                                             

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