Canadian Armoured Corps

[Alan Baker]

I am attaching scans of a cover from a 2/Lt in the Canadian Armoured Corps. It is franked Camp Borden, Ont, MPO 202, dated 10th January 1944. This was an Army Training Camp first opened in 1916

He describes himself as from #2 C.A.C.T.R. I assume the "C.A.C." to stand for "Canadian Armoured Corps", but is the "T.R." "Training Regiment"?

Any ideas?

[Peter Harvey]

HI Alan,

Having consulted the internet expert wikipedia, it may well be that this is Canadian Armoured Cars (Tank Regiment).

It appears that as WW2 progressed the Armoured Car Corps became part of the Armoured Corps who then took command of all other armoured corps, including the tank regiments by 1944.

Yes Borden was a large training establishment but by 1944 the CAC may have ceased to exist, becoming part of the Armoured Corps structure.

Regards

Peter

[Alan Baker]

That was my second choice!

[Michael Dobbs]

Government of Canada - Library and Archives Canada - Military Abbreviations used in Service Files
lists CACTR as Canadian Armoured Corps Training Regiment

[url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/military-abbreviations.aspx#c]https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/military-abbreviations.aspx#c[/url]

Mike

[Alan Baker]

That was my first choice

Many thanks both