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#1882 Cadet Corps

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Name -  Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute Cadet Corps

Location  Guelph, ON

Formed April 24, 1942     Disbanded  March 31, 1948

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History - In 1882 (officially, in 1884) a cadet corps known as The Highland Cadets was raised at the Guelph Grammar School by Captain Walter Clarke, RA, a Crimea veteran who was demobilized in Canada after colonial service and hired as a PTI at the Guelph Grammar School. This unit was later serialized as Cadet Corps #18. Although Army Cadet training for girls was not authorized until 30 July 1975, in 1884 Captain Clarke also formed a locally sponsored girls’ corps known as The Daughters of the Regiment.  Along with the Canadian Militia, the Army Cadet program also fell on hard times in the 1930s, and The Highland Cadets, along with many other corps, was disbanded. Cadet training was revived during World War Two as Guelph Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps, sponsored by the Guelph Board of Education and affiliated with the 11th Field Artillery Regt, then fell again into decline after the War. 

See also #18 Guelph Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps

Name -  Guelph Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps (1952-1964) Guelph Secondary Schools Cadet Corps (1964-1976), The Wellington Rifles (1976- )

Location  Guelph, ON

Formed  September 10, 1951    Disbanded  Active

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History - This Corps has roots the Guelph Collegiate Institute Cadet Corps, formed 22 Oct 1886, and allocated the number 18 in 1904. The corps disbanded 9 Nov 1933.

This Corps was formed 24 Apr 1942, designated Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute Cadet Corps, sponsored by the Board of Education and affiliated with 11th (R) Fd Regt RCA. The Corps was disbanded 31 Mar 1948. 

It was revived a third time in 1964 as #1882 Guelph Secondary Schools Cadet Corps, and again affiliated with the 11th Field Artillery Regt. In 1976 it was realized that The Wellingtons’ tradition deserved to be perpetuated, so the Cadet Corps, still affiliated with 11th
Field Artillery Regt, was redesignated #1882 The Wellington Regiment Cadet Corps. A year later this was changed to #1882 The Wellington Rifles Cadet Corps, which continues to wear the silver version of the badge approved in 1928. 

Effective 10 Sep 1951 the Corps was reformed and designated Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute Cadet Corps, Guelph, Ontario, and affiliated with 11th Fd Regt RCA. Effective 12 Apr 1960 Corps affiliated with 11th Fd Arty Regt. Effective 1 Sep 1964 Corps was re-designated Guelph Secondary School Cadet Corps, and affiliated with 11th Fd Arty Regt. Effective 1 Jun 1976 a change of name to The Wellington Regiment Cadet Corps was approved.

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