Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

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The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps was the branch of the Canadian Army responsible for providing medical care, treatment, and support to military personnel in peace and wartime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the Canadian Army
military medical corps
abbreviation RCAMC NERFINISHED
allegiance British Crown NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Korean War
World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Canada
disestablished 1968
established 1904
function dental and surgical support
field medical services
hospital services
medical evacuation
preventive medicine
genderIntegration included women as nursing sisters
mergedInto Canadian Forces Medical Service NERFINISHED
motto Militi Succurrimus
mottoLanguage Latin
notableContribution advances in military surgery
development of battlefield evacuation systems
operation of general hospitals overseas
organization of casualty clearing stations
organization of field dressing stations
notableTheatre European theatre (World War II) NERFINISHED
Italian Campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED
Korea NERFINISHED
Northwest Europe (World War II) NERFINISHED
Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED
originalName Canadian Army Medical Corps NERFINISHED
partOf Canadian Army NERFINISHED
personnelType medical officers
nursing sisters
orderlies
stretcher bearers
reasonForDisestablishment unification of the Canadian Armed Forces
receivedRoyalPrefix 1919
role medical care for soldiers
medical treatment in peacetime
medical treatment in wartime
military medical support
serviceBranchOf Canadian Army NERFINISHED
successor Royal Canadian Medical Service NERFINISHED
translationOfMotto We hasten to aid the soldiers
type combat service support
usedInsignia Rod of Asclepius NERFINISHED
caduceus-style medical badge

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Permanent Force of the Canadian Army hasComponent Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Thérèse Vanier branchOfService Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps