Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
| Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps | |
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| Active | 1910–1940 |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Militia, Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Type | Administrative corps |
| Role | Veterinary medicine |
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The Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps (RCAVC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Militia.
The Canadian Army Permanent Veterinary Corps was founded in 1910. The Canadian Army Permanent Veterinary Corps was redesignated the Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps on 3 Nov 1919. The Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps on 17 Jul 1936. The Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps was disbanded on 2 Nov 1940.
The cap badge of the RCAVC was similar to that of Britain's Royal Army Veterinary Corps, but featured a larger figure of Chiron in a wreath of maple leaves surmounted by a Tudor crown, with the letters RCAVC on the ribbon.