| 1872: | 1st Battalion, Governor General’s Foot Guards │ |
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| 1887: | Governor General’s Foot Guards │ |
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| 1896: | The Governor General’s Foot Guards │ |
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| 1920: | 1st Battalion, | 2nd Battalion (77th Battalion, CEF), |
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| 1931: | 1st Battalion (2nd Battalion, CEF), |
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| 1936: | The Governor General’s Foot Guards │ |
disbanded |
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| 1941: | 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, | 1st Battalion, |
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[Canadian Active Service Force] │ |
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21st Armoured Regiment (The Governor General’s Foot Guards) │ |
| 1946: | The Governor General’s Foot Guards │ |
disbanded |
| 1954: | The Governor General’s Foot Guards (5th Battalion, The Canadian Guards) │ |
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| 1958: | Governor General’s Foot Guards (5th Battalion, The Canadian Guards) │ |
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| 1976: | Governor General’s Foot Guards │ |
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| Overseas battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force perpetuated by the Governor General’s Foot Guards |
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| 2nd Canadian Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment) |
77th (Ottawa) Battalion | |
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