Here's what C.H.Stewart wrote in The Concise Lineage of the Canadian Army.
The Corps of Military Staff Clerks was raised at Militia HQ,Ottawa on April 1,1912 and on April 12,1912 the establishment was made into two distinct sections. The CMSC were employed at the HQ for Military Districts across Canada. Section "A" of the Corps was comprised of Officers and NCOs employed on administrative and clerical duties. Section "B" Staff Orderly Section of CMSC was comprised of NCO and ORs stationed at Ottawa who performed Orderly Clerks duties for the General Staff at Militia HQs. The CMSC served overseas in both world wars and were responsible for all clerical duties and the printing of Field Orders at the GHQ Staff level. The Corps was disbanded in 1946.
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