 The dress uniform was of blue serge and accompanied by swords and sometimes hickory batons for riot control.The crest was of a caribou head inscribed with the motto "ubique", meaning everywhere.Headquarters were located in the basement of the Colonial Building in St. John's and the forces men were housed in temporary barracks in a tent in Whitbourne, which later became permanent HQ from 1936 to 1942 In 1942 HQ moved to Kilbride, Newfoundland and Labrador and remained until the force was disbanded in 1950.