The Garde Civique or (Civic guardsmen) was a governmental institution active in those municipalities that were fortified or had a population of more than 15000 souls. It was only active in other towns if the government decided so.
They are charged with maintaining law and order. A Mayor, the Governor of a province or the Minister of interior affairs could only initiate the mobilisation of this unit.
Every Belgian male between the age of 25 to 40 could be called into its service, this only in the municipality were they resided. Each year, from 01 to 15 October the citizens called into service for the next year had to inscribe himself at the municipal secretary. An exception was only made for soldiers in military service.
They had a uniform somewhat similar like that of the army but with a distinctive black bowler hat.
At the start of the war the government decided to withdraw these units to Bruxelles. They started to dig trenches etc. for the defence of Brussel but since the Germans didn't recognise them as part of the Belgian Army they surrendered their weapons to the town hall, so as not to be treated as 'franc tirreurs'.Source : Almanach Royal 1914
Situation : towards the end of 1913
| Function | Name | Grade |
| Inspecteur générale | X | |
| Chef d’état-major | Goffinet (Baron) A.C.J.M. | Colonel |
| Aides de camp | De Lantsheere A. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Aides de camp | Van den Corput F.L.H. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Aides de camp | Chomé L. | Major |
| Aides de camp | Pourveur G.F.M. | Major |
| Function | Name | Grade |
| Commandant supérieur | Baron de Menten de Horne | Lieutenant général |
| Chef d’état-major | Fréson A.A. | Colonel |
| Sous-chef d’état-major | X | |
| Aides de camp | Collinet L. | Capitaine |
| Aides de camp | Chaudoir J. | Sous-lieutenant |
| Dir. service de santé | X | |
| Dir. du service discipl. | X | |
| Adj. dir. du serv. discipl. | Musch J.M | Sous-lieutenant |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Huy | Desguin J. | Major |
| Liége (groupe) | de Formanoir de la Cazerie C. | Général-Major |
| Seraing (groupe) | Jamotte M. | Major |
| Verviers (groupe) | Peltzer P. | Colonel |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Hasselt | Leynen P.L. | Major |
| Sint Truiden | Cartuyvels M. | Major |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Arlon | Birck L. | Major |
| Function | Name | Grade |
| Commandant supérieur | de Coune V.J.N.S. | Lieut. Général |
| Chef d’état-major | Tonglet A.G.G. | Colonel |
| Sous-chef d’état-major | Devis A. | Major |
| Attaché d’état-major | de Ro G. | Major |
| Adjoints | de Dieudonné de Corbeek Over Loo (Baron) | Capitaine Comd. |
| Adjoints | de Mérode (Comte) L.P.G.C. | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Aides de camp | Van Wassenhove A. | Lieutenant |
| Aides de camp | De Boeck G.P.J. | Lieutenant |
| Dir. service de santé | Vandam A. | Colonel |
| Adj. dir. service de santé | Héger F. | Sous-Lieut. |
| Dir. du service discipl. | X | |
| Adj. dir. du serv. discipl. | Hislaire J. | Capitaine prem. |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Antwerpen | Mols A. | Général-Major |
| Boom (groupe) | Vanden Bril J. | Major |
| Borgerhout (groupe) | Baesens J.E. | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Lier | Qnaeyhaegens C.J. | Major |
| Mechelen | Servais J.N. | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Turnhout | de Vicq de Cumptich (Baron) A.E.G. | Major |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Anderlecht | Dujardin J.L.I. | Colonel |
| Bruxelles | Goffinet (Baron) C.A.T.M. | Général-Major |
| Halle | Nerinckx P.E.G. | Major |
| Ixelles (groupe) | Biebuyck G. | Colonel |
| Leuven | X | |
| Nivelles | Van der Borght A. | Major |
| Saint-Gilles (groupe) | Berckmans J.M. | Colonel |
| Schaarbeek (groupe) | Wouters G. | Général-Major |
| Tienen | Lynen G. | Major |
| Vilvoorde | Deprez P.L. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Function | Name | Grade |
| Commandant supérieur | Keucker de Watlet J.M.A. | Lieutenant Général |
| Chef d’état-major | Verbessem A. | Colonel |
| Sous-chef d’état-major | de Smet G. | Major |
| Adjoints | de Kerckhove d'Exaerde | Capitaine Comd. |
| Aides de camp | Braun E. | Capitaine |
| Aides de camp | Van den Bulcke G. | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Dir. service de santé | De Seranno P.J. | Major |
| Adj. dir. service de santé | Vercauteren H. | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Dir. du service discipl. | Poelman D. | Capitaine |
| Adj. dir. du serv. discipl. | Fierens M. | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Brugge | D’Hondt C. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Kortrijk (groupe) | Fonteyne A.J. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Mouscron | Nuttin L.J. | Major |
| Oostende | Maes A.E.M. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Rouselare | Ameye E.F. | Major |
| Ieper | Ligy A.J.O. | Major |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Aalst | de Vis C.E. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Eeklo | Van Wassenhove F. | Major |
| Gent (groupe) | Morel de Boucle St-Denis E. | Général-major |
| Geeraardsbergen | Van Trimpont P. | Major |
| Ronse | Van der Snickt J. | Major |
| Lokeren | Lerno R.P.M. | Major |
| Sint Niklaas | D’Hanens V.E. | Major |
| Dendermonde | Van Stappen A.J. | Major |
| Wetteren | Vandevelde J.B. | Major |
| Function | Name | Grade |
| Commandant supérieur | de Heusch (Baron) W. | Lieutenant Général |
| Chef d’état-major | Lambert P. | Colonel |
| Sous-chef d’état-major | de la Boëssière-Thiennes (Comte) M.A.A. | Major |
| Aides de camp | Dolez R. | Lieutenant |
| Dir. service de santé | Raulier E. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Dir. du service discipl. | Tondreau C. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Adj. dir. du serv. discipl. | Hubert P.A. | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Ath (groupe) | Warnez N. | Colonel |
| Binche | Derbaix A.E.N. | Major |
| Boussu-Dour (groupe) | Haillez H. | Major |
| Charleroy | Piérart A.E.J. | Colonel |
| Chãtelet (groupe) | Simonet C. | Major |
| Courcelles | Joumaux a. | Major |
| Gilly | Detry L.P. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Gosselies | Aubry-Noël A. | Major |
| Jumet (groupe) | Cheruy T. | Colonel |
| La Louvière (groupe) | Semaille A. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Marchienne-au-Pont (groupe) | Parent G. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Mons (groupe) | Busine C.L. | Colonel |
| Montignies-s/Sambre (groupe) | Pierard A. | Major |
| Morlanwelz (groupe) | Greiner A. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Tournai | Servais | Colonel |
| Municipality | Name | Grade |
| Dinant | Mouton P.A.J. | Major |
| Namur | de Gaiffier d’Hestroy (Baron) P. | Lieutenant-Colonel |