32 Service Battalion

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32nd (Reserve) Service Battalion
32 Service Battalion
32 Svc Bn Crest.jpg
32 Service Battalion – the Combat Service Support Army Reserve Unit in Toronto, Ontario.
Active1 November 1901 – present
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Branch Lesser badge of the Canadian Army.svg Primary Reserve
Type Combat service support
Part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury
Toronto, Ontario
Motto(s) Latin: Servire cum gloria, lit.  'To serve with pride' [1]
March Cock o' the North
Commanders
Commanding OfficerLCol J. Im
Regimental Sergeant MajorCWO D. Henley
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol [2]
32 CBG
Military Map Symbol - Unit Size - Dark Blue - 060 - Battalion.svg
4 Cdn Div
Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- CSS - Combat Service Support (NATO APP-6A).svg
Official Website https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html

32 Service Battalion (32 Svc Bn) is a reserve combat service support (CSS) unit within the Canadian Army. [3] The unit is formed under command of 32 Canadian Brigade Group in the 4th Canadian Division. [4] The Service Battalion is composed of soldiers from the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and Royal Canadian Logistics Service to include: vehicle technicians, weapons technicians, cooks, financial service administrators, human resource administrators, material management technicians and mobile support equipment operators. [5] It is located at LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury in Toronto, Ontario. [6]

Contents

History

Formation

32 Service Battalion traces its roots from No. 2 Company Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC), Non-Permanent Active Militia. [7] The Canadian Army Service Corps was formed under General Order 141 on 1 November 1901 [8] with four companies No. 1 (London), No. 2 (Toronto), No. 3 (Kingston), and No. 4 (Montreal). [9] A second Toronto Company was formed in February 1907 as No.12 Company (Toronto). [9] After some reorganizations, the companies were reformed as No. 2 Divisional Train CASC (NPAM), [10] later in 1936 reformed as the 2nd Division Column RCASC, [11] and in 1954 as No. 5 Column RCASC.

Furthermore, 32 Service Battalion incorporates elements from Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC), Non-Permanent Active Militia. The Canadian Ordnance Corps (COC) formed on 1 July 1903 [12] replacing the Canadian Stores Department and a Non-Permanent Active Militia component formed on 1 April 1912 [13] in Toronto as No. 2 Detachment Canadian Ordnance Corps (NPAM). The Corps of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) was subsequently formed separating from the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps on 1 February 1944. [14] In Toronto, No. 2 Detachment Canadian Ordnance Corps (NPAM) later became No. 2 Army Field Workshop RCOC [15] and eventually 4 Ordnance Battalion RCOC.[ citation needed ] The RCEME offshoot of the RCOC became No. 2 (Reserve) Armoured Brigade Workshop RCEME [15] and later 4 Technical Regiment RCEME.[ citation needed ]

On 1 January 1965, [16] No. 5 Column RCASC, 4 Ordnance Battalion RCOC, and 4 Technical Regiment RCEME, along with elements from 2 Provost Company RCPC, 2 Medical Battalion RCAMC, and 56 Dental Unit RCDC among other units were reformed into Service Battalions bringing together several corps into one organization as a new service support concept, [17] which was adopted nationally in 1968. 1st Toronto Service Battalion was lodged at the Denison Armoury in North York, the former home of No. 5 Column RCASC, under the command of LCol Bruce J. Legge. It consisted of 134 Company RCASC, 12 Ordnance Company, 45 Technical Squadron, and 2 Company C Pro C. [18] As part of the 1965 reorganization, a second Service Battalion was also formed as 2nd Toronto Service Battalion under the command of LCol Joe Hansen (originally lodged at Falaise Armoury, but moved to Moss Park Armoury when it first opened in 1966). [18] It consisted of 136 Company RCASC, 13 Ordnance Company, 46 Technical Squadron, [19] and 7 Company C Pro C. [20]

1st Toronto Service Battalion merged with 2nd Toronto Service Battalion on 1 April 1970 [18] to form the Toronto Service Battalion and in 1975 Service Battalions were numbered geographically with Toronto Service Battalion becoming 25 (Toronto) Service Battalion. [21] The unit was later renamed 32 Service Battalion on 13 May 2010. [22]

Role

The role of 32 Service Battalion is to force generate trained soldiers to support Canada's operational requirements domestically and abroad. [23] 32 Service Battalion provides combat service support capabilities to domestics operations such as floods, forest fires, and other domestic crises such as the COVID pandemic. [24] The soldiers of the battalion are part-time soldiers from technical fields plus a small full-time cadre (Regular Force) that facilitates the day-to-day operations of the unit. [25]

Order of Battle

Overview

32 Service Battalion is a combat service support battalion with 300 soldiers based out of Denison Armouries in Toronto, Ontario. It has an Administration Company, a Maintenance Company (45 Technical Squadron), and a Logistics Company (135 Logistics Company). [26]

Companies

32 Service BattalionBranchLocation
Administration Company Toronto, Ontario
45 Technical Squadron (Maintenance Company) Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Toronto, Ontario
135 Logistics Company (Logistics Company) Royal Canadian Logistics Service Toronto, Ontario

Deployments

International

Domestic

Leadership

Commanding Officers

Regimental Sergeant Majors

Honouraries

Unit Insignia

The 32 Service Battalion flag. 32 Service Battalion Flag.png
The 32 Service Battalion flag.

The 32 Service Battalion Unit flag has links with the traditions of the founding corps. The official colours of the unit flag are Marine Corps scarlet and oriental blue with an intervening gold stripe and the number 32 emblazoned in the centre. These colours have a history of association with army services. [38] The oriental blue colour of the flag is reminiscent of the old Royal Canadian Ornance Corps (RCOC) flag while the gold colour can be found on the former banners of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC), the RCEME Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Pays Corps (RCAPC). The red stripe represents the Royal Canadian Engineers. [39]

Affiliated Cadet Corps

2754 (32 Service Battalion) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps [40]

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