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32nd (Reserve) Service Battalion
32 Service Battalion
32 Svc Bn Crest
32 Service Battalion – the Combat Service Support Army Reserve Unit in Toronto, Ontario.
Active 1 November 1901 – present
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Branch Lesser badge of the Canadian Army 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 language: Servire cum gloria[1]
March Cock o' the North
Commanders
Commanding Officer LCol K.M. Perry
Regimental Sergeant Major CWO A.G. Gliosca
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol[2] Template:Mil Map Symbol
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]

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]

On 1 January 1965,[10] No. 2 Company (Toronto) and No. 12 Company (Toronto) were reformed into Service Battalions bringing together several corps into one organization as a new service support concept,[11] which was adopted nationally in 1968. 1st Toronto Service Battalion was lodged at the Denison Armoury in North York, the former home of 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.[12] 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).[12] It consisted of 136 Company RCASC, 13 Ordnance Company, 46 Technical Squadron,[13] and 7 Company C Pro C.[14]

1st Toronto Service Battalion merged with 2nd Toronto Service Battalion on 1 April 1970[12] to form the Toronto Service Battalion and in 1975 Service Battalions were numbered geographically with Toronto Service Battalion becoming 25 (Toronto) Service Battalion.[15] The unit was later renamed 32 Service Battalion on 13 May 2010.[16]

Role[]

The role of 32 Service Battalion is to force generate trained soldiers to support Canada's operational requirements domestically and abroad.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

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).[20]

Companies[]

32 Service Battalion Branch Location
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[]

  • Operation ATHENA[21]
  • Operation ATTENTION[22]
  • Operation IMPACT (2020-2021)[23]

Domestic[]

  • Operation LENTUS[24]
  • Operation LASER 20 (2020)[25]

Leadership[]

Commanding Officers[]

  • 2019–present: LCol K.M. Perry[26]

Regimental Sergeant Majors[]

  • 2019–present: CWO A.G. Gliosca[27]

Honouraries[]

Honourary Colonels[]

  • 2016–present: HCol H. Panday[28]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonels[]

  • 2010–2016: HLCol H. Panday[29]
  • 2021–present: HLCol T. Carnegie

Affiliated Cadet Corps[]

2754 (32 Service Battalion) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps[30]

See also[]

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References[]

  1. ↑ "Badge of 32 Service Battalion". https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/2672. 
  2. ↑ Canadian Forces (15 May 2000). B-GL-331-003/FP-001 Military Symbols for Land Operations. Department of National Defence. pp. 4, 24–25. 
  3. ↑ "What is a Service Battalion". https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/262436-what-was-a-service-battalion/?tab=comments#comment-2659387. 
  4. ↑ "32 Canadian Brigade Group (32 CBG) | The Canadian Encyclopedia". https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/32-canadian-brigade-group-32-cbg. 
  5. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-08-21). "32 Service Battalion". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html. 
  6. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-08-21). "32 Service Battalion". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html. 
  7. ↑ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/glossary/glossarym.htm. 
  8. ↑ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/corpsbranches/corpsbranches1900-1913.htm. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "THE CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS". https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/brookerpdfs/Part%207%20CASC.pdf. 
  10. ↑ Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada. "Information archivée dans le Web". https://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/mdn-dnd/D3-35-5-3-eng.pdf. 
  11. ↑ "History | 33 Service Battalion | Reserve Unit | Canadian Army". 2016-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924170459/http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/33-service-battalion/history.page. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "ONTARIO – Canadian Military History". https://militarybruce.com/abandoned-canadian-military-bases/abandoned-armouries/ontario/. 
  13. ↑ "The King's Royal Yorkers". https://royalyorkers.ca/history_of_reenacting.php. 
  14. ↑ "Our History – 2824 C.O.P.S. RCACC" (in en). http://www.2824cops.com/our-history/. 
  15. ↑ "History | 33 Service Battalion | Reserve Unit | Canadian Army". 2016-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924170459/http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/33-service-battalion/history.page. 
  16. ↑ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "32 Service Battalion". The Governor General of Canada. https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/2672. 
  17. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-08-21). "32 Service Battalion". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html. 
  18. ↑ Defence, National (2015-03-27). "Current operations list". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/list.html. 
  19. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2017-05-04). "Canadian Army Reserve". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/reserve.html. 
  20. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-08-21). "32 Service Battalion". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html. 
  21. ↑ Defence, National (2013-02-20). "Operation ATHENA Closure". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/recently-completed/operation-athena/closure.html. 
  22. ↑ Defence, National (2013-02-20). "Operation ATTENTION". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/recently-completed/operation-attention.html. 
  23. ↑ Defence, National (2014-08-19). "Operation IMPACT". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/operation-impact.html. 
  24. ↑ Defence, National (2014-04-17). "Operation LENTUS". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/operation-lentus.html. 
  25. ↑ Defence, National (2020-11-24). "Operation LASER". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/laser.html. 
  26. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-08-21). "32 Service Battalion". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html. 
  27. ↑ National Defence, Canadian Army (2013-08-21). "32 Service Battalion". https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html. 
  28. ↑ "Hari Panday, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D, NACD.DC | Tarion.com". https://www.tarion.com/about/hari-panday-fcpa-fcga-icdd-nacddc. 
  29. ↑ "Hari Panday, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D, NACD.DC | Tarion.com". https://www.tarion.com/about/hari-panday-fcpa-fcga-icdd-nacddc. 
  30. ↑ "2754cadets.ca" (in en-US). https://sites.google.com/view/2754cadets. 

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