32 Service Battalion

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]

32nd (Reserve) Service Battalion
32 Service Battalion
32 Service Battalion – the Combat Service Support Army Reserve Unit in Toronto, Ontario.
Active1 November 1901 – present
Country Canada
Branch Primary Reserve
TypeCombat service support
Part of32 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQLCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury
Toronto, Ontario
Motto(s)Latin: Servire cum gloria, lit. 'To serve with pride'[1]
MarchCock o' the North
Commanders
Commanding OfficerLCol K.M. Perry
Regimental Sergeant MajorCWO A.G. Gliosca
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol[2]
32 CBG
4 Cdn Div
Official Websitehttps://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/32-service-battalion.html

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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 32 Service Battalion.

References
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  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.
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  21. Defence, National (20 February 2013). "Operation ATHENA Closure". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  22. Defence, National (20 February 2013). "Operation ATTENTION". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  23. Defence, National (19 August 2014). "Operation IMPACT". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  24. Defence, National (17 April 2014). "Operation LENTUS". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  25. Defence, National (24 November 2020). "Operation LASER". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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  27. National Defence, Canadian Army (21 August 2013). "32 Service Battalion". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  28. "Hari Panday, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D, NACD.DC | Tarion.com". www.tarion.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  29. "Hari Panday, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D, NACD.DC | Tarion.com". www.tarion.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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