31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgin's)
31 Combat Engineer Regiment 31e Régiment du Génie | |
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![]() Cap badge of the Elgin Regiment from World War I | |
Active | 1866 - |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Canadian Military Engineers |
Role | Combat Engineers |
Size | Two Engineer Squadrons |
Part of | 31 Canadian Brigade Group |
Garrison/HQ | St. Thomas, Ontario: HQ and 7 ES; Waterloo, Ontario: 48 FES. |
Nickname(s) | The Elgins |
Motto(s) | Ubique "Everywhere" and Officium Premum "Duty First" |
Anniversaries | December 4th (St. Barbara's Day) |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | LCol B Ashford |
Honorary Colonel | Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin |
Honorary Lt. Colonel | HLCol Mark Sargent |
RSM | CWO Arthur Churcher |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 31 CER (The Elgins) |
31 Combat Engineer Regiment (31 CER or "The Elgin's"),[1][2] is currently a combat engineer regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, supporting 31 Canadian Brigade Group of the 4th Canadian Division (formerly Land Force Central Area). It consists of two squadrons: 48 Engineer Squadron in Waterloo, Ontario, and 7 Engineer Squadron in St. Thomas, Ontario. The Elgin's existed before the Confederation of Canada, tracing their origin to 1866 when the Militia Act officially created the 25th, Elgin, Battalion of Infantry from five local militia companies.
The history of The Elgin's[]
Year | Change |
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1812 | 31 CER perpetuates the Royal Corps of Artificers and Craftsmen |
1866 | 25th Elgin Battalion of Infantry |
1900 | 25th Elgin Regiment |
1903 | (disbanded) |
1904 | 25th Elgin Regiment (re-formed) |
1915 | Canadian Expeditionary Force: 18th, 33rd, and 91st Battalions raised |
1920 | The Elgin Regiment |
1921 | Canadian Expeditionary Force: 1st Battalion (perpetuating 91st Battalion CEF) 2nd (Reserve) Battalion |
1942 | 25th Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) |
1943 | 1st Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment |
1943 | 25th Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) |
1943–45 | 25th Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) "A" & "B" Squadrons attached to 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade |
1946 | The Elgin Regiment (Infantry) |
1954 | The Elgin Regiment (27th Armoured Regiment) |
1958 | The Elgin Regiment (RCAC) |
1997 | 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgin's) |
2004 | 48 Field Squadron is re-established in Waterloo, Ontario |
2006 | Both Field Squadrons renamed Engineer Squadrons as part of Land Force Reserve Restructure Phase 2.[3] |
2013 | 31 CER (The Elgin's) perpetuates 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment (The Kangaroos) |
Afghanistan[]
During Canadian combat operations in Afghanistan, 31 CER sent members to augment Regular Force units for deployments while also acting as a "feeder" unit, training Reserve Force members who could then take full-time contracts with Regular Force CER's.
Afghanistan rotations[]
Year | Rotation | Members |
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2005 | Task Force Kabul | 2 |
Kabul Camp Closure Team | 7 | |
2006 | TF 3-06 | 10 |
2008 | TF 3-08 | 2 |
2010 | TF 1-10 | 7 |
Notes[]
- ^ "31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgin's)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgin's)". Canadian Army. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Restructuring The Army Reserve Engineers" (PDF). CMEA. Retrieved 2013-03-01.[dead link]
Order of precedence[]
See also[]
- Canadian Army
- Military units and formations established in 1866
- Infantry regiments of Canada
- Former infantry regiments of Canada
- Armoured regiments of Canada
- Former armoured regiments of Canada
- Engineer regiments of Canada
- 1866 establishments in Canada
- Military units and formations of Canada in World War II
- Canadian military stubs