32 Service Battalion (32 Svc Bn) is a reserve
combat service support (CSS) unit within the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
. The unit is formed under command of
32 Canadian Brigade Group in the
4th Canadian Division
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantr ...
. The
Service Battalion
A service battalion (Svc Bn; or ) is a unit of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) that provides combat service support to a brigade group and its elements.
It is able to fight in a defensive role as well as provide the vital logistical support to su ...
is composed of soldiers from the
Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and
Royal Canadian Logistics Service
The Royal Canadian Logistics Service (RCLS, french: links=no, Service royal de la logistique du Canada) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
In April 1997, the CF Armed Forces Council decided to incorporate the Personnel Admi ...
to include: vehicle technicians, weapons technicians, cooks, financial service administrators, human resource administrators, material management technicians and mobile support equipment operators. It is located at
LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury in Toronto, Ontario.
History
Formation
32 Service Battalion traces its roots from No. 2 Company
Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC),
Non-Permanent Active Militia
The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM (also called "the Militia" though that term could also encompass the full-time standing army known as the Permanent ...
. The Canadian Army Service Corps was formed under General Order 141 on 1 November 1901 with four companies No. 1 (London), No. 2 (Toronto), No. 3 (Kingston), and No. 4 (Montreal).
A second Toronto Company was formed in February 1907 as No.12 Company (Toronto).
On 1 January 1965, 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, 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.
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).
It consisted of 136 Company RCASC, 13 Ordnance Company, 46 Technical Squadron, and 7 Company C Pro C.
1st Toronto Service Battalion merged with 2nd Toronto Service Battalion on 1 April 1970
to form the Toronto Service Battalion and in 1975 Service Battalions were numbered geographically with Toronto Service Battalion becoming 25 (Toronto) Service Battalion. The unit was later renamed 32 Service Battalion on 13 May 2010.
Role
The role of 32 Service Battalion is to force generate trained soldiers to support Canada's operational requirements domestically and abroad. 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. 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.
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).
Companies
Deployments
International
* Operation ATHENA
* Operation ATTENTION
* Operation IMPACT (2020-2021)
Domestic
* Operation LENTUS
* Operation LASER 20 (2020)
Leadership
Commanding Officers
* 2019–present: LCol K.M. Perry
Regimental Sergeant Majors
* 2019–present: CWO A.G. Gliosca
Honouraries
Honourary Colonels
* 2016–present: HCol H. Panday
Honorary Lieutenant Colonels
* 2010–2016: HLCol H. Panday
* 2021–present: HLCol T. Carnegie
Affiliated Cadet Corps
2754 (32 Service Battalion) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps
See also
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Military history of Canada
The military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and interventions by the Canadian Forces, Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For thousands of years, t ...
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Canadian Armed Forces
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.
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History of the Canadian Army
The history of the Canadian Army, began when the title first came into official use in November 1940, during the Second World War, and is still used today. Although the official titles, Force Mobile Command, and later Land Force Command, were used ...
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Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
*
4th Canadian Division
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantr ...
*
32 Canadian Brigade Group
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Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) (french: links=no, Corps du génie électrique et mécanique royal canadien) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CF) that provides army engineering maintenance ...
*
Royal Canadian Logistics Service
The Royal Canadian Logistics Service (RCLS, french: links=no, Service royal de la logistique du Canada) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
In April 1997, the CF Armed Forces Council decided to incorporate the Personnel Admi ...
*
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) was an administrative and transport corps of the Canadian Army.
The Canadian Army Service Corps was established in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1901 and in the Permanent Active Militia in 1903. ...
*
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC; french: Corps royal canadien des munitions, ''CRCM'') was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps RCOC can trace its roots back to the Canadian Stores Department. ...
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Primary Reserve
The Primary Reserve of the Canadian Armed Forces (french: links=no, Première réserve des Forces canadiennes) is the first and largest of the four sub-components of the Canadian Armed Forces reserves, followed by the Supplementary Reserve, the ...
References
External links
Official 32 Service Battalion Website
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Corps of the Canadian Army
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