1 Combat Engineer Regiment Departure Monument

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Type

Other

A polished black granite monument mounted on a base of a stylized section of Bailey Bridge was dedicated to the District of Chilliwack on 1 July 1996 in Sapper Park, formerly "Thunderbird Park", by the 1 Combat Engineer Regiment. The monument lists the unit leadership during the stationing of the unit and its predecessors in Vedder Crossing since 1953 and lists those who were in 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in July 1996 as the unit prepared to depart Vedder Crossing for Edmonton, Alberta.

Inscription

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WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE ENGINEERS
IN 1942. THE LENGTHY PROCESS OF
BUILDING C.F.B. CHILLIWACK BEGAN
IN 1957. 3RD FIELD SQUADRON MOVED
TO CHILLIWACK IN 1977, IT HAD BECOME
1 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT AND A
FIRM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED.

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39 YEARS LATER AS 1 CER
RELOCATED TO A NEW HOME, ITS
MEMBERS LEAVE WITH THE MEMORIES
OF A LONG AND POSITIVE BOND WITH
THE COMMUNITY OF CHILLIWACK.
TO RECOGNIZE THIS GOODWILL
1 CER DEDICATES THIS MONUMENT
TO THE DISTRICT OF CHILLIWACK.

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SGT	AALBERS	MCPL	BUTTREE	LT	ERICKSON	CPL	HIGGS
SPR	ACKERMANN	CPL	CALLAGHAN	SPR	ESTWICK	CPL	HILLIER
CPL	ADAMS	MCPL	CANNON	CPL	EYLES	CPL	HILLS
SPR	AINLEY	WO	CARD	SGT	FADER	MCPL	HORN
CPL	ALBERT	SPR	CARTER	CAPT	FENTON	MCPL	HORNER
SPR	ALLEN	SPR	CHAREST	CPL	FERGUSON	SPR	HRYNIUK
MCPL	AMAN	SPR	CHIEM	SPR	FILDEY	CPL	HUGHES
SPR	ANDERSON	CAPT	CLARRY	SPR	FITZGERALD	CPL	HUME
LCOL	APPLETON	CPL	CLOUTHIER	SPR	FLUMERFELT	SPR	HUMPHRIES
CPL	ARCAND	CPL	COCHING	SPR	FORTIN	SGT	INNIS
MCPL	ASSELIN	SPR	COLEMAN	SPR	FOURNIER	CPL	ISAACS
SGT	ATKINSON	CPL	CONSTABLE	SPR	FOX	CPL	JAMES
CPL	AULD	CPL	COPLAND	SPR	FRASER	SGT	JANTZ
CPL	BAGGS	CPL	CORRIVEAU	SGT	FUCHS	CPL	JAVAUX
SGT	BAILEY	CPL	COUCH	SPR	GAGNON	MCPL	JOHNSON MV.
SPR	BAIN	MCPL	COUSINEAU	MCPL	GALL	CPL	JOHNSON MW.
CPL	BAIRD R.	MCPL	COXEN	LS	GALLUP	CPL	JOHNSON T.
CPL	BAIRD T.	SPR	CROSS	CPL	GARLICK	SPR	JOLLY
SPR	BARNES	CPL	CROWLEY	MCPL	GAUTHIER	CPL	JONES J.
SPR	BEHZAD	SPR	DAICHENDT	CPL	GEIGER	SPR	JONES K.
CAPT	BEKKEMA	CPL	DAVIS	SPR	GILLMAN	CAPT	JOSE
CPL	BENDEL	CPL	DAW	CAMPT	GILMORE	MCPL	KEAN
CPL	BENKO	SGT	DAY-HOLLOWAY	SPR	GLENDENNING	SPR	KRIKHAM
WO	BENNETT	CAPT	DE JAGER	CPL	GOSSE	CPL	KLASSEN
CPL	BERES	CPL	DECOSTE	SFT	GRANT C.	CPL	KLEIN
CPL	BINNIE	CPL	DEMPOLOULOS	WO	GRANT R.	SPR	LAFORGE
SPR	BISGAURD	CPL	DESCHAMPS	SPR	GRATTON	SPR	LANDRY
SGT	BISSON	SGT	DEVISON	CAPT	GRAY	SGT	LAPOINTE
CPL	BLACK	CPL	DICKS	MCPL	GREEN	CPL	LEDUC
CPL	BLAGDON	CPL	DILLMAN	SPR	GREENHAM	CPL	LEE R.
CPL	BLAIS	CPL	DOCHERTY	CPL	GREENOUGH	CPL	LEE W.
SPR	BLAKE	CPL	DOMAN	SPR	GUAY	CPL	LEMOINE M.
CPL	BLATCHFORD	CPL	DONHUE	SPR	HANSEN	CPL	LEMOINE C.
SGT	BOGAERTS	MCPL	DUCHAINE	SPR	HARDEN	CWO	LEPINE
SPR	BORDEN	MCPL	DUGAS	SPR	HARRACH	CPL	LIZOTTE
SPR	BOUFFARD	MCPL	DUMONT	CPL	HARRIS	WO	LOCKHART
MCPL	BRANCH	MCPL	DUNN	SPR	HARRISON	SPR	LONGPRE
SPR	BRAY	SPR	EADES	WO	HARTFORD	CPL	LOPES
SPR	BREWIN	SPR	ETHIER	SGT	HASTIE A.	SGT	LOVE
MCPL	BRIN	SPR	EKSKOG	CPL	HASTIE T.	WO	LOWE
SPR	BROPHY	SPR	EMSLEY	SPR	HAYDEN	CPL	LUCK
SPR	BRUNELLE	CPL	ENGLAND	CPL	HAYTER	CPL	MACDONALD
SPR	BURCH	SPR	ENSOR	SPR	HENDRY	SGT	MACDONALD

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REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJORS
SERGENTS-MAJORS REGIMENTAIRES

WO2 R.W. LINES	DEC 53
WO2 R.S. SELSHANKO	JAN 56
WO2 F. WHITEHEAD	AUG 57
WO2 M.T. ST.HILAIRE	AUG 58
WO2 H. HAMPTON	AUG 60
WO2 L.J. GARDNER	AUG 63
MWO E.E. MULLOCK	AUG 65
MWO F.O. CAMPBELL	JUL 67
MWO W.J. HOY	JUL 69
CWO E.E. MULLOCK	JUL 71
CWO H.E. BELL	JUL 72
CWO M.C. JOHNSTON	APR 76
CWO J.B. McGILLIVRAY	AUG 77
CWO P.H. SCHRIEBER	JUL 79
CWO W.A. STONE	OCT 80
CWO P.K. MUSHROW	JUL 83
CWO D.C. RODGER	JUN 86
CWO H.A. POILE	MAY 88
CWO T.H. WALTON	JUL 91
CWO A.G. LEPINE	JUL 93

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AVEC L'ARRIVÉE DES INGÉNIEURS EN 1942
COMMENCA LE LONG TRAVAIL QUE FUT LA
CONSTRUCTION DE LA B.F.C. CHILLIWACK
EN 1957. LE 3 IÈME ESCADRON DE
CAMPAGNE DÉMÉNAGEA À CHILLIWACK
DES 1977, CET ESCADRON ÉTAIT DEVENU
LE 1ER RÉGIMENT DU GÉNIE DE COMBAT
ET AVAIT ÉTABLI UNE ETROITE RELATION
AVEC LA COMMUNAUTÉ LOCALE.

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39 ANS PLUS TARD LORS DE LA
RELOCALISATION DU 1 R.G.C. À SON
NOUVEAU DOMICILE. SES MEMBRES
QUITTENT EN GARDANT UN BON SOUVENIR
DES LIENS CONSTRUCTIFS ET DURABLES
ÉTABLIS AVEC LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE
CHILLIWACK. AFIN DE RECONNAÎTRE CETTE
BIENVEILLANCE, LE 1ER R.G.C. DÉDIE CE
MONUMENT AU DISTRICT DE CHILLIWACK.

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CPL	MACELWAIN	SPR	PAVAO	SPR	SCHRODER	SPR	THOMPSON
SPR	MACGREGOR	CPL	PAYNE	MCPL	SCHWARTZ	WO	TRAPANI
CPL	MACINANTI	CPL	PEARCY	MCPL	SCOTT	CPL	TREMBLAY
CPL	MADER	SPR	PEEKEEKOOT	CPL	SCOUTEN	MCPL	TRUMBLE
CAPT	MADIC	CPL	PELLETIER	SPR	SCRIMGEOUR	SPR	TURGEON
SPR	MACGILL	MCPL	PERRY	CPL	SCUCCATO	CPL	TYCHOLIZ
CPL	MAJORE	CPL	PETIT	CPL	SEALE	CPL	UNDERHILL
MCPL	MALLAIS	SPR	PETTY	MCPL	SHADBOLT	CPL	URSULAK
CAPT	MANN	CPL	PHILIP	CPL	SHAW	CPL	VACHON
SGT	MARVIN	CPL	PICKERING	MCPL	SHEPHERD	WO	VAMCE
CPL	MCARTHUR	CPL	PICOTTE	CPL	SLACK	MCPL	VANDENBROEK
CPL	MCCHESNEY	CAPT	PLANTE	SPR	SLOAN S.	CPL	VANNI
CPL	MCCLINTOCK	SPR	POLENZ	CPL	SLOAN K.	CPL	VARDY
SPR	MCCONNELL	MCPL	POMERANZ DE.	CPL	SLOCUM	MCPL	VERBEKK
SGT	MCINNIS	MCPL	POMERANZ DW.	CPL	SLOOT	CPL	VERVOTTE
CPL	MCINTYRE	SPR	PONEWAS	CPL	SMART	CPL	VINCENT
MWO	MEARS	CPL	PORTEOUS	CPL	SMIT	MCPL	WALDRON
CPL	MERRIAM	CPL	POULTON	SGT	SMITH D.	SGT	WALKER
CAPT	MICHAUD	CPL	PRICE	SPR	SMITH P.	SPR	WALKER
CPL	MILBURN	MCPL	PYE	CPL	SNYDER	SPR	WALLACE
MCPL	MILLER	CFN	QUADLING	SPR	SONMOR	MWO	WALLER
CPL	MILLS	SPR	RALPH	CPL	SPENCER	SPR	WARRINGTON
CAPT	MOELLER	SGT	RANDS	SGT	SPOONER	SGT	WEGERT
CPL	MORRISON	MCPL	RANTA	SPR	SPURRELL	CPL	WHALEN
CPL	MORTLOCK	MCPL	RATZ	MCPL	STADLER	MCPL	WHEATON
SPR	MORWOOD	SGT	REDIKER	CPL	STAMP	CPL	WHELAN
CAPT	MULAWYSHYN	CPL	REIMER	CPL	STEINBERG	MCPL	WIGGINS
CPL	MULCAHEY	CPL	RHODES	CPL	STEVENS	CPL	WILGENBUSCH
CPL	MULLENIX	MCPL	ROBERTS	WOCPL	STEWART	CPL	WILSON
CPL	NACHTIGAHL	SGT	ROBERTSON	SPR	STITES	CPL	WINGERT
CPL	NEWSHAM	CPL	ROSE	LT	STRAZZA	CPL	WOLANSUK
CPL	NICHOLS	SPR	ROSS	SGT	SWALLOW	CPL	WOOD
MCPL	NOSEWORTHY	CAPT	ROY JAM.	CPL	SYE	SPR	WOOD
MCPL	O’BRIEN	CPL	ROY JCG.	CPL	SYMONS	CPL	WOODS
CPL	O’GORMAN	SPR	RUMMERY	MWP	TAILLEFER	SPR	WORDEN
CPL	OAKES	SGT	RUSSELL	CPL	TANGUAY	SGT	WOUTERS
SGT	OVERHOFF	MCPL	RYCE	SGT	TAYLOR	MWO	WRIGHT S.
CPL	PACHECO	CPL	SANDERON	SPR	TENNANT	SPR	WRIGHT V.
LT	PARKER	SPR	SANGSTER	WO	THAI	CPL	YALONOWSKY
CPL	PARR	SPR	SASSEVILLE	CPL	THAXTER	SGT	YOUNG
CPL	PATTENDEN	WO	SAULNIER	WO	THOMAS	SPR	ZIEGLER
MWO	PATTERSON	LT	SAUNDERS	CPL	THOMPSON		ZWICKER
SPR	PAULSON	SPR	SCHRADER

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COMMANDING OFFICERS
COMMANDANTS

MAJ. M.D. ROLLEFSON	DEC 53
MAJ. K.L. CAMERON	OCT 54
MAJ. R.R. BUCKLEY	FEB 56
MAJ. H. VAN CAMP	JAN 57
MAJ. A.A. MCPHERSON	AUG 58
MAJ. G.R. FREEBORN	SEP 59
MAJ. R.A. MACDIARMID	AUG 61
MAJ. W.B. FISHER	AUG 63
MAJ. D.G. MCCLELLAN	SEP 64
MAJ. A.C. BROWN	JUN 66
MAJ. I.R. BALLANTYNE	JAN 68
MAJ. D.M. GRAY	JAN 70
MAJ. A.A. BROWN	JUL 71
MAJ. J.F. MURPHY	JUN 73
MAJ. J.L. ADAMS	AUG 74
MAJ. B.E. CROW	APR 76
MAJ. M.D. LOUGHER-GOODY	JUL 78
MAJ. R.A. LEE	AUG 80
MAJ. C.K. FORD	JUN 82
MAJ. F.G. NOSEWORTHY	JUL 83
MAJ. E.S. FITCH	JUL 85
MAJ. J.M. WERMENLINGER	JUL 88
LCOL R.E. ISABELLE	JUL 90
MAJ. C.B. BRADLEY	JUL 92
MAJ. F.A. LEWIS	JUN 93
LCOL S.B. APPLETON	JUL 95