This monument, based on a Bailey Bridge panel, is a tribute to 34 Combat Engineer Regiment and its predecessor units.
Inscription
Les origines du 34e Régiment du génie de combat remontent à 1861 quand naquit la 1st Montreal Engineer Company, suivie en 1862 de la 2nd Montreal Engineer Company. En 1866, la 7th Engineer Company est créé mais disparait en 1881, tout comme les deux autres unités en 1892. Il faut attendre 1903 pour un retour du génie militaire à Montréal avec la Montreal Company of Canadian Engineers, rebaptisée en 1904 la 4th Field Company (RCE).
En 1915, la 4th Field Company (RCE) est mobilisée pour la Première Guerre mondiale et subit son baptême de feu en France la même année. L’unité prendra part à l’offensive de la Somme et de Courcelette, ainsi qu’à la bataille de la crête de Vimy. Parallèlement, est crée en 1915 à Montréal la 16th Field Company (RCE) qui intégrera en 1918 la Force Expéditionnaire Anglo-Canadienne en Sibérie pour l’intervention allié dans la guerre civile russe.
Avec la reprise des hostilités en Europe en 1939, la 4th Field Company (RCE) part combattre en Italie et dans le nord-ouest de l’Europe tandis que la 16th Field Company (RCE) participera au débarquement de Normandie puis à la libération de la Belgique et des Pays-Bas. Entre temps, le 3rd (Reserve) Pioneer Battalion (RCE) voit le jour à Noranda en 1940. Renommé 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (RCE) en 1941, cette unité part pour l’Europe et participe a creusage des impressionnants tunnels de défense sous le Rocher de Gilbraltar.
À la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la 4th Field Company (RCE) et la 16th Field Company (RCE) fusionnent pour devenir en 1945 le 4th District Engineers, puis le 3 Field Engineer Regiment en 1948. Parallèlement, le 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (RCE) est rebaptisé le 9th Field Squadron (RCE) en 1947, puis francisé en 9e Escadron de génie en 1981.
En 2006, pour consolider les ressources du génie du 34e Groupe-Brigade du Canada, le 3 Field Engineer Regiment et le 9e Escadron de génie fusionnent sous le nom du 34e Régiment du génie de combat.
Depuis 1945, les membres de ces unités précitées se sont toujours mis au service du Canada. Ils appuient la communauté que ce soit à travers les déploiements outre-mer (Corée, Ex-Yougoslavie, Haïti, Afghanistan, etc) ou les opérations domestiques (crise de verglas de 1998, sureté aux Jeux Olympiques de Vancouver de 2010, appuis aux autorités civiles lors des inondations de 2011 et de 2017, etc)
CHIMO
The origins of the 34 Combat Engineer Regiment date back to 1861 when the 1st Montreal Engineer Company was born, followed in 1862 by the 2nd Montreal Engineer Company. In 1866, the 7th Engineer Company was created but disappeared in 1881, as well as the two other units in 1892. It was not until 1903 for a comeback of military engineering in Montreal with the Montreal Company of Canadian Engineers, renamed the 4th Field Company (RCE) in 1904.
In 1915, the 4th Field Company (RCE) was mobilized for the First World War and suffered its baptism of fire in France the same year. The unit took part in the Somme and Courcelette offensive, as well as the Battle of Vimy Ridge. At the same time, the 16th Field Company (RCE) was created in Montreal in 1915. In 1918, it joined the Anglo-Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia for the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.
With the resumption of hostilities in Europe in 1939, the 4th Field Company (RCE) set off to fight in Italy and northwestern Rurope, while the 16th Field Company (RCE) participates in the Normandy landings and the liberation of Belgium and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the 3rd (Reserve) Pioneer Battalion (RCE) was born in Noranda in 1940. Renamed the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (RCE) in 1941, this unit left for Europe and participated in the digging of the impressive defence tunnels under the Rock of Gibraltar.
At the end of the Second World War, the 4th Field Company (RCE) and the 16th Field Company (RCE) merged to become the 4th District Engineers in 1945, then 3 Field Engineer Regiment in 1948. At the same time, the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (RCE) was renamed the 9th Field Squadron (RCE) in 1947, then Frenchified to 9e Escadron de génie in 1981.
In 2006, to consolidate the engineering ressources of 34 Canadian Brigade Group, the 3 Field Engineer Regiment and the 9e Escadron de génie merged under the name 34 Combat Engineer Regiment.
Since 1945, the members of these units have always served Canada. They supprt the community through overseas deployments (Korea, former Yugoslavia, Haiti, Afghanistan, etc) or domestic operations (1998 ice storm, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, support to civil authorities during the floods of 2011 and 2017, etc)
CHIMO
34 Combat Engineer Regiment Bailey Bridge Monument
6530 Hochelaga Street
Montreal
Lat. 45.57845
Long. -73.53094