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2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers [textual record]

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Date:

1915-1918

Reference:

R611-172-7-E, RG9-III-C-5

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

182531

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

Canadian Expeditionary Force sous-fonds

Canadian Engineers historical records

2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers
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Sub-series includes:

218 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1915-1918

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.4 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the 2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers, and document many aspects of its activities.

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Creator: Canada. Canadian Engineers. Field Company, 2nd

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Canada. Canadian Army. Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers. Field Company, 2nd

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Canada. Canadian Engineers. Field Company, 2nd : The 2nd Field Company, Canadian Engineers was organized at Valcartier in August 1914 under the command of Major W.B. Lindsay. The majority of personnel in the company were recruited in Toronto and it was noted that "Every man taken on at Toronto was skilled in a trade or profession, which included approximately fifty civil engineers".

The company embarked at Quebec on 3 October 1914 aboard ZEELAND, disembarking in England on 15 October. Its strength was 8 officers and 233 other ranks. The company arrived in France on 12 February 1915, becoming part of the 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers. The 2nd Field Company was absorbed by the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Engineers in May 1918. In collaboration with the 1st Field Company, the 2nd Field Company published "Sham Hughes" (one issue) while aboard the ZEELAND. It later published "Peevie" (one issue) while at Larkhill.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the "consists of" fields in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. The finding aid (formerly 9-39) is a list consisting of volume number, file number, title and outside dates. 9-94 (90: Open)

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RG9-III-C-5
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 III-C-5] 4394--4401

[Consultation 90 Open]

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