March 11, 1943
On this date in 1943, 1 Field Company was involved in training other arms in England in mine and booby trap warfare.
March 11, 1916
On this date in 1916, the first of seven Canadian Pioneer Battalions arrived in 1st Division in France. These units helped alleviate the shortage of skilled labour.
March 10, 1943
On this date in 1943, 10 Field Squadron reported bridging operations in Italy were often impossible due to heavy rains.
March 9, 1944
On this date in 1944, 18 Field Company was undergoing loading drills for assault landings. Bicycles were a problem because of a lack of spare parts.
March 8, 1942
On this date in 1942, No 2 Tunneling Company was commended by the British CRE for breaking all records for drilling in Gibraltar by 36%. The average age of these sappers was 35.
March 7, 1719
On this date in 1719, construction began on Fort Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island. The fortress took 25 years to build. In 1961, the Government of Canada started a two decade long project to refurbish the site.
March 6, 1943
On this date in 1943, Lt C.F. Blair of 4 Field Park Squadron was actively engaged in Italy in that Engineer specialty of “scrounging material” - eventually acquiring 65 truckloads.
March 5, 1813
On this date in 1813, Sir Casimar Stanislas Gzowski was born in St. Petersburg Russia. He became staff officer to the Engineer Force of the Dominion and Superintendent of Public Works Canada.
March 4, 1942
On this date in 1942, Spr F.P. Hutchinson returned to 1st Field Company two years after being left behind in France after Dunkirk in 1940. He was awarded the first Military Medal to a Canadian in WW II.
March 3, 1941
On this date in 1941, No. 2 Tunneling Company arrived in Gibraltar to begin work on the tunnels and defensive works in The Rock.