Army Troops Companies and Canadian Engineers worked in the corps area. Constructing defences, accommodation and route communications. In addition, ran corps workshops and parks, built positions for heavy guns, and worked on water supply, frequently in forward areas.
No.1 Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers
No.1 Army Troops Company organizes in Ottawa in September 1915 as 1st Fortress Company, Canadian Engineers. Commanded by Captain K. Stewart.Personnel drawn from Canadian Engineers Training Depot in Ottawa. Left Quebec 22 October 1915 aboard CALIFORNIA.
Arrive in England 1 November 1915. Renamed 1st Army Corps Troops Company, Canadian Engineers in November 1915. Arrives in France 17 January 1916. 1st Canadian Division. Renamed 1st Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers in February 1916.
Demobilizes at Ottawa, April 1919. Disbands by General Order 192 of 1 November 1920
No.2 Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers
No.2 Army Troops Company organized in Ottawa in August 1915 as 2nd Fortress Company, Canadian Engineers. Commanded by Captain G.H. Sharo. Personnel drawn from Canadian Engineers Training Depot in Ottawa. Left Montreal 6 November 1915 aboard SCANDINAVIAN.
Arrives in England 16 November 1915. Renamed 2nd Army Corps Troops Company, Canadian Engineers in November 1916.
Demobilizes at London, Ontario April 1919. Disbands by General Order 192 of 1 November 1920. Publishes “Busy Beaver” April – December 1916
No.3 Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers
No.3 Army Troops Company organizes in Shorncliffe in May 1916 under the command of Major E. S. Hill. Personnel drawn from Canadian Engineers Training Depot in Shorncliffe.
Arrives in France 10 June 1916. 3rd Canadian Division.
Demobilizes at Toronto in April 1919. Disbands by General Order 192 of 1 December 1920
No.4 Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers
No.4 Army Troops Company organizes in Crowborough in October 1916 under the command of Major C. B. Russell. Personnel drawn from Canadian Engineers Training Depot in Shorncliffe.
Arrives in France 22 January 1918. 4th Canadian Division.
Demobilizes at Halifax in April 1919. Disbands by General Order 192 of 1 November 1920.
No.5 Army Troops Company, Canadian Engineers
No.5 Army Troops Company organizes in Crowborough in April 1917 under the command of Major E. R. Vence. Personnel drawn from Canadian Engineers Training Depot.
Arrive in France 28 June 1917. Under the command of CRE Corps Troops, Canadian Corps until November 1917 when it came under the command of CRE VIII and, later, XIII Corps of the British Army. It was returned to the Canadian Corps in March 1918.
Demobilizes at Winnipeg in April 1919. Disbands by General Order 192 of 1 November 1920.
More Units
Other units besides Army Troops Companies already covered:
29th (Vancouver) Battalion in the Great War
31st (Alberta) Battalion in the Great War
42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada) in the Great War
Canadian Corps of Signals, Canadian Engineers, Signal Service, in the Great War
Artillery – Heavy and Siege Battery in the Great War
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