12 (Vancouver) Service Company
| 12 (Vancouver) Service Company | |
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| Active | 15 February 1965 – present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Primary Reserve |
| Type | Combat Service Support Unit |
| Part of |
3rd Canadian Division |
| Garrison/HQ |
Colonel Sherman Armoury Richmond, British Columbia |
| Motto(s) | "Duty Above All" |
| March | "Duty Above All" |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | LCol R. Alolega |
| Regimental Sergeant Major | CWO P.R.J. Lavallee |
| Officer Commanding 12 Coy | Maj A Foort |
| Company Sergeant Major | MWO M Morrison |
| Abbreviation | 12 Svc Coy |
| Location | The Sherman Armoury, 5500 No. 4 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Type | Service Battalion Museum |
3rd Canadian Division
39 Canadian Brigade Group
Colonel Sherman Armoury
12 (Vancouver) Service Company (12 Svc Coy) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit of the Canadian Forces that can fight in a defensive role and provides logistical support to the units within 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which consists of all Primary Reserve units in British Columbia.
In Canada, service battalions were originally created from many corps that were once part the Canadian Forces. The units which were amalgamated to form service battalions were:
No. 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion was created on 15 February 1965 and received royal assent in June 1977. Originally, the battalion was based at the North Jericho Complex and was named Vancouver Militia Service Battalion. In 1971, the battalion was reassigned to the South Jericho Complex. In 1974, changes to Militia service battalions of the Canadian Forces occurred and then led to the change in the battalion's name from Vancouver Militia Service Battalion to the current title, 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion. On 10 April 1988, 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion moved for the final time, from the South Jericho Complex to the current location where the battalion is headquartered, the Colonel Sherman Armoury in Richmond, British Columbia. On 8 March 1993, the City of Richmond awarded 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion with freedom of the city and then on 17 April 1993, 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion marched "through the city streets with drums beating, flags flying, and bayonets fixed."
In 2010, the two Service Battalions within 39 CBG, 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion and 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion, were amalgamated and changed to companies. The two units now make up two companies of 39 Service Battalion. As a result, 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion was renamed: 11 (Victoria) Service Company, and 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion was renamed: 12 (Vancouver) Service Company. The Armoury was used as a communications operations base for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
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