39 Service Battalion (39 Svc Bn; French: 39e Bataillon des services) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit of the Canadian Forces that can fight in a defensive role and provides both logistical and army engineering maintenance support to the units within 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which consists of all Primary Reserve army units in British Columbia.
| 39 Service Battalion | |
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| 39e Bataillon des services (French) | |
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| Active | 2010–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army Primary Reserve |
| Type | Service battalion (combat service support) |
| Role | Combat service support |
| Size | 4 companies |
| Part of | 39 Canadian Brigade Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Richmond, British Columbia |
| Motto(s) | Concordia victrix (Latin for 'A good spirit conquers') |
| Website | canada |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding officer | LCol A.M. Foort, CD |
| Regimental sergeant major | CWO M. Morrison, MMM, CD |
| Abbreviation | 39 Svc Bn |
History
editPrior to 2010, 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG), which is the headquarters responsible for all Primary Reserve army units in British Columbia, had two individual service battalions under its chain of command. The two individual service battalions were 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion and 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion.
In 2010, the two individual service battalions in 39 Canadian Brigade Group were amalgamated into the two companies that make up the new 39 Service Battalion.
Current structure
edit39 Service Battalion is composed of four companies.
- Administration Company in Richmond
- 11 (Victoria) Company (11 Coy) in Victoria
- 12 (Vancouver) Company (12 Coy) in Richmond, with a detachment at Chilliwack
- Technical Services Company (Tech Svcs Coy) in Richmond, with a detachment at Chilliwack