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#2573 Cadet Corps

Name -         6th Field Squadron Royal Canadian Engineer Cadet Corps

Location     North Vancouver, BC

Formed      January 25, 1956    Disbanded       Active  

Commanding Officers/Chief Instructors- 

Capt G. King (25 Jan 1956 - April 1956) Biography
Capt Derrick Humphreys (April 1956 - May 1959) Biography
Capt Harry Adams (May 1959 - 1962) Biography
Capt George King (1962) Biography
Capt Ernie Pennington (1962 – May 1965) Biography
Lt. S. Bennett (May 1965- ? 1965) Biography
Capt Harry Adams (1965-1966)  Biography
Capt George (Bud) Royle (1966 - June 1969) Biography
Capt Don Royle (June 1969 - 31 March 1971) Biography
Capt Don Straumford ( 1 April 1971 - 22 Jan 1973 ) Biography
Capt Allen Barrett (23 January 1973 - 31 May 1979) Biography
Capt Bob Irvine (01 June 1979 - 14 Oct 1986) Biography
Capt Brian Seward (15 Oct 1986 - 15 Oct 1989) Biography
Capt Don Parr-Pearson (16 Oct 1989 - 11 Dec 1990) Biography
Capt Mike Millard (12 Dec 1990 - 30 Nov 1994) Biography
Capt Wendy Blomme (01 Dec 1994 - 14 June 1997) Biography
Capt Rob Thompson (15 June 1997 - 27 May 2000) Biography
Capt Rick Nicholson (28 May 2000 - 26 Oct 2003) Biography
Captain Mike Millard (27 Dec 2003 - 07 Nov 2004) Biography
Captain Bob Irvine (08 Nov 2004 - Present) Biography

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LCol J.P. Fell Armoury  - North Vancouver (F.Arseneault)

interior facing NE (F.Arseneault)

interior facing NE (F.Arseneault)

interior facing south (F.Arseneault)

History -   

In 1956 under the sponsorship of 6th Fd Sqn RCE CA (M) formation unit became known as 2573 6th Field Squadron RCE Cadet Corps. affil.: 7th Field Engineer Regt RCE, Jan 25, 1956. They are sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 118, North Vancouver. (auth?)

 

"Captain Derrick Humphreys (Former Mayor of West Vancouver ) was asked to start an Engineer Cadet Corps by Major Bill Dow, the Commanding Officer of 6^th Field Engineer Squadron. It was initially affiliated with the 7th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) in Vancouver, the parent regiment of 6^th Field. The corps was registered as 6^th Field Squadron Royal Canadian Engineers Cadet Corps on 25 January 1956 and was given the corps number 2573. When #2570 North Shore Cadet Corps disbanded, the remaining cadets were absorbed by #2573.

During the late 1960s and into the 1970s, the popularity of the cadet programme experienced a down turn and the entire programme was re-evaluated at the National level with a view to making some changes. With a new mandate, major changes to the training programme and new cadet uniforms in 1977, enrolment was once again on the increase. During this time, the corps re-badged and changed its name from 6th Field Squadron RCE Cadets Corps to the 6th Field Engineer Squadron Cadet Corps (the name still used today). These changes were brought about following the affiliated unit’s Branch changing from the Royal Canadian Engineers to the Canadian Military Engineers.

In the near future, the name of the corps will once again change as the affiliated unit’s name changes. The word “Field” is soon to be eliminated. The corps will be known as 6th Engineer Squadron Cadet Corps."  - Capt Bob Irvine Dec 2005

 

1956

These 12 photos were taken in June 1956, about three months after the formation of the Corps, during a weekend field exercise.  The exercise was held somewhere out towards Mission, BC with the assistance of members of 6 Fd Sqn. These are probably the first ever photos taken of the corps

(Tony Humphreys)

 

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The Bren Gun (Tony Humphreys)

 

Loading up in 2-ton trucks (Tony Humphreys)

 

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All the photos on this page have been generously submitted by Capt Bob Irvine and are part of the corps collection. 

1960

Annual Inspection

1961

1962

1963

1964-1972

1973

Annual Inspection

1974

Annual Inspection May 27

Formed up	Inspecting the corps
March past	First aid demo
rescue demo	Bridge construction model
Building a hootchie	Communications
Communications	Building the A-Frame for a river crossing
Raising the A-Frame	Attaching the pulley

1975

Visit to Fort Lewis, Washington April 1975

Annual Inspection May 26, 1975

1976

Joint exercise with #105 RC Sea Cadet Corps on Gambier Island

1977

Annual Inspection May 30

1979

1980

2006

The corps (courtesy Capt Bob Irvine)