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28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion
Active1965–2009
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Army Primary Reserve
Garrison/HQOttawa, Ontario
Motto(s)DEVOIR AVANT TOUT
ColorsMarine Corps Scarlet, Oriental Blue, Gold
March"Duty Above All"
Insignia
Abbreviation28 Svc Bn / 28 Bon Svc

28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion was a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve unit in the Canadian Army. The battalion, formed in 1965, was one of six army reserve, combat service support units in Ontario, and 21 Reserve Service Battalions across Canada. The battalion was made up of officers and soldiers primarily from the Logistics Branch and the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) providing Combat Service Support to other military organizations in eastern Ontario - by means of transportation, supply, administration, food services, and mechanical repair and recovery activities.

The unit motto was Devoir Avant Tout which translates to "Duty Above All". This motto was adopted by 33 Service Battalion, when 28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion was tactically grouped with 26 (North Bay) Service Battalion and their Maintenance detachment in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; following the restructuring of the Canadian Army Primary Reserves and attaching specific service elements to their geographic Brigades.

History

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Formed on 1 January 1965, Ottawa Service Battalion was made up of seven units, 130 Transport Company (RCASC), 3 Ordnance Company (RCOC), 28 Technical Squadron (RCEME), 13 Personnel Depot, 113 Manning Depot, 10 Medical Company (Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps), and 54 Dental Unit (Royal Canadian Dental Corps). The unit became part of the Ottawa Militia District. The Ottawa Service Battalion, originally Stationed at the Wallis House Armouries, moved to Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury[1] in 1990., where it remains today, collocated with 3rd Field Engineer Squadron and 763 (Ottawa) Communication Regiment.

On 1 January 1970, the army reserves were restructured; creating Militia Districts - the Ottawa Service Battalion became part of the Ottawa Militia District (OMD).[2]

In 1975 when all Service Battalions were numbered Ottawa Service Battalion was given the numerical "28". The numbering system was based on geography, starting in Western Canada. All Ontario Service Battalions with the exception of Thunder Bay were affiliated with 2 Service Battalion, a regular force unit based in Petawawa, Ontario. Thus, the Ontario units were given the new designations: 21 (Windsor), 22 (London), 23 (Hamilton), 25 (Toronto), 26 (North Bay), and 28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion.

Additional restructuring of the Army Reserve occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, and in 1997 the Militia Districts were reorganized into 10 Brigade Groups, using as inspiration the numbered reserve brigades that had served in Canada in the Second World War. 28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion became part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) headquartered in Ottawa. 33 CBG encompassed the units along Ontario Highway 401 from Oshawa to Cornwall, the units in the National Capital Region (Canada), and the army reserve units along the Trans-Canada Highway between Pembroke and Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.

In 2009, the combat service support units in 33 CBG were consolidated. 26 Service Battalion and 28 Service Battalion were tactically grouped under a single Commanding Officer and unit headquarters. In 2010, 28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion was absorbed into the newly named, 33 Service Battalion.

28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion was last commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel D. Hind, CD and the Regimental Sergeant Major was Chief Warrant Officer H. Hubbard, CD before being tactically grouped with 26 Service Battalion.

Leadership

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Commanding Officers:

  • 1967-1969: LCol D.O. Hill, CD
  • 1969-1972: LCol A.F. Cooper, CD
  • 1972-1975: LCol Gubbels, CD
  • 1975-1978: LCol R.H.C. Gamble, CD
  • 1978-1980: LCol D. MacMillan, CD
  • 1980-1983: LCol M. Hind, CD
  • 1983-1986: LCol R.G. Thompson, CD
  • 1986-1988: LCol V. McDougall, CD
  • 1988-1991: LCol R.B. Stasuik, CD
  • 1991-1995: LCol G.J. Hollink, CD
  • 1995-1997: LCol G. Inlow, CD
  • 1997-1999: LCol A.J. Thomson, CD
  • 1999-2002: LCol S.L. Holland, CD
  • 2002-2005: LCol M.A. Rafferty, CD
  • 2005-2006: LCol D.L. Cowling, CD
  • 2006-2009: LCol D. Hind, CD

Regimental Sergeants Major:

  • 1965-1968: WO1 F.B. Shouldice, CD
  • 1968-1970: WO1 B.J. Botte, CD
  • 1970-1972: CWO J.V. Gow, CD
  • 1972-1974: CWO D.B. Nicholson, CD
  • 1974-1976: CWO D.A. Tresham, CD
  • 1976-1979: CWO J.H.P. Oakley, CD
  • 1979-1981: CWO G. MacMillan, CD
  • 1981-1985: CWO L.B. Dannenberg, CD
  • 1985-1991: CWO D. Luberti, CD
  • 1991-1993: CWO Y. Carriere, CD
  • 1993-1995: CWO J.C. Drouin, CD
  • 1995-1999: CWO G.G. Smith, CD
  • 1999-2001: CWO D.A. Lalonde, CD
  • 2001-2002: MWO B. Peddle, CD
  • 2002-2003: MWO A. Watts, CD
  • 2003-2008: CWO R. Hayes, CD
  • 2008-2010: CWO H.G. Hubbard, CD

Honorary Colonels of the Regiment:

  • 2008–2020: Honorary Colonel Shirley Westeinde, CD


References

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  1. ^ "Major E. J. G. Holland VC Armoury: Memorial 35060-078 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/organization/districts.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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