[Mark W. Tonner]

Bill, some background information on the 16th Field Company, RCE:

- initially Called Out on Service in Military District No. 4, as 16th Field Company, RCE, NPAM (Details), under the authority of the Minister of National Defence, with effect from 26 August 1939, as promulgated in General Order Number 124 of 1939 (dated 26 August 1939)

- 16th Field Company, RCE, NPAM (Details) was embodied as a unit of the Canadian Active Service Force, and placed on active service, as the 16th Field Company, RCE, CASF (Details), under the authority of Privy Council Order 2482 of 1 September 1939, with effect from 1 September 1939, as promulgated in General Order Number 135 of 1939 (dated 1 September 1939)

- 16th Field Company, RCE, CASF (Details) was reallocated to the Canadian Army (Active), as the 16th Field Company, RCE (Details), under the authority of Privy Council Order 6645 of 19 November 1940, with effect from 7 November 1940, as promulgated in General Order Number 273 of 1940 (dated 29 November 1940)

- 16th Field Company, RCE (Details) was disbanded as a unit of the Canadian Army (Active), under the authority of Privy Council Order 1053 of 13 February 1941, with effect from 31 December 1940, as promulgated in General Order Number 44 of 1941 (dated 19 February 1941)

- 16th Field Company, RCE, CASF was embodied as a unit of the Canadian Active Service Force, and placed on active service, as the 16th Field Company, RCE, CASF (as a component of the 3rd Divisional Engineers, RCE, CASF (3rd Division, CASF)), under the authority of Privy Council Order 60/4274 of 28 August 1940, with effect from 24 May 1940, as promulgated in General Order Number 184 of 1940 (dated 5 September 1940)

- 16th Field Company, RCE, CASF was reallocated to the Canadian Army (Active), as the 16th Field Company, RCE, under the authority of Privy Council Order 6645 of 19 November 1940, with effect from 7 November 1940, as promulgated in General Order Number 273 of 1940 (dated 29 November 1940)

- 16th Field Company, RCE (a component of the 3rd Divisional Engineers, RCE (3rd Canadian Infantry Division)) was disbanded as a unit of the Canadian Army (Active), under the authority of Privy Council Order 53/492 of 13 February 1946, as promulgated in General Order Number 52 of 1946 (dated 2 March 1946)

Also, the War Diaries for the 16th Field Company, RCE, can be found at Library and Archives Canada under:

- for the period July 1940 to April 1943 - RG24-C-3. Volume/box number: 14742, File number: 718 or on microfilm reels T-18391, T-18392, and T-18393

- for the period May 1943 to October 1945 - RG24-C-3. Volume/box number: 14743, File number: 718 or on microfilm reels T-18393, and T-18394

Also, as Terry Warner pointed out, more information on the 16th Field Company, RCE, can be found in THE HISTORY OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS, VOLUME II: 1936-1946, by Colonel A.J. Kerry & Major W.A. McDill, published 1966, by The Military Engineers Association of Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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