June 10, 1884
On this date in 1884, an Engineer Branch was established at Military Headquarters in Ottawa and the care of all military buildings and fortifications was transferred from Public Works.
June 9, 1862
On this date in 1862, the Province of Canada Militia Act was amended to include Engineer companies as corps liable to serve in peacetime.
June 8, 1945
On this date in 1945, 3rd Battalion officially opened the Foulkes and Simond bridges at Arnhem. These were steel-piled Bailey bridges about 1400 feet long.
June 5, 1944
On this date in 1944, between 8 May and 5 June, the RCE in Italy had built 31 bridges totalling 2300 feet in length. The longest was 170-foot Triple-Single Load Class 9 Bailey bridge.
June 4, 1956
On this date in 1956, elements of 2 Field Squadron were deployed to Creston, BC to work on the dykes that were threatened by the flooding Kootenay River.
June 4, 1918
On this date in 1918, the Canadian Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Company was authorized and came under Commander [Canadian] Royal Engineers, Canadian Corps troops.
June 3, 1918
On this date in 1918, to overcome the lack of adequate transport, the Canadian Mechanical Transport Company was formed to support the Engineers.
June 2, 1916
On this date in 1916, while working on a tunnel, both exits were collapsed by enemy fire. Upon digging themselves out, the tunnellers found themselves behind German lines and were taken prisoner.