On this date in 1944, No 1 Railway Operating Group had dispatched 165,104 net tons forward in 11,715 wagons made up in 699 trains during the month of October.

On this date in 1899, the liner Sardinian, having been refitted by the Engineers, sailed for South Africa loaded with troops. Four more ships followed.

On this date in 1826, Sappers Bridge was under construction in Ottawa over the Rideau Canal.

On this date in 1944, L/Sgt A. E. Yeats won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for silencing two enemy pillboxes and capturing 12 enemy while engaged in road clearing operations.

On this date in 1944, 31^st Field Company built a Class 40 Bailey raft that carried a D-7 and supplies on a seven-mile sea voyage over the Scheldt to South Beveland Island in support of Op VITALITY.

On this date in 1949, 56 Field Squadron of St. John's was authorized and recruiting started in March 1950.

On this date in 1918, 6th Battalion Engineers completed Pont Rade, a light railway bridge across a canal near Wasnes that reduced traffic bottlenecks in the area.

On this date in 1981, 56 Field Engineer Squadron completed a Bailey bridge leading to a Boy Scout Camp at Northwest River near Port Blandford, NF.

On this date in 1903, the formation of a Signaling Corps (Militia) was authorized. Until post-WW I they were part of the Engineers.

On this date in 1943, an enemy patrol infiltrated behind a party of Sappers maintaining a river crossing near Colle d'Anchise in Italy. The section commander, A/Cpl M.H. Patriquin was awarded the Military Medal for putting their machine gun out of action and maintaining the crossing.