31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins)

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31 Combat Engineer Regiment
Active
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Military Engineers
Role	Combat Engineers
Size	Two Field Squadrons
Part of	31 Canadian Brigade Group
Commanders
Current commander	L. Col. Hampson
Ceremonial chief	HM Queen Elizabeth II

31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins), is currently a combat engineer regiment of the Canadian Forces, supporting 31 Canadian Brigade Group. It consists of two field squadrons: 48 Field Squadron in Waterloo, Ontario, and 7 Field Squadron in St. Thomas, Ontario. The Elgins existed before the Confederation of Canada, unofficially in 1866.

[edit] The history of The Elgins

Year	Change
1866	25th Elgin Battalion of Infantry.
1900	25th Elgin Regiment
1903	(disbanded)
1904	25th Elgin Regiment (re-formed)
1915	Canadian Expeditionary Force: 18th, 33rd, and 91st Battalions raised
1920	The Elgin Regiment
1921	Canadian Expeditionary Force: 1st Battalion (perpetuating 91st Battalion CEF) 2nd (Reserve) Battalion
1942	25th Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)
1943	1st Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment
1943	25th Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)
1946	The Elgin Regiment (Infantry)
1954	The Elgin Regiment (27th Armoured Regiment)
1958	The Elgin Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps)
1997	31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins)