Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers Memorial

Located in CFB Borden, at the corner of Lundy Lane and Ensign Road, in front of the RCEME Headquarters. Dedicated on 15 May 1994 by the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch, this memorial is dedicated to the members of the former Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) and the men and women who currently serve quietly to keep the fighting troops in good running order, the Electrical and Mechanic Engineers. These Craftsmen are represented by the Weapons Techs, Vehicle Techs, Material Techs and Fire Control Systems Techs. Vital links in the organization, but they don’t get the glory of the front line troops. The memorial was dedicated to commemorate the 50 years of service that RCEME has provided.

Inscription

[front, base/devant, bas]

1944 ARTE ET MARTE 1994

[back, upper plaque/arrière, plaque du haut]

CANADA’S CRAFTSMEN

THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RCEME) WAS FORMED AS A SEPARATE ENGINEERING CORPS OF THE CANADIAN ARMY ON 15 MAY 1944. MEMBERS OF THE NEW CORPS WERE DRAWN FROM THE ENGINEERING BRANCH OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN ORDNANCE CORPS
THOSE FROM OTHER CORPS JOINED IN THE YEARS AFTER THE WAR. IN 1968 AS A RESULT OF INTEGRATION, RCEME WAS DISBANDED AND MOST OF ITS MEMBERS WERE COMBINED WITH THE MOBILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TECHNICIANS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE TO FORM THE LAND ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT BRANCH. THE BRANCH NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE LAND ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BRANCH IN 1984 AND TO THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BRANCH ON 01 JANUARY 1994. FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS THEY HAVE KEPT THEIR IDENTITY AS CANADA’S CRAFTSMEN AND HAVE PROUDLY PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE CANADIAN FORCES. THEIR REPUTATION AS SOLDIERS, TECHNICIANS AND ENGINEERS IS REFLECTED IN THEIR MOTTO
“ARTE ET MATRE”, BY SKILL AND BY FIGHTING

15 MAY 1994

LES ARTISANS DU CANADA

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[back, lower plaque/arrière, plaque du bas]

50 YEARS OF SERVICE

CANADA’S CRAFTSMEN DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN BATTLE IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, THE D-DAY LANDING IN NORMANDY, NORTHWEST EUROPE, KOREA AND IN THE PERSIAN GULF. THEY HAVE SERVED IN ALL THEATRES IN WORLD WAR II, THROUGHOUT CANADA, IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION AND IN MOST UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

[back, lower plaque/arrière, plaque du bas]

50 ANS DE SERVICE

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[wall/mur]

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Marker Text:
1944 ARTE ET MARTE 1994

Situé à la BFC Borden, à l’intersection de l’allée Lundy et de la route Ensign et devant le Quartier général du GEMRC, ce mémorial fut inauguré le 15 mai 1994 par la Branche du Génie électrique et mécanique. Il est dédié aux membres de l’ancien Corps du Génie électrique et mécanique royal canadien (GEMRC) ainsi qu’aux hommes et aux femmes, soit les ingénieurs mécaniques et électriques, qui servent actuellement de façon discrète en veillant au bon fonctionnement des troupes combattantes. Ces artisans sont représentés par les techniciens d’armement, les techniciens de véhicules, les techniciens des matériaux et les techniciens de systèmes de contrôle du tir. Ils représentent des maillons essentiels de l’organisation, mais ils ne récoltent pas la gloire des troupes de la ligne de front. Le monument a été inauguré en hommage aux 50 années de service du GEMRC.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.