2012-03-26 Triumph TWW-500 cc 1957 CAR 57-93923 14 miles only
12 Service Battalion Museum is located in the Sherman Armouries at 5500 No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The unit has been renamed 39 Service Battalion, as it is now part of 39 Brigade, but the museum’s formal name has not changed yet. Indeed the unit is an amalgamation of most of the supporting units over the years, and after the closing of the Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack, the only Canadian Army base on the West Coast, some of the Regular Force units were moved in with the Reserve Army units. The museum is a small one and the exhibits are in display cases in the main foyer and the hallways. Several retired obsolete military vehicles are outside on display, and one is inside.
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Monument Vehicles
- The vehicle have been repainted and they should be back on display by the end of 2024. We need to replace two concrete pads, build a shelter for the jeep and its trailer, and we are adding a 1-1/2 Ton Trailer to the rear of the M135 1-1/2 Ton 6X6 truck and this duo will be mounted South of the other vehicles, along No. 4 Road. The Jeep and its trailer were painted white and put in United Nations markings for display at the PNE decades ago, but this model of Jeep was not used on UN missions. Its true identity as q 12 MP Platoon Jeep was discovered durng research and it has been restored as an MP Jeep.
- M135CDN 1950s “Deuce and a Half” With Winch 2-1/2 Ton 6X6 truck. Ex-15 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. This model was also used by 12 Service Battalion.
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WRECKER ex-12 Service Battalion
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CJ-7 Jeep 1980s – ex-12 Military Police Platoon
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M100CDN 1953 1/4 Ton 2-wheeled trailer.
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INSIDE
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Triumph TRW 1957 solo motorcycle, “New Old Stock”. It was never used and was uncrated and placed on display.
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Without the Service Battalion with its various Corps and sub-units, the combat soldiers would be hungry, naked and unarmed. The Service Battalion supplies the front line soldiers with clothing, weapons, food and drink, vehicles, equipment. It also maintains the vehicles, firearms etc.The composition of the unit has changed over the years and the Signals and Medical sub-units are not presently part of the Service Battalion. In the past there were support type units such as the Veterinary Corps which was needed because of horses being used in the army. During World War II (1939-1945) the Army operated a small fleet of boats on the West Coast.
There have always been support units, but this Service Battalion went through various name and location changes over the years.
Here is a link to a Wikipedia article about the unit.