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|partof = [[2nd (Reserve) Brigade (Cornwall)|2nd (Reserve) Brigade]] | |partof = [[2nd (Reserve) Brigade (Cornwall)|2nd (Reserve) Brigade]] | ||
|garrison = [[Hugh Barracks]], [[Isles of Scilly]] | |garrison = [[Hugh Barracks]], [[Isles of Scilly]] | ||
|patron=St Austol | |patron=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austol St Austol] | ||
|type = Engineers | |type = Engineers | ||
}}The '''7th (Saint Austell) Company''' is an engineer company of the [[Cornish Army]] which was established on the 28th of September 2024 by the [[Irish Army]] and later incorporated into the Cornish Army | }}The '''7th (Saint Austell) Company''' is an engineer company of the [[Cornish Army]] which was established on the 28th of September 2024 by the [[Irish Army]] and later incorporated into the Cornish Army. The company was named after the Cornish saint [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austol St Austol]. | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
The 7th Company is a reservist company and so does not actively deploy to patrol the borders or territory of the country, however it partakes in engineering tasks such as fortification, entrenchment, bridge building and ensuring roads and other infastructure are useable. | The 7th Company is a reservist company and so does not actively deploy to patrol the borders or territory of the country, however it partakes in engineering tasks such as fortification, entrenchment, bridge building and ensuring roads and other infastructure are useable. |
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The 7th (Saint Austell) Company is an engineer company of the Cornish Army which was established on the 28th of September 2024 by the Irish Army and later incorporated into the Cornish Army. The company was named after the Cornish saint St Austol.
Operations
The 7th Company is a reservist company and so does not actively deploy to patrol the borders or territory of the country, however it partakes in engineering tasks such as fortification, entrenchment, bridge building and ensuring roads and other infastructure are useable.
The company was deployed to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon alongside units of the Irish Army from 10th October to 10th November, it mainly partook in establishing civilian based infastructure.
Garrison
Structure
The Company is divided into 3 platoons of which one is designated as a transport platoon which main purpose is to provide logistical transport for the two other platoons.
- HQ Detachment
- No.1 (Tregorrick) Platoon (engineer)
- No.2 (Boscoppa) Platoon (engineer)
- No.3 (Holmbush) Platoon (transport)
History
The 7th Company was established on the 28th September by the Irish Army and two days later was transferred to the Cornish Army, it was originally made to be an active engineer company that would be deployed to support frontline vehicles during the Reclamation war, the unit was moved to reserves on the 2nd October and was chosen to be sent to Lebanon during the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to help support the Irish troops established there.