15th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery
1922
Canadian Field Artillery
1922
as at 25 April 2018
Sub-units
31st Battery
68th Battery
85th Battery
Attached – 5th Siege Battery
Detached: 58th Battery CFA-Victoria; attached to 5th (British Columbia) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery
31st Battery
68th Battery
85th Battery
Attached – 5th Siege Battery
Detached: 58th Battery CFA-Victoria; attached to 5th (British Columbia) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery
Key Appointments
Organizational Changes
68th Battery CFA-North Vancouver; relocalized at Vancouver on March 1st, 1922
85th Battery CFA-New Westminster; and relocalized at Vancouver on March 7st, 1922
68th Battery CFA-North Vancouver; relocalized at Vancouver on March 1st, 1922
85th Battery CFA-New Westminster; and relocalized at Vancouver on March 7st, 1922
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Militia List Part I December 1922
The attached document lists the officers enroled in the 15th Brigade and some of their qualifications. These include: Regimental Staff Lieutenant-Colonel F.T. Coghlan DSO Adjutant Captain J.G. Chutter MC Medical Officer Captain J.W. Woodley MC Veterinary Officer Captain T.R.R. Hoggan 31st Battery Major W.A. Townsley MC Captain C.G. Beeston Lieutenant J.E. Piercey Lieutenant J.C. Byrn 58th Battery (see 5th Regiment C.A.) 68th Battery Major H.L. McPherson Captain R.T. Perry Captain F.C. Whitehead MC 85th Battery Maj D.N. Hossie MC Captain H.R. Bray Lieutenant F.R. Stuart Ammunition Column Captain W.W. Soden-Irwin Lieutenant L.F. Nicholson |
Corps Reserve
Captain A.L. Wilson MC Captain A.J. Cowan MC Lieutenant H. Sherwood Lieutenant H. McL. Ferguson Lieutenant L.M. Leo Lieutenant R.C. Farrow Lieutenant N. Hess MC 5th Siege Battery attached Major F.C. Underhill Captain J.T. Underhill Lieutenant W.C. Woodward Lieutenant T. Todrick Lieutenant J.W. MacDougall Lieutenant A.E. Mc B. Bell-Irving |
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Governor-General's Cup
31 Battery wins the Governor-General's Cup as the best Field Artillery Battery in the Canadian Militia in 1922. |
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Parade Night
A call to all members of 31st Battery to show up for the parade on Thursday night. Dress: Service Dress with bandoliers, no whips, no overcoats. |
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Training
The Brigade was armed with the 18-pounder gun for the field batteries and the 60-pounder for the 5th Siege Battery. Gun drill and riding took on a more serious outlook following the first camps, and when it came time for the 1922 camp a far different Brigade arrived in Sarcee. Local winter training at the Horse Show Building had been interspersed with indoor baseball for the men and polo for the officers. The first honours to fall upon the Brigade were most impressive when at the 1922 camp the 31st Battery won the Governor General's and Earl of Stradbrook Cups for general efficiency, the Grant Challenge Cup for tactics, the Macdonald Challenge Trophy for gun laying and signalling and the Hurdman Challenge Cup plus a cash prize of $140.00 for the efficiency of personnel competition, a record unequalled in the history of the Artillery Association Competitions! …. At considerable expense the 60 pounders would be loaded on Canadian Pacific Rail flatcars and taken to camp.
Vancouver Defended; Peter Moogk, page 57
The Brigade was armed with the 18-pounder gun for the field batteries and the 60-pounder for the 5th Siege Battery. Gun drill and riding took on a more serious outlook following the first camps, and when it came time for the 1922 camp a far different Brigade arrived in Sarcee. Local winter training at the Horse Show Building had been interspersed with indoor baseball for the men and polo for the officers. The first honours to fall upon the Brigade were most impressive when at the 1922 camp the 31st Battery won the Governor General's and Earl of Stradbrook Cups for general efficiency, the Grant Challenge Cup for tactics, the Macdonald Challenge Trophy for gun laying and signalling and the Hurdman Challenge Cup plus a cash prize of $140.00 for the efficiency of personnel competition, a record unequalled in the history of the Artillery Association Competitions! …. At considerable expense the 60 pounders would be loaded on Canadian Pacific Rail flatcars and taken to camp.
Vancouver Defended; Peter Moogk, page 57
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Staff Course
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Training Restrictions
List of units authorized training in 1922 / 1923 |
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Sarcee Camp
Summer training. |
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Active Service?
The Commanding Officer advises Ottawa that 15th Brigade is available should it be required for operations in the Near East. |
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Sports League
A local league is formed with indoor baseball as the first sport. The first game did not go well for the "Artillerists" as they lost 21 -4. |
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15th Brigade Rifle Association
A call for volunteers! A successful first day on the range. |
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Gymkhana
The Vancouver Riding and Driving club organizes a Gymkhana as a fundraiser for the Shaughnessy Military Hospital. The 15th Brigade will provide a display of gn drill.
The Vancouver Riding and Driving club organizes a Gymkhana as a fundraiser for the Shaughnessy Military Hospital. The 15th Brigade will provide a display of gn drill.
Social Page
The unit is mentioned in the Provinces Social Page and in the Vancouver Daily World holding their first dance. The dance was successful enough that a second one was planned.
The unit is mentioned in the Provinces Social Page and in the Vancouver Daily World holding their first dance. The dance was successful enough that a second one was planned.
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Annual Memorial Service
Event held at Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday, 11 June 1922. |
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Church Parade
12 November 1922 |
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Military Ball
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Sergeants' Mess
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Mess Meeting
Thursday, September 7th, 1922. |
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15th Brigade Artillery Association
The Veterans of the 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery from the First World War gather for a reunion, also known as a Smoker.
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Colonel Ogilvie promoted
The former Commanding Officer of the 15th Brigade that was activated in 1916, has been promoted Commander of Military District No 7 in New Brunswick followed by a decision to retire. |
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Lists
The following pages contain additional information relating to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Honours and Awards
Trophies
Commanding Officers and Regimental Sergeants Major
Honoraries
Battery Commanders and Battery Sergeants Major
Band Appointments
Nominal Roll
Guns of the Regiment
Memorial Page
The following pages contain additional information relating to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Honours and Awards
Trophies
Commanding Officers and Regimental Sergeants Major
Honoraries
Battery Commanders and Battery Sergeants Major
Band Appointments
Nominal Roll
Guns of the Regiment
Memorial Page