15th Field Brigade
Canadian Artillery
1931
Canadian Artillery
1931
as at 24 January 2020
Sub-units
31st Field Battery
68th Field Battery
85th Field Battery
Attached – 5th Medium Battery
Detached: 58th Field Battery CA-Victoria; attached to 5th (British Columbia) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery
31st Field Battery
68th Field Battery
85th Field Battery
Attached – 5th Medium Battery
Detached: 58th Field Battery CA-Victoria; attached to 5th (British Columbia) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery
Key Appointments
Armoury Plans
Progress continues on acquisition of an Armoury and the Brigade was still located in the Horse Show Building near Stanley Park. there is support provided through the local press.
Progress continues on acquisition of an Armoury and the Brigade was still located in the Horse Show Building near Stanley Park. there is support provided through the local press.
Armoury Approval
Great news from Ottawa! The new Armoury has been approved and funds have been allocated to initiate the purchase of land in Kitsilano.
Great news from Ottawa! The new Armoury has been approved and funds have been allocated to initiate the purchase of land in Kitsilano.
Armoury Land Purchase
The property at 2025 West 11th Avenue was owned by Mary Dinsmore. Mary was the wife of John Dinsmore who owned Dinsmore Island in the Fraser River at one time. If you drive from the airport to Richmond you might pass over the Dinsmore Bridge where the island used to be located. The island was purchased by the Vancouver Airport and the stretch of water between Sea Island and Dinsmore Island was filled in. Mar'y's house at 2025 West 11th Avenue was relocated and may still be standing somewhere in Vancouver!
Mary Dinsmore had a son, Garnet Irvine Dinsmore, who served in the Foresty Corps in the First World War, moved to California afterwards and served in US Army Communications during the Second World War.
It is also believed that part of the land purchased was owned by BC Hardwoods, an importer of wood from Australia and Asia. This company was owned by J. Fife-Smith, a local Park Commissioner.
The property at 2025 West 11th Avenue was owned by Mary Dinsmore. Mary was the wife of John Dinsmore who owned Dinsmore Island in the Fraser River at one time. If you drive from the airport to Richmond you might pass over the Dinsmore Bridge where the island used to be located. The island was purchased by the Vancouver Airport and the stretch of water between Sea Island and Dinsmore Island was filled in. Mar'y's house at 2025 West 11th Avenue was relocated and may still be standing somewhere in Vancouver!
Mary Dinsmore had a son, Garnet Irvine Dinsmore, who served in the Foresty Corps in the First World War, moved to California afterwards and served in US Army Communications during the Second World War.
It is also believed that part of the land purchased was owned by BC Hardwoods, an importer of wood from Australia and Asia. This company was owned by J. Fife-Smith, a local Park Commissioner.
Invasion of Vancouver Island
Vancouver units performed a mock invasion of Vancouver Island under command of Lt. Col. W.W. Foster.
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Vancouver units performed a mock invasion of Vancouver Island under command of Lt. Col. W.W. Foster.
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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