1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment
The Royal Canadian Artillery
Canadian Active Service Force
1939
The Royal Canadian Artillery
Canadian Active Service Force
1939
as at 8 November 2018
Sub-units
9th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA
10th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA
11th Anti-AircraftBattery, RCA
9th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA
10th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA
11th Anti-AircraftBattery, RCA
Command Team
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Curran Tees, MM
Corporal in 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force, awarded Military Medal in 1918, Lieutenant in 31st Field Battery, 15th Field Brigade Canadian Artillery from 1925 to 1927, Major in 68th Battery, 15th Field Brigade Canadian Artillery in 1934, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel and stood up the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery on 15 May 1939,
Corporal in 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force, awarded Military Medal in 1918, Lieutenant in 31st Field Battery, 15th Field Brigade Canadian Artillery from 1925 to 1927, Major in 68th Battery, 15th Field Brigade Canadian Artillery in 1934, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel and stood up the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery on 15 May 1939,
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The formation of the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA. was announced in May 1939. The 68th Battery and the 15th Brigade's attached 5th Battery provided the initial manpower and became the 9th and 11th Batteries of the new regiment. The Commanding Officer of the 15th Brigade, Lt. Col. G.Y.L. Crossley, stated, "l am glad to hear that the department is now able to implement what it has long recognized as a pressing need for the defense of Vancouver", that the "formation of the anti-aircraft unit has been only delayed because it was not possible to get the guns in the past". Little did he know that events shaping in Europe would delay the arrival of the first anti-aircraft gun for three years.
Vancouver Defended, pg 60, Peter Moogk |
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Call Out!
The 2nd Anti-Aircraft Battery RCA is called out pursuant to the authority granted the Minister of National Defence |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Tees returns to Vancouver
Lieutenant-Colonel Percy (Peter) Tees returns from England after 13 months training. |
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Ted Edmonds Collection
Additional photos with date but little description as to location or event. |
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