The Royal Canadian Artillery
Vancouver, BC
1949
Vancouver, BC
1949
as at 23 March 2025
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On 29 September 1949, The Vancouver Coast Regiment, RCA was redesignated the 102nd Coast Regiment, RCA.
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Canadian Officer Training Corps
The COTC was a program instituted in 1912 that provided incentives for students to join a uniformed contingent on a part-time basis while attending university. The program provided paid employment through the summer months and gave additional credits for military focused training. Many graduates subsequently continued their careers in either the Regular Force or Primary Reserve units across Canada. Officer Cadet Vic Stevenson was a COTC member in his early career.
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The COTC was a program instituted in 1912 that provided incentives for students to join a uniformed contingent on a part-time basis while attending university. The program provided paid employment through the summer months and gave additional credits for military focused training. Many graduates subsequently continued their careers in either the Regular Force or Primary Reserve units across Canada. Officer Cadet Vic Stevenson was a COTC member in his early career.
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New Equipment - Bush Uniforms
The Bush uniform was brought into issue in 1949 but may have taken additional time before it reached the units in Vancouver. It was designed as a replacement for Khaki Drill and is a very similar pattern. It consisted of a jacket, long trousers, shirt, hat, and brassard in a dark olive green (O.D. Number 7) cotton drill material. It was worn as a field/ fatigue uniform or starched and pressed for garrison wear. It was worn by the unit as late as 1974.
The Bush uniform was brought into issue in 1949 but may have taken additional time before it reached the units in Vancouver. It was designed as a replacement for Khaki Drill and is a very similar pattern. It consisted of a jacket, long trousers, shirt, hat, and brassard in a dark olive green (O.D. Number 7) cotton drill material. It was worn as a field/ fatigue uniform or starched and pressed for garrison wear. It was worn by the unit as late as 1974.
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The Reorganization of the Canadian Militia 1919-1920
Document, dated 31 Jan 1949, examines the plan for the reorganization of the Canadian Militia after the First World War. |
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Obituaries
Driver Fred Athey
On June, 3, 1949 at Deer Lodge Hospital, Fred Athey, aged 70 years, beloved husband of Beatrice Athey of 219 Brooklyn St., St. James. Funeral service 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home, 282 Kennedy St. Internment in military plot, Brookside cemetery.
Driver Athey was a member of 59th Battery, 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery.
On June, 3, 1949 at Deer Lodge Hospital, Fred Athey, aged 70 years, beloved husband of Beatrice Athey of 219 Brooklyn St., St. James. Funeral service 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home, 282 Kennedy St. Internment in military plot, Brookside cemetery.
Driver Athey was a member of 59th Battery, 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery.
Bombardier Thomas Neiland
Passed away in Vancouver, B.C., on March 1st, 1949, Thomas Neiland of Alta Lake, B.C., in his 79th year. Survived by his loving wife; one son, Thomas W. Neiland, Kamloops, B.C.; one step-daughter, Mrs. W.O. Betts, Port McNeill, B.C.; two step-sons John A. Jardine, Squamish, B.C., Robert L. Jardine, RCAF, Whitehorse, Y.T.; two brothers, Peter A. Neiland, Chicago, Ill; two sisters, Mrs. A. Kritlow, Baldwin Park, Calif., five grandchildren. Funeral service Friday at 2. P.m. in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Maple St. Internment, Lawn Section, Mountain View Cemetery.
Bombardier Neiland enroled in the Vancouver Volunteer Reserve, Boorman's Battery on 6 October 1915.
Passed away in Vancouver, B.C., on March 1st, 1949, Thomas Neiland of Alta Lake, B.C., in his 79th year. Survived by his loving wife; one son, Thomas W. Neiland, Kamloops, B.C.; one step-daughter, Mrs. W.O. Betts, Port McNeill, B.C.; two step-sons John A. Jardine, Squamish, B.C., Robert L. Jardine, RCAF, Whitehorse, Y.T.; two brothers, Peter A. Neiland, Chicago, Ill; two sisters, Mrs. A. Kritlow, Baldwin Park, Calif., five grandchildren. Funeral service Friday at 2. P.m. in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Maple St. Internment, Lawn Section, Mountain View Cemetery.
Bombardier Neiland enroled in the Vancouver Volunteer Reserve, Boorman's Battery on 6 October 1915.
Corporal David Jonathan Slatcher
April 21, 1949, David Jonathan Slatcher, 1265 W. 8th Ave., in his 68th year. Survived by one brother, Henry in England; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Barnes in Wales, and Mrs. F.E. Porter of this city. Funeral service in the Chapel of Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Co., Kingsway at 11th Ave., Rev S. Aikenhead officiating. Cremation.
Corporal Slatcher enlisted with the 68th Overseas Depot Field Battery as a Driver on 21 February 1916.
April 21, 1949, David Jonathan Slatcher, 1265 W. 8th Ave., in his 68th year. Survived by one brother, Henry in England; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Barnes in Wales, and Mrs. F.E. Porter of this city. Funeral service in the Chapel of Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Co., Kingsway at 11th Ave., Rev S. Aikenhead officiating. Cremation.
Corporal Slatcher enlisted with the 68th Overseas Depot Field Battery as a Driver on 21 February 1916.
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