The Royal Canadian Artillery
Vancouver, BC
1949
Vancouver, BC
1949
as at 7 October 2016
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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.
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