15th Field Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
1959
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
1959
as at 23 October 2021
Sub-units
31st Field Battery, RCA
85th Field Battery, RCA
158th Field Battery, RCA
15 Field Regiment RCA CA(M) Military Band
31st Field Battery, RCA
85th Field Battery, RCA
158th Field Battery, RCA
15 Field Regiment RCA CA(M) Military Band
Structural Changes
The 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA amalgamated with 15th Field Regiment, RCA. Sub-Units are 31st Field Battery, RCA; 85th Field Battery, RCA; 158th Field Battery, RCA; 209th Field Battery, RCA; 210th Field Battery, RCA and the Band of the 15th Field Regiment, RCA.
15 Field Regiment RCA CA(M) Military Band is reduced to nil strength and disbanded.
15 October 1959 - 43 Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA Military Band is redesignated 15th Field Regiment RCA Military Band
The 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA amalgamated with 15th Field Regiment, RCA. Sub-Units are 31st Field Battery, RCA; 85th Field Battery, RCA; 158th Field Battery, RCA; 209th Field Battery, RCA; 210th Field Battery, RCA and the Band of the 15th Field Regiment, RCA.
15 Field Regiment RCA CA(M) Military Band is reduced to nil strength and disbanded.
15 October 1959 - 43 Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA Military Band is redesignated 15th Field Regiment RCA Military Band
Key Appointments
Promotions and Appointments
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Fred B. Brown appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel 15th Field Regiment RCA. |
Transfers
15 October 1959 - Sergeant William (Bill) T. Wickett taken on strength 15 Field Regiment, RCA.
15 October 1959 - Sergeant William (Bill) T. Wickett taken on strength 15 Field Regiment, RCA.
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Dominion Day Salute - Hallelujah Point, 1 July 1959
Gunner Ian Newby is #2 on #4 Gun. 158th Battery: Gunner Colbeck, Gunner Overland, Gunner Ian Newby, Sergeant MacKenzie, Gunner Abramson |
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Coronation Salute
The Regiment fires a salute at Stanley Park. |
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Mary Hill / Albert Head exercise
Gunner Ian Newby dressed for the field in Mary Hill and driving the Deuce and a half at Albert Head. |
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October 1959
A group of Gunners and Engineers from the Young Soldier Training Plan (YSTP) are enroute to Esquimalt in October 1959 for training at Albert Head and Workpoint Barracks. The vent on the fantail was a hot air exhaust blower, very popular on a cold morning at sea. Can you recognize any of the Gunners? |
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Student Recruit Program
The Regiment graduates its first student soldiers.
The Regiment graduates its first student soldiers.
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Former Regimental Members
Captain Faustine Stanley Card was a member of the 15th Field Regiment RCA after the Second World War until he signed onto the Special Service Force that was stood up as Canada's contribution to the United Nations force in Korea. |
Regimental Fugitive
Weldon Chan, a former member of the Regiment, evades deportation.
Weldon Chan, a former member of the Regiment, evades deportation.
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