15th Field Artillery Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
1964
as at 22 December 2019
Sub-units
31st Field Battery, RCA
​85th Field Battery, RCA
158th Field Battery, RCA
209th Field Battery, RCA
210th Field Battery, RCA
Band of the 15th Field Regiment, RCA
Key Appointments
Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned officers
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,Vic Stevenson
13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26. Barrie Hamilton.28.29
30,31,32,MWO George Chow,34,Peter Erwin,36,37,38,39,40,41,Bill Wickett,43,44,45,46,47,48,49
50, AL Sweet,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59
​60,61,MWO Windy Wadden ,63,64,65,66,MWO Gord Wright,68,69,70,71,7
209 Battery
MWO George Chow,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,Bdr Joe Phelan,20,21
22, Bdr Eric Tyldesley-Gore, 24, Bdr Al Yelland, 26,27,28,29,30,31
Promotions
Bombardier Al Yelland promoted to Lance Sergeant on 1 Dec 1964.
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Trophies
The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Douglas Elsdon admires the Wallace Trophy with the Regimental Sergeant Major Dave Penman and the ​Honorary Colonel Thomas Ingledow .
The table also holds the Colonel T. Ingledow Trophy, the Royal Canadian Artillery Association general efficiency competition trophy and other silverware.
The Finest Hours
Opening night for a documentary on Sir Winston Churchill. The Regiment provided a military presence for the theatre on Granville Street.
​​Keen Plate
The silver plate was presented to the 15th Field Regiment RCA by Mrs J.F. Keen in 1953. It was originally won by her husband, Colonel J.F. Keen CMG TD who was a very accurate shooter. Colonel Keen had won the Queen’s Purse from Queen Victoria and was excluded from Bisley Competitions after winning three years.  The Regiment uses the plate as a trophy for a rifle competition between batteries. This year it was won by the 85th Battery.
Albert Head 1964
The unit forms up outside the barracks prior to heading off to the rifle range. Battle Dress with puttees. Good thing we had our ponchos to lay on. ​The 1953 Deuce and a half. They're almost brand new! The 105mm C1A1 howitzers parked outside the barracks at Camp Albert Head. ​The shooting was offshore to a floating target. No direct hits allowed! Appears to be Bombardier Eric Tyldesley-Gore on Number 2 position alternating with Lance Sergeant Al Yelland.
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Shilo
The slide folder was marked "Shilo 1964" but the trees in the background seem to indicate Vernon. Any guesses? Were you there?
Blair Range - North Vancouver
​The cozy barracks complete with bunkbeds, warm stove and itchy battle dress. That may be Bombardier Ian Newby on the guitar, maybe.......
Work Point
Captain Victor R Stevenson CD looking well turned out!
Area Commander’s Inspection - May 1964
Warrant Officer Class II Sherwood Douglas "Mac" MacKenzie lectures on the 105 mm Howitzer during an inspection by the Area Commander Brigadier Danby. Bombardier Al Yelland is the number 3 and Bombardier Eric Tyldesley-Gore is the number 2.
The Regimental Band show their first aid skills while Staff Sergeant Gord E Wright lectures on the field burner.
​May 1964 - Bombardier  Suhk Dhillon and Bombardier Dag Gruban on the edge of the parade square.
85 Battery
March 1964 - 155 mm howitzer from 85 Battery in Ladner.
​Summer Courses
Artillery contingent waiting at Jericho for transport to Albert Head to attend 6 week summer Senior and Junior NCO courses. Back Row, L to R,  Gunner K Horton, Bombardier  Doug McCloy, Bombardier Sukh Dhillon, and Lance Sergeant Dag Gruban.
9 Pounder Mark II of 6 cwt Muzzle Loader
It appears that the 13 Pounder that we had given to the RCA Museum was in reality a 9 Pounder Mark II. Its origins are still unclear.

New Years Day Levee 1 January 1964 (or maybe 1965?)
It's Officers turn to be Home for the Warrant and Sergeants to visit on New Year's Day. A rather large crowd gathered before the teams were sent out to visit the other units' Messes. There's a couple of identifiable faces. Looking forward to hearing from anyone that can recognize a face. Back Row - 1, Lloyd Hunter, Gordon Will, Doug Reenie, Stan Thompson ,6. Second Row - 7,8,9,Windy Wadden , Jim Hamilton, Gary Angell,13, Barry Clemons, Gus Clarke, 16, Dag Gruban, Sukh Dhillon ,19, Bill Wickett, John Baker, Ray Guttridge, 23,  Dave Penman, LtCol Walter Douglas Elsdon GM CD, 26. ​Front Row - 27, Gord E Wright, Peter Erwin.
Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess
The Field Mess - (Possibly 1964?)
The Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess took advantage of the surplus twenty-five pounder limbers that were made available and converted one into a mobile mess for field use. I still need confirmation on when and where these photos were taken. It appears that Eric Tyldesley-Gore is the duty bartender. What manner of uniform he is dressed in and what rules are in place for serving members laying horizontally is still to be ascertained. The group photo may help to identify the year and location: 1,2,3, Master Warrant Officer George Chow, Eric Tyldesley-Gore, 6. 
The Brigadier DuMoulin Trophy
This trophy is awarded to the most efficient member of the Sergeants’ Mess as determined by the displayed rating system. Warrant Officer Class II Patrick Smith CD was presented the trophy for his performance during 1963.
Other Events
Firepower demonstration
The slide package was marked "Shilo Lt Chamberlain 1964." I have yet to come across a record of a Lieutenant Chamberlain in the Regiment, however there are still countless names to yet discover.  
Shilo? I can't recall a location as shown in the photographs and that's a lot of American equipment to have been brought up for a Firepower demonstration. I'm thinking Fort Sill while Lieutenant Chamberlain was on course or attachment...
What and where do you think the photographs came from?
Retired Regimental Sergeant Major
Some Regimental Sergeant Majors never slow down. At 66, he's paddling from New Westminster to Olympia, Washington....in a kayak....with his wife.
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