The Fallen
15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA
Active Service Deaths
​Lest We Forget

Gunner Jack Fraser Riddle
​5 October 1951
while serving with the 2nd Regiment
​Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Captain Alan Ronald Townsley
29 March 1945
​while serving with the 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Sergeant Alfred Stokes
10 March 1945
while serving with the Calgary Highlanders

Gunner Robert John Cook 
25 February 1945
while serving with the 4th Medium Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

​Gunner George Rithaler 
20 February 1945
while serving with 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment
The Royal Regimnt of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Thomas Lloyd Faulkner
25 September 1944
while serving with the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Sergeant Murray Clarence Van Norman
​20 September 1944
while serving with the 7th Anti-Tank Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Lance Sergeant Leslie Howard Holtby
​19 September 1944
while serving with the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Sergeant Ronald Clare Underhill
​13 September 1944
while serving with the 2nd Field Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Sergeant Claude Everly Rogers 
​30 August 1944
while serving with the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Major James Hector Sutherland
​28 August 1944
while serving with the 1st Anti-Tank Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Gerard William Larocque
28 August 1944
while serving with the 5th Anti-Tank Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Bombardier Robert Dixon Spring
23 August 1944
while serving with the 6th Field Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Norman Bailey Clark
8 August 1944
while serving with the 3rd Medium Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Bombardier Gordon George Sheldon
​8 August 1944
while serving with the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Lieutenant Edward Frank Mantle 
2 August 1944
while serving with the 5th Anti-Tank Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Joseph Druery Renney
​27 July 1944
while serving with the ​15th Auxiliary Service

Gunner Frederick Barnett
25 Jul 1944
while serving with 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner William McGregor
​20 July 1944
while serving with 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Major George Paxton Downie Cowan
25 May 1944
while serving with 3rd Field Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Pilot Officer John Morgan Cooley
22 February 1944
while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force

Private Ernest Edward Lee
11 March 1943
while serving with #10 Company, Veterans Guard of Canada
attached to Yorke Island

Pilot Officer Lionel Edmond Charles Gagnon
16 February 1943
while serving with the No 1 Officer Training Unit
​Royal Canadian Air Force

Bombardier James Charters
19 August 1942
 while serving with the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Joseph Camile Dessureault
​19 August 1942
 while serving with the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Bombardier George Allen Northgraves
​19 August 1942
 while serving with the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Joseph Zenon Leon Aime Alain
25 June 1942
while serving with 3rd Searchlight Battery
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Second Lieutenant Frederick Corson Holden
9 June 1942
while serving with 203rd Battery, 39th Field Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Bombardier Wallace Reece Brunt
​20 August 1941
while serving with the 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Herbert Alexi Boström
8 January 1941
while serving with 8th Army Field Regiment
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner Francis (Frank) Davis 
23 November 1940
while serving with the 31st Heavy Battery, 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner John Robertson Wilson
15 July 1940
while serving with the 85th Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Gunner William Robert Smith
​10 July 1940
while serving with the 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Bombardier Norman Stanley Bajus
14 Sep 1939
while serving with the ​15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade
​The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Captain Oliver Alexander Mowat MC
27 January 1919
while serving with the 68th Battery 16th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Acting Bombardier David Fraser
​13 November 1918
while serving with the ​68th Battery 16th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Driver James McNaughton Pottinger 
1 November 1918
while serving with 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Frank Haliburton Russell
13  November 1918
while serving with the 68th Battery 16th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner John Francis Blanchard
18 October 1918
while serving with the 3rd Brigade
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Lieutenant Claude Melnot Wilson DFC
14 October 1918
while serving with the 29th Squadron
​Royal Flying Corps

Gunner Peter Boyd Shaw
13 October 1918
while serving with the 3rd Brigade
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Gunner William Earle Duperow
9 October 1918
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Second Lieutenant Harold William Wynn
7 October 1918
while serving with 13th Squadron
Royal Air Force

Gunner Ivey Johnston Scott
4 October 1918
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Sergeant Francis James Hully
​30 September 1918
while serving with 6th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery​

Bombardier Thomas Henry Dunn
​30 September 1918
while serving with 6th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery​

Second Lieutenant William Jermy Jephson
​26 September 1918
while serving with the 175th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery

Gunner Budd Arthur Addison
24 September 1918
while serving with the 85th Battery
​Canadian Field Artillery

Signaller Robert Godfrey Hunter 
17 September 1918
while serving with the 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner David Dickinson 
​9 September 1918
while serving with the 1st Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Bombardier Edward Hayes Smith, MM
5 September 1918
while serving with the 2nd Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Driver Alfred Calder Bell
2 September 1918
while serving with 3rd Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner William Albert Dobson
2 September 1918
while serving with 32nd Battery, 8th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Joseph Richardson
27 August 1918
while serving with 2nd Brigade Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Captain Richard Phillip Bawden
10 August 1918
while serving with the 31st Battery, 9th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Henry Hicks
10 August 1918
while serving with the 4th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Major Thomas Duncan Ringwood
​10 August 1918
while serving with the 14th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Driver Edward Quinn
8 August 1918
while serving with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Bombardier Gilbert Bryan Davies
9 June 1918
while serving with 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery 

Driver John Sexton
4 June 1918
while serving with 6th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery 

Second Lieutenant Arthur William Aird
​23 May 1918
while serving with the 209th Squadron
​Royal Flying Corps

Corporal Julius Opel Lewis
20 April 1918
while serving with 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Lieutenant Richard Langford Smith
17 April 1918
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Major Temple William Faber Macdonald
2 April 1918
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Sergeant William Ernest Clark
31 March 1918
while serving with the 6th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Lawrence Caffrey
​7 March 1918
while serving with the 8th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner John Kelsall
4 March 1918
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Gunner William Joseph Curran
​1 January 1918
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Acting Bombardier Arthur Thomas Allen
18 December 1917
while serving with the 31st Battery, 9th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Bombardier Leslie James Moran
16 November 1917
while serving with the 7th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery​

Gunner Leslie Kelly
9 November 1917
while serving with the 4th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery​

Gunner William James Alexander
7 November 1917
while serving with 4th Canadian Siege Battery
Canadian Garrison Artillery

Lieutenant James Maxwell McIlquham MC
​6 November 1917
while serving with the 31st Battery 9th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Sergeant John Stanley Clarke
4 November 1917
while serving with 48th Battery, 2nd Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Leonard Duncan Haslett
1 November 1917
while serving with the 6th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Cyril Gore
​29 October 1917
while serving with the 10th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Walter Percy McFarlane
​24 October 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Gunner Harold George Davies
18 October 1917
while serving with the 3rd Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Alfred George Enderby
18 October 1917
while serving with 3rd Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Lieutenant Albert Alexander Allen
11 October 1917
while serving with the the 46th Squadron
​Royal Flying Corps

Gunner Arthur Burgess
​9 October 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Gunner Frederick Kitson
19 September 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
Canadian Garrison Artillery

Signaler Edgar Alexander McLennan
14 September 1917
while serving with 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Bombardier John Hodgins Neil
24 August 1917
​while serving with 1st Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner George Douglas Carson
19 August 1917
​while serving with 1st Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Gabriel Augustin Leblanc
​21 August 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Lieutenant James Kay 
2​8 July 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Gunner Gordon Alexander Ferguson
​19 July 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Gunner Roland Francis Turner
​26 June 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

 Gunner Mason Walter Bolton
​11 May 1917
while serving with the ​2nd Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

 Gunner Thomas Leroy Chambers MM
​8 May 1917
while serving with the ​31st Battery, 8th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner James Haddow Frame
29 April 1917
while serving with 58th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

​Gunner Oliver Lawrence Pender
21 April 1917
while serving with 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery​

Gunner Christian Jamsen Sorensen
21 April 1917
while serving with 5th Canadian Siege  Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Driver Rudolph Francis Revsbech
10 April 1917
while serving with 5th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Lieutenant Laurence Henderson Gass
​8 April 1917
while serving with the 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Gunner John Joseph McEachern
24 March 1917
​while serving with 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Driver Archibald Fenton Eaton
22 March 1917
while serving with 60th Battery, 14th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Major George Herbert Maxwell
18 February 1917
while serving with 5th Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Gunner Frederick James Newton Henry Ohm Gisborne
11 February 1917
while serving with 62nd Battery, 15th Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Charles Gregg
​1 January 1917
while serving with 
2nd Divisional Ammunition Column

Gunner Robert Hardy Thompson
13 November 1916
while serving with 165th (5th) Canadian Siege Battery
​Canadian Garrison Artillery

Gunner Henry Steele
10 November 1916
while serving with 6th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Arthur Grisdale
4 November 1916
while serving with 31st Battery, 8th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner Charles John Letch
4 November 1916
while serving with 31st Battery, 8th Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Gunner William Holmes Walker
7 October 1916
while serving with 3rd Brigade
Canadian Field Artillery​

Gunner Hugh Campbell
15 September 1916
while serving with 2nd Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery 

Gunner Walter Stanley Heslop
​11 September 1916
while serving with 22nd Battery, 6th Howitzer Brigade
​Canadian Field Artillery

Driver Arthur Lawrence Wright
13 June 1916
while serving with 
1st Canadian Division Ammunition Column 

More detailed biographical information on each of our fallen can be found in our nominal roll pages.

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