M109 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer
The Canadian Forces Exhibit at the Pacific National Exhibition featured an M109 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer. At the conclusion of the fair there were a few days when transport was not available to return it to CFB Shilo. What better home than at Bessborough Armoury. Amazingly enough it fit! Commanding Officers' Christmas Tea
Don and Jean Maskovic serve up their last Christmas Tea for the Officers' Mess as they turn over the kitchen duties to Bob Healey and his wonderful wife. Check out the rest of the photos in the 1987 yearbook. More photos have been added from the visit of Lady Soames, D.B.E., Sir Winston Churchill’s daughter in May 1989.
Regimental officers and friends of the Regiment visited the remnants of the coastal artillery fort on Yorke Island. See more...
On 1 July 1991, Major John Brownlee-Baker CD, Sergeant Jennifer Ritchie CD and Sergeant John Otway CD are presented their Canadian Forces Decorations. Captain Richard Van Slyke CD receives the bar to his Canadian Forces Decoration.
Visit of Colonel Commandant 18 Jun 1987
The BC 31 Battery Maj CI Young and the RSM, CWO Jensen observe the Quarter Guard for the arrival of the Colonel Commandant. Starting with the Trumpeter we have 1, Sgt Brad Shorey, Gnr Nick Watts, 4, Gnr Rob Stone, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Gnr Malkit Kalsi, Gnr Barry MacLeod, Pte Rob Wishnicki. ADC - Lt Kent Wickens So far I have 51 out of 69 names annotated from the 2016 Christmas Dinner. That's only 74% and that means that I'm still missing 18 names. Are you one of those missing names? Can you identify the buddy that's standing next to you in the photo? Bring out your smart phone in the mess, load the photo and see if your buddies can identify the missing names. Send in your answers to president.vcrgunners@gmail.com 1, Bdr Xavier Dandurand, MBdr Ian Pitman, Sgt Ryan Crawford, Bdr Jonathan Dahl, Bdr David Pare, Bdr Yoon Choi, Gnr Zeshan Syed, Bdr Stephan Figueroa, MBdr Dan Taylor, Bdr Diego Baldizon, MCpl Gabriela Varga, Bdr Ian Ho, 14, Bdr Joseph Rozario, 16, Bdr Andrew Clark, Bdr Mateusz Soltys, Cpl Wong, Bdr Huang, Pte Chris Baek, 22
Sgt James Cooley, Sgt Andrew Ukrainzow, Sgt Conrad Skuce, Lt Mark Staples, Capt Iska Scholl, 28, Bdr Simeon Weststeijn, 30, 31, 32, Bdr William Martinez, 34, 35, Gnr Jessica Deacon, MBdr Melissa Sumpton, 38, MBdr Kazue Maruyama, MBdr Starr Switzer, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, Bdr Bojan Aleksic, 47, Bdr Nathan Patch, 49, Sgt Dan Scott, Sgt Ken Keene, Sgt Jayson Wong, WO Angus Brady, WO Goran Kurtagic, Lt Ian Oceguera Capt Kevin Walker, Capt Isaac Skuce, MWO Rob Garrett, Maj Andrew Grieve, Maj Jean-Pierre Lajoie, CWO George Dempsey, LCol Brent Purcell, HCol Bill Rodgers, Maj Nick Watts, Maj Ian Watt, Capt Rob Wishnicki, 2Lt Chris Purdon, Lt Richard Jones, Capt Conway Hui It appears to have been a great exercise in Chilliwack. There was the C7 range portion, grenades, rappelling, gas chamber and pistol shoot. The only thing that seems a bit off is the weather. Was this all the same exercise in 1996 or do we have two exercise combined in the same picture folder? I'm thinking that there's a fall exercise followed by a December exercise. Can anyone confirm that? Check out the photos in the 1996 yearbook.
More photos have been added to the Canada Remembers event on November 9, 1996. Were you there? Have you got a story to tell? Pictures to add?
General Order 13 - 1920 authorizing the formation of the present day 15th Field Artillery Regiment on 2 February 1920. (Are there any graphic artists out there that could remove the staff officers' annotations from the 1930s?)
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