New pictures from the Change of Command have been uploaded to the website in the 2017 Yearbook. Check it out and let me know if I missed your name in any of the photos.

​One hundred years ago on 31 May 1917
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of the 9th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade in the 3rd Canadian Division. The 9th Brigade war diary records:
Visibility Good. Enemy artillery quite active during afternoon and evening. At Noon to-day the enemy put a barrage of 5.9’s and 4.1’s on our Trenches in T.7.b and T.8.a to which we heavily retaliated.
The following Decorations have been awarded to men in this Brigade during the past month:-
91616    Sglr.       T.L. Chambers,  31st Battery,
305598  Bdr.        G.S. Brown,        32nd.     ”
91095    Bdr         W.S. Harper,      36th.      ”
301132  Dvr         E.V. Pledge,        36th.      ”
304586  Gr.          J.W.G. Shaw,     33rd.      ”
300390  Bdr.        J. Marshall,         33rd.      ”
348551  Gr.          T.O!Connor,       45th.      ”
348402  Cpl.        H.A. Bessent,     45th.      ”
304365  Gr.          W.H. Bremner,  45th.      ”
348536  Gr.          W. Morgan,       45th.      ”
Handwritten margin note: What did they get – GSCMs?
 
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force war diary records:
There was no shooting today. Lieut. R.A. Fraser proceeded to 10th Brigade Headquarters as Liaison Officer.
 
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA perpetuates the following sub units:
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, North Russia Expeditionary Force, was not authorized to be formed until 3 August 1918, and
85th Battery, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force was not authorized to be formed until 12 July 1918.

15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA has been part of the annual Ride to Live fundraiser for prostate cancer research since its beginning in 2010. Check out the pictures in the 2017 yearbook and the following video that starts with a "Bang."

​One hundred years ago on 30 May 1917
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of the 9th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade in the 3rd Canadian Division. The 9th Brigade war diary records:
Visibility Poor. Enemy artillery activity has been slight during the past 24 hours. Our Batteries have been carrying on with Registration.
 
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force war diary records:
Nil
 
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA perpetuates the following sub units:
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, North Russia Expeditionary Force, was not authorized to be formed until 3 August 1918, and
85th Battery, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force was not authorized to be formed until 12 July 1918.

Harold Steves has invited us to join with him at his 100 year old Steveston House during the Doors Open Richmond event from 10:00 to 4:00 on both Saturday and Sunday 3/4 June 2017. Harold was the unofficial mascot of the 58th Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade RCA during World War II as they deployed on the Steveston Dyke beside his house. He'll be setting up a Gunners Canteen in his basement with some of his military memorabilia, similarto the one his mother set up and hosted the Gunners with farm fresh food.
The Vancouver Artillery Association intends to deploy the FAT, limber and 25 pounder in Harold's front yard and is looking for volunteers to assist. We are also planning to use those days for FAT driver training for those that are available. What are you doing next weekend?
Interested? Send me an email at president.vcrgunners@gmail.com or  Bob Mugford at news15rca@gmail.com.

Two more pages have gone up on the Yorke Island photo update project. Check out the Equipment page and the Maps page. Have you got any additional photographs or information that we should include?

​One hundred years ago on 29 May 1917
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of the 9th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade in the 3rd Canadian Division. The 9th Brigade war diary records:
Visibility Indifferent. Considerable  movement has been observed in enemy Lines to-day, and several parties have been dispersed by our 18-pdr. Batteries.
 
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force war diary records:
Nil
 
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA perpetuates the following sub units:
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, North Russia Expeditionary Force, was not authorized to be formed until 3 August 1918, and
85th Battery, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force was not authorized to be formed until 12 July 1918.

An excellent article from the 2016 Richmond News Remembrance Day issue with an interview from Harold Steves about the 58th Battery in Steveston

​One hundred years ago on 28 May 1917
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of the 9th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade in the 3rd Canadian Division. The 9th Brigade war diary records:
Visibility fair. Enemy planes particularly active during morning: crossing our lines a number of times. Enemy Artillery has been active again today, shelling VIMY and back areas in the vicinity of VIMY RIDGE. Our Batteries have been engaged in registration during most of the day.
Addendum to May 27th – The Raid of the 43rd. Battalion was not a success. They were unable to reach the German Trenches owing to encountering stiff opposition from an enemy’s strong point.
 
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force war diary records:
At 2.p.m. today we started a shoot on a Machine Gun Emplacement close to the front line at M36d 8.1 by ground observation., 22 Rounds had been fired when the shoot was stopped as it was found that our Infantry had not been warned of this shoot and were still in the line before this Machine Gun Emplacement, and were in danger from short rounds, Fortunately nothing serious happened and the Infantry were then moved back and we continued our shoot at 4.55 p.m. The shoot was considered successful 1 Direct hit knocking off the right hand corner of the Emplacement and several rounds falling very close badly damaged the pit. We had two short Rounds at 6.p.m. and the shoot was then stopped on account of this.
 
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA perpetuates the following sub units:
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, North Russia Expeditionary Force, was not authorized to be formed until 3 August 1918, and
85th Battery, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force was not authorized to be formed until 12 July 1918.