One hundred years ago on 18 June 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. A very quiet day. Enemy Artillery inactive as usual. Our Batteries took on a number of enemy parties going overland with good results. 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery war diary records: Fort George – Visibility good. Considerable activity was noticed on both sides in the air and a great deal of Enemy movement was again reported. The day on the whole was quiet. Ammunition Expended. A:1006. AX463. BX 878. BCBR 50. Guns in action. 62-8.pdrs. 15.4.5” Hows. 2” T.M.2 5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of 1st Canadian Artillery Group. Their war diary records: Fired 10 rounds registration on N31b27.90 and 40 rounds for effect on Trench Junction at N25c76.22 and 50 yards South. Ground observation, double line. 1st Canadian Heavy Artillery Group war diary records: Cabaret Rouge – Quiet; nothing to report.. General Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, Canadian Corps war diary records: In the Field – Weather, fine and warm. Moves of Units – 1 sectn. 50th Siege Bty. (6” Mk.7) marched to-day. (see Arty.Order 36). Additional Artillery due to arrive in Canadian Corps area – Artillery Order No.38 issued. 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. It's a dreary Saturday out there so I focused on updating some more of the nominal roll. Here's the new names from the R's, and a couple of new photos as well.
Raptis, Athanasios (Tom); Reecke, Michael Robert Paul; Reeves, Kim Dale; Rehaume, Robert Glenn; Reid, Gordon Eric; Reid, Kenneth Howard; Reiffer, Randy Bertrand; Reimer, Daniel John; Riley, Steven Darren; Robarts, Scott Wayne; Robinson, Steven Thomas; Rodas, Samuel Isaac Corado; Rose, Gregory Lewis; Rowdon, Ronald David Another three pictures just surfaced from the 1964 exercise at Albert Head on Vancouver Island with Lance Sergeant Al Yelland and Bombardier Eric Tyldesley-Gore.
Mind your P's and Q's?
The following names have been added to the nominal roll: Paavola, Wayne Matthew; Paguette, Paul Michael; Parks, Geoffrey Scott; Parsons, Jessika Pearl; Pearson, John David; Pecsi, James; Pek, Pauline Josephine; Penner, Raymond; Petit, Monique; Plagianis, James Dimitris; Plunkett, Glenn William; Point, Thomas Anthony; Poritz, Freeman Neil Darrington; Porter, Terrence David; Pratt, Jason Sean; Prentis, Deborah Lynn; Price, Lynn Joanne; Pudlas, Andrew Charles One hundred years ago on 17 June 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. During the past few days the enemy artillery has been unusually inactive. Today practically not a round was fired by enemy, on our front. His planes have also been less active of late. Our Batteries are engaged principally in sniping parties of the enemy incautious enough to take overland routes. 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery war diary records: Fort George – Visibility good and a great deal of movement was reported through and fired on with very satisfactory results. Factories in enemy back country could be seen working full blast. Usual night programme carried out. Ammunition Expended. A:843. AX 365. BX 270. BCBR 36. Guns in Action. 66. 18.pdrs. 18.4.5” Hows. 2” T.M.2 5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of 1st Canadian Artillery Group. Their war diary records: Fired several rounds on Trench Junctions at T1b6.8 and at T1b85.60. Rounds observed by Kite Balloon and shoot reported as satisfactory. 1st Canadian Heavy Artillery Group war diary records: Cabaret Rouge – Quiet; nothing to report.. General Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, Canadian Corps war diary records: In the Field – Weather, fine and very warm. Moves of Units – 1 sectn. 50th Siege Bty. Transferred temporarily to XIII. Corps. R.A. 18th Army Bde.,R.F.A. transferred from Reserve D.A. to R.A. XI.Corps (temporarily-to march to-day) 1 sectn. 6” Hows. (348th Siege Bty.) arrived and posted to 14th. Siege Bty. – made up to a 6-gun battery. Orders issued in connection with future operations in conjunction with 1.Corps, on the Left. – Artillery Order No.37. 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. On June 9, 2017, Brigadier General Jennie Carignan and Lieutenant Colonel Dubois from Canadian Army Headquarters promoted our Director of Music, Captain Jim Tempest, to the rank of Major. Major Tempest recently accepted the position of Senior Director of Music for the Canadian Army where he will provide advice to the Commander on all issues surrounding musicians and bands.
I went back another year to 1965 and added a couple of new photos to the HMCS Discovery party that Lance Sergeants Al Yelland and Lance Sergeant Eric Tyldesley-Gore attended.
Sergeant Al Yelland on his way to the Armoury in either 1965, 1966 or 1967.
One hundred years ago on 16 June 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 fairly good. Enemy Artillery has been inactive throughout day. Both our and the enemy’s planes active. One of our machines succeeded in bringing down and enemy plane near LENS. Activity, generally speaking, on both sides has been below normal today. 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery war diary records: Fort George – Visibility fair until about 10.am. Afterwards it improved. Our Artillery active at night, Carscellen’s and Ralston’s groups carried out harassing fire on enemy in accordance with O.O.100. covering area raided by the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, O.O.96 Ammunition Expended. A:1411. AX 418. BX 290. Guns in Action. 66. 18.pdrs. 20.4.5” Hows. 2” T.M.2 5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of 1st Canadian Artillery Group. Their war diary records: Nothing to report. 1st Canadian Heavy Artillery Group war diary records: Cabaret Rouge – Harassing fire programme carried out. Carried out bombardment of dug-outs, trenches enemy back areas. General Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, Canadian Corps war diary records: In the Field – Weather, fine and warm. Nothing to report 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. |
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