THE CANADIAN GUNNER L’ARTILLEUR CANADIEN Volume 46 April 2012 Avril 2012 Captain-General, The Royal Regiment Capitaine-général. le Régiment royal of Canadian Artillery de l’Artillerie canadienne Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth II Senior Serving Gunner Artilleur en service principal Lieutenant-General S.A. Beare, CMM, MSM, CD Lieutenant-Général S.A. Beare, CMM, MSM, CD Colonel Commandant, The Royal Regiment Colonel commandant, le Régiment royal Of Canadian Artillery de l’Artillerie canadienne Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) M.K. Jeffery, CMM, CD Lieutenant-Général (Ret’d) M.K.Jeffery, CMM, CD Director of Artillery Directeur de l’Artillerie Colonel B.W.G. McPherson, CD Colonel B.W.G. McPherson, CD Regimental Colonel Colonel Régimentaire Colonel P.J. Williams, CD Colonel P.J. Williams, CD Commander Home Station Commandant de la garnison Régimentaire Lieutenant-Colonel R.W.H. Goodyear, MSM, CD Lieutenant-Colonel R.W.H. Goodyear, MSM, CD RSM RCA SMR ARC Chief Warrant Officer J.J.A. Boivin, MMM, CD Adjudant-chef J.J.A. Boivin, MMM, CD Editor-in-Chief Rédacteur en chef Major R.G. Hart, CD Major R.G. Hart, CD Managing Editor Directeur de la rédaction Captain C.J. Barth, MMM, CD Captain C.J. Barth, MMM, CD Production Production The Shilo Stag The Shilo Stag Printers Imprimeurs Leech Printing Ltd. Leech Printing Ltd. The Canadian Gunner is published annually and is financed by the L’Artilleur canadien est une publication annuelle fiancée par le Fonds RCA Regimental Fund and subscriptions. régimentaire de l’ARC et a bonn ement. The views expressed by the authors are their own and do not neces- Les auteurs expriment leur propre opinion et il ne s’agit pas néces- sarily reflect official policy. sairement de la politque offcielle. 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Canadian Gunner 1 Table of Contents Mot du capitaine-général/ Message from the Captain General................................................................................................................................4 Mot du Artilleur en service principal Message from the Senior Serving Gunner......................................................................................................................6 Mot du Colonel Commandant/ Message from the Colonel Commandant .......................................................................................................................8 Mot du Directeur de L’Artillerie/ Message from the Director of Artillery ..........................................................................................................................10 Mot du Colonel régimentaire/ Message from the Regimental Colonel..........................................................................................................................12 Mot du sergent-major régimentaire, ARC/ Message from the Regimental Sergeant Major, RCA...................................................................................................14 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery ...............................................................................................................15 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery ...............................................................................................................20 5é Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada ....................................................................................................................26 4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA ....................................................................................................................................32 The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School L’École du Régiment royal de l’Artillerie canadienne....................................................................................................35 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA and 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA ............................................................................................................................40 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ..................................................................................................................................42 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ..................................................................................................................................44 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .....................................................................................................46 6é Régiment d’Artillerie de Campagne, ARC ................................................................................................................50 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA ...........................................................................................................................................52 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 26th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA ...............................55 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .................................................................................................................................58 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................61 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................63 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................65 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish), RCA..................................................................................68 2 L’Artilleur Canadien 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................71 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................72 62é Régiment d’Artillerie de Campagne, ARC ..............................................................................................................74 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA ............................................................................................................................77 The Royal Canadian Artillery Band...............................................................................................................................78 The Royal Canadian Artillery Association/ L’Association de l’Artillerie royale canadienne..............................................................................................................80 RHQ RCA/QGR ARC ...................................................................................................................................................83 The RCA Museum/ Musée de l’ARC............................................................................................................................................................84 The RCA Heritage Campaign/ Campagne du Patrimoine de l’ARC..............................................................................................................................86 Regimental Family .......................................................................................................................................................87 Recognition & Awards/ Prix et reconnaissance..................................................................................................................................................89 Proud Supporters of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery/ Les supporters fier nos contributeurs au La Régiment royal de l’Artillerie canadienne ................................................90 The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (ERE) Listing by Rank/ La liste par grade du personnel employ l’extrieur du Regiment royal de l’Atillerie canadienne ...................................91 The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery - Senate / Le Régiment royal de l’Artillerie canadienne - Sénat Standing left to right: Maj (Ret) J.D. Stewart, CWO (Ret) D. Walker, CWO J.J.A. Boivin, Col J.D.G. Henley, BGen (Ret) J.J. Selbie, Col B.W.G. McPherson, Col P.J. Williams, HCol G.E. Burton, HLCol M.D. McKay, LCol (Ret) J.L. Brazill, HCol J.K.F. Irving. Seated left to right: BGen K.R. Cotten, LGen (Ret) A.B. Leslie, Col Comdt LGen (Ret) M.K. Jeffery, BGen (Ret) E.B. Beno, LGen S.A. Beare, LGen (Ret) J Arp, MGen A.J. Howard. Canadian Gunner 3 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Message from the