Local Hero Sergeant George Oliver The RCA Museum has proudly displayed Sergeant George J. Oliver’s military decorations since August 2006. Sergeant Oliver, a local hero from Brandon, received four decorations for bravery during the First World War. George was one of only five Canadians who won the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal with two […]
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The Boxer Time Fuse Fuses may not be the first artifacts visitors expect to see in a museum, but they deserve our attention and appreciation. In a modest display case, we showcase four boxer time fuses with their original manufacturer’s tin, dated 13 October 1877. One of the boxer fuses is displayed openly, while the
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Chief Warrant Officer Errol E. Patrick and the Korean War The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery recently added a new Great Gunner to the already impressive list: Chief Warrant Officer (Master Gunner) Errol E. Patrick, CD. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Errol Patrick grew up in Trinidad before returning to Canada at sixteen. In 1950, against
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Sergeant Morrow’s Camp Sewell Scrapbook The RCA Museum has a rare scrapbook containing photographs, and insightful commentary from Camp Sewell dated 1911 to 1914. The camp, located immediately north of CFB Shilo and approximately ten kilometres west of Carberry, Manitoba, operated from 1910 to 1934. The camp’s name changed to Camp Hughes after Major-General Sir
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The Royal Canadian Artillery 50th Anniversary Medallion – 1921 The Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) observed the 50th anniversary of the formation of A and B Battery in 1921. At the time, the RCA was the artillery component of the Permanent Active Militia also called the Permanent Force and comprised the RCA staff, Royal School of
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