WWII Command Posts – Now Open July 2025 to June 2026 The RCA Museum invites you to explore our new temporary exhibit: WWII Command Posts. This exhibit highlights the essential role Canadian command vehicles played in coordinating artillery and communications on the front lines of the Second World War. The heart of the exhibit features […]
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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 objects visitors expect to encounter in a museum, yet they are essential to understanding how artillery functioned. Without a reliable fuse, even the most advanced gun and shell could not perform as intended, making these small components central to the history of artillery warfare. In
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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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