2 SSM (Training) Battery From 1960 to 1968, 2 SSM Battery trained over 700 soldiers for deployment with 1 SSM Battery in West Germany. In the fall of 1960, the RCA formed both batteries, 1 SSM and 2 SSM, at Camp Picton, Ontario, under the command of Major J. N. Robertson. They trained with the […]
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The John Dick Collection Artillery museums are not just for weapons; they house artifacts that embody the stories of the past, including cap badges, decorations, service badges and unit patches. In 2022, LCol John Dick, a retired artillery officer, donated thousands of pocket-sized artifacts to the museum. In terms of numbers, it is one of
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Buried Alive: Gunner Ignatius Singleton Ignatius Singleton joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) with his three brothers, Francis, George, and Zeno, in January 1917. The Canadian Militia recruited the four brothers from the Roman Catholic Mission at the Fort William Reserve in Ontario. The brothers hailed from the Ojibway Band on the reserve, established through
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The Highly Effective No. 56 Time & Percussion Fuse The RCA Museum has six No. 56 mushroom-shaped time and percussion fuses in the Boer War exhibit circa 1895. Canadians effectively used the No. 56 fuse with shrapnel shells during the Boer War (1899-1902). The introduction of the No. 56 fuse was a significant technological advancement
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