On 25 June 1950, the North Korean Army invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War. The UN organized a multinational police force to defend South Korea. On 7 August 1950, the Canadian government authorized sending soldiers, including 2 RCHA. A train carrying 2 RCHA Gunners met with tragedy on 21 November 1950. Seventeen soldiers died […]
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During six years of war, Canada enlisted over one million personnel in the Canadian Forces. In Europe, Canada had five divisional artilleries, two corps artilleries and two army artillery groups. Each of these large units had multiple artillery regiments attached. In early 1940, Canada’s primary role became the defence of the British Isles. The 1st
Canada’s Permanent Force shrank during the interwar period. The Permanent Force included the RCHA Brigade (A, B and C Batteries), a medium battery, coastal batteries, and artillery schools. The Reserve Army was small but active during the interwar period. The Royal Regiment started the process of going mechanized. The 3rd Medium Battery, RCA, in Kingston
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In early 1915, the Canadians joined the British in the trenches of France and Belgium. Canadians participated in battles on the Western Front. The Canadian Artillery directed bombardments against trenches, machine gun deployments, and dugouts. LCol A. G. L. McNaughton led in the development of counter-battery techniques to target enemy guns. In 1916, Canada had
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War broke out in South Africa between the British and Dutch colonists called Boers in 1899. Canada provided a volunteer force to aid the British. Among the volunteers were three batteries of Field Artillery – C, D, and E Batteries. C Battery helped relieve Colonel Robert Baden-Powell’s Garrison under siege at Mafeking. D Battery helped
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