19th Canadian Army Field Regiment RCA

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19th Canadian Army Field Regiment, RCA
ActiveAugust 1941 to December 1945
Country Canada
Allegiance Canada
Branch Canadian Forces,

Royal Canadian Artillery

Personnel Branch
Type Field artillery
SizeThree batteries
Nickname(s)Hell on Wheels
Motto(s)Ubique. Quo fas et gloria ducunt. (Everywhere. Whither right and glory lead)
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Commanders
  • Lt. Col. C.D. Crowe; M.C., E.D. (18 Dec. 1941 - 1 Jan. 1943)
  • Lt. Col. L.G. Clarke; O.B.E. (1 Jan. 1943 - 10 Dec. 1944)
  • Lt. Col. R.D. Telford (10 Dec. 1944 - 17 June 1945)
  • Lt. Col A.G. Goldie; D.S.O. (17 June 1945 - Dec. 1945)

The 19th Canadian Army Field Regiment (Self Propelled) Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) was a Field Artillery regiment in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. They would see action in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, before ending the war in Germany. It was commonly referred to as The 19th Field Regiment, The 19th Army Field Regiment, The 19th Field or by the men of the regiment, Hell on Wheels.

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Canada

The 19th Field received its mobilizing orders in August 1941, for three batteries to be formed from the three Reserve Brigade areas in Military District No. 1. [1] The batteries were the 55th Field Battery (London, Ontario), the 63rd Field Battery (Guelph, Ontario), and the 99th Field Battery (Wingham, Ontario). From September 1941 to July 1943, the 19th Field was brought up to full strength and received training at Camp Borden, Ontario; Shilo, Manitoba; Prince Rupert, British Columbia; and Petawawa, Ontario.

During this time, they trained first with 18-pounders, 4.5" howitzers, and finally, what would become their main armament in Europe, the 25-pounder RAM, better known as the Sexton.

England

On 5 July 1943, the 19th Field received orders to move overseas. They left Halifax on 21 July on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth and arrived in Greenock 27 July 1943 and fell under the command of the II Canadian Corps. [2] On 19 October 1943, the 19th Field was briefly transferred to the command of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division before once again being transferred to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division when the 5th was moved to the Italian Campaign. [3] Between July 1943 and May 1944, the 19th Field would begin training for the coming invasion of mainland Europe and exchanged their Sextons for American M7 Priests, which were self-propelled 25-pounders, similar to the Sexton that had an armament of 105mm and could fire a distance of 11,500 yards. [4]

While in England, the 19th took part in several training operations, but specifically "Exercise Savvy". It was the first divisional training exercise the regiment took part in, which focused on the firing of artillery on ships towards coastal targets and landing on beaches under fire. [5] While in England, the 19th Field was also inspected by General Bernard Montgomery on 28 February 1944, and King George VI on 25 April 1944, in the prelude to the invasion of Europe. [6]

On 23 May 1944, the 19th Field's camp was sealed for security reasons and plans were finalized for Operation Overlord: the long-awaited invasion of German occupied France. The final preparations were made as all vehicles were waterproofed and ammunition was brought up. On 1 June 1944, the 19th Field moved to its marshalling areas in Gosport and Southampton before embarking on the longest day. [7] On June 3, 1944, Forward Observation Officers (FOOs) went to their respective units with the North Shore Regiment as Landing Craft were prepared to be filled with infantry units. [8]

D-Day: 6 June 1944

The Canadian assault on Juno Beach had three infantry brigades – the 7th, 8th and 9th – of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division with the 7th landing at Courseulles-sur-Mer, the 8th at Bernieres-sur-Mer and St. Aubin-sur-Mer with the 9th landing after the initial assault passing through the 8th's sector and advancing on Authie and Carpiquet airfield before capturing the high ground above Caen. The 19th was attached to the 8th brigade and the 12th, 13th, and 14th Field Regiments were also involved bringing a total of 96 M7 Priest guns into action. [9] Specifically, the 19th was part of the 14th Canadian Field Regiment Artillery Group led by Lt.-Col. H.S. Griffin with each regiment firing towards the beaches from four Landing Craft towards their target of Nan Red beach. [10]

The Landing Craft carrying the 19th and the other three Field Regiments advanced at about 6:30 a.m. with the 22nd and 30th LCT Flotilla carrying the 24 M7 Priests of the 19th. At 7:39 a.m., Major Peene the Fire Control Officer, gave the order to commence firing when they were 9,000 yards out. [11] The guns of the 19th were the first Canadian to go into action and began firing towards northern France to signal the imminent invasion of German occupied Europe. Each gun launched 100 to 150 rounds over the course of about 30 minutes further saturating the German held territory. One gun from each of the six troops were firing phosphorus shells with seven fires being started on the Nan Red beach [12] The commander of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, General Rod Keller, said the SP's "put on the best shoot they ever did." [13] The Field Regiments had their M7 Priests strapped to the deck of the landing craft and went in firing towards the beaches as planes and naval vessels pounded the beaches. After they reached a 2,000 yards from shore they turned around and passed the inbound North Shore Regiment infantry of the first wave. Once the beachhead had been secured they came around again and landed with the second wave of infantry to provide close artillery support against any German counterattack.

Artillery is often a feared weapon of war, but studies conducted by the 21st Army Group's 2nd Operational Research Section found the gunners were highly inaccurate thanks to the intense waves of the English Channel. The report said the 19th missed their targets by up to 1,000 yards since they were sent on the wrong course inland by the navy. Once it was corrected, the inaccuracy prevailed with the unpredictable English Channel wreaking havoc on the sights of the gunners. They were still about 700 yards wide and 300 yards deep from their intended target. [14] Also causing difficulty was that the concrete fortifications were between three and seven feet in thickness. [15]

At 9:10 a.m. 'D' Troop of the 63rd Battery landed west of St. Aubin-sur-Mer under mortar and rifle fire on Nan Red beach and within 10 minutes they had their first gun 200 yards inland and in action providing fire support. [16] 'C' Troop followed shortly after with 'E' and 'F' Troop also landing and in action by 10 a.m. with the 55th Battery and Q Battery being delayed due to a rudder being damaged and massive traffic trying to land on the beaches. [17]

Shortly after landing, the 19th took their first casualties of the war with Lt. Malcolm, the regimental survey officer, being wounded and Gunner B.T. McHughen being killed. A further two men were killed and 17 more wounded on the first day. [18] The regiment had its vehicle damaged when a M7 Priest of 'E' Troop hitting a mine and a track was blown off with it taking two hours to repair. The 55th Battery also faced its first difficulty when an ammunition explosion had two M7 Priests and a Bren Carrier catch fire quickly spreading to other vehicles and threatening to become larger as it moved towards live ammunition. Gunner H.R. Chaplin, already wounded from shrapnel, jumped in the Bren Carrier that had the ammunition and moved it safety to prevent further casualties or damage. Chaplin received the Military Medal for this act. [19]

They ran into the German 716th Infantry Division that was primarily used as an occupation division and primarily made up of Polish, Russians, Ukrainians and other nationalities from the Soviet Union who were pressed into service. They had mostly obsolete Czechoslovakian equipment from the late-1930s, but also had a small cadre of non-commissioned officers that had combat experience on the Eastern Front giving the green troops veteran leadership. [20]

The 19th ended D-Day in positions just outside St. Aubin-sur-Mer with them being called for close fire support multiple times throughout the day as German tanks and infantry counterattacked the positions gained by Canadian infantry. [21] With night falling over northern France and the Allied beachhead secured the 19th had three soldiers killed and another 18 wounded in the first 24 hours of Operation Overlord. [22]

Route Followed in Action

Normandy

France

Belgium

Netherlands

Germany

Regiment's Batteries

Casualties in Action

Killed in Action

  1. Gunner Arthur Baird [29]
  2. Gunner Arthur William Curphey [30]
  3. Gunner Bernard Thomas McHughen [31]
  4. Lance Bombardier Charles Edward Marshall [32]
  5. Gunner Charles Louis Barron (Died of Wounds) [33]
  6. Gunner Charles Walter Irwin Traer [34]
  7. Gunner Don Bohdan Rawluk (accidentally killed) [35]
  8. Gunner Edward James Patterson (accidentally killed) [36]
  9. Gunner Edwin Palm [37]
  10. Gunner Francis Henry Walden [38]
  11. Signalman George Gadsdon (accidentally killed) [39]
  12. Gunner Gordon Sinclair Fisher [40]
  13. Gunner Gordon Robert Douglas [41]
  14. Bombardier Harold Chester Wetherup (accidentally killed) [42]
  15. Gunner Harold Edward Gibbs [43]
  16. Gunner Harold Elmer Warden (Died of Wounds) [44]
  17. Gunner Harvey Lloyd Walker [45]
  18. Captain Hedley Maurice Harrison [46]
  19. Gunner Henry Bolton Hennings (accidentally killed) [47]
  20. Captain James McLean McKague [48]
  21. Gunner John Bradley [49]
  22. Gunner John Cameron Samuel Robinson [50]
  23. Captain John Lawrence Murdoch [51]
  24. Bombardier John Owen Gibbons (Died of Wounds) [52]
  25. Gunner John Vimy Mugford [53]
  26. Gunner Joseph Eccleston [54]
  27. Gunner Kenneth Bruce Childs [55]
  28. Sergeant Murray Oliver Kirby [56]
  29. Gunner Pierre William Foss [57]
  30. Gunner Robert Christopher Thompson [58]
  31. Gunner Robert Fintan Keating [59]
  32. Gunner Robert Orr Douglas Rock [60]
  33. Gunner Steven Stratychuk [61]
  34. Gunner Vincenso Ruggerio [62]
  35. Gunner Walter Carlyle Little [63]
  36. Gunner Walter Gordon Ward [64]
  37. Signalman William Colin Soule [65]
  38. Signalman William Domville Clark [66]
  39. Sergeant William Hubert Graham (accidentally killed) [67]

Honours and awards

Commanding officers

Telford transferred from the 23rd Field Regiment, RCA when he was promoted from Major to Lt. Col. [78]

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