26th Field Artillery Regiment (Canada)

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26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
26e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC
Active1 April 1908–present
CountryCanada
Branch Canadian Army
TypeField artillery
Size3 batteries
Part of 38 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Motto(s)Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere'), Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead')
MarchQuick: "British Grenadiers"

The 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve artillery regiment based in Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. 71 Field Battery, Headquarters and Service Battery, and Regimental Headquarters are in Brandon ( 49°50′30″N99°57′12″W / 49.8418°N 99.9532°W / 49.8418; -99.9532 (71st Field Battery and Regimental Headquarters) ), and 13 Field Battery is in Portage la Prairie ( 49°58′35″N98°17′15″W / 49.9765°N 98.2875°W / 49.9765; -98.2875 (13th Field Battery) ). Together with 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA and 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA, it forms the 38 Artillery Tactical Group within the 38 Canadian Brigade Group of 3rd Canadian Division. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Early history

On 1 April 1908, the 99th Regiment Manitoba Rangers was first authorized for service. The Regiment's Headquarters was in Brandon and had companies in at Brandon, Portage la Prairie and Carberry, Manitoba. [1] [4]

The Great War

On 6 August 1914, Details from the 99th Manitoba Rangers were placed on active service for local protection duties. [2]

On 7 November 1914, the 45th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF was authorized for service and on 1 April 1916, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. On 7 July 1916, the battalion was absorbed by the 11th Reserve Battalion, CEF. On 17 July 1917, the 45th Battalion, CEF was disbanded. [2]

On 10 July 1915, the 79th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF was authorized for service and on 24 April 1916, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. On 12 July 1916, the battalion was absorbed by the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF. On 12 October 1917, the 79th Battalion, CEF was disbanded. [2]

On 15 July 1916, the 181st Battalion (Brandon), CEF was authorized for service and on 18 April 1917, the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, on 30 April 1917, the battalion's personnel were absorbed by the 18th Reserve Battalion, CEF to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. On 17 July 1917, the 181st Battalion, CEF was disbanded. [2]

1920s–1930s

On 15 March 1920, as a result of the Otter Commission and the subsequent reorganization of the Canadian Militia, the 99th Manitoba Rangers was redesignated as The Manitoba Rangers and was reorganized with three battalions (two of them paper-only reserve battalions) to perpetuate the assigned war-raised battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. [1] [5] [6]

In 1930 the regiment was awarded these battle honours for the Great War: [7]

The regiment was converted to artillery in 1936 when it was merged with the 59th Field Battery.

Organization

98th Regiment (1 April 1908)

The Manitoba Rangers (15 March 1920)

Alliances

Battle Honours

Allocated batteries

Lineage

59th Field Battery, RCA

Chart

Lineage chart [19]
190899th Regt
191199th Manitoba Rangers
191445th Bn, CEF
191579th "Overseas" Bn, CEF
1916Absorbed by 11th Reserve Bn, CEFAbsorbed by 17th Reserve Bn, CEF181st "Overseas" Bn, CEF
1917Absorbed by 18th Reserve Bn, CEF
19201st Bn (45th Bn, CEF), The Manitoba Rangers2nd Bn (79th Bn, CEF), [lower-alpha 1] The Manitoba Rangers3rd Bn (181st Bn, CEF), [lower-alpha 1] The Manitoba Rangers59th Bty, CFA [lower-alpha 2]
192559th FdBty, CA [lower-alpha 3]
193559th FdBty, RCA
1936DisbandedDisbanded
193626th FdBde, RCA
194026th (Reserve) FdBde
194326th (Reserve) FdRegt
194626th FdRegt (Self-Propelled), RCA
196026th FdArtyRegt (Self-Propelled), RCA
196426th FdArtyRegt, RCA

Perpetuations

The Great War

Operational history

26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Museum

26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Museum
26th Field Artillery Regiment (Canada)
Location1116 Victoria Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
TypeRegimental Museum

The museum collects, preserves, researches and exhibits articles of military interest, primarily from the Western Manitoba area. [20] The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada.

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  1. 1 2 Reserve order of battle
  2. ↑ Authorized but not organized
  3. ↑ Organized
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  3. ↑ "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Artillery)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada . Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Luscombe, Stephen. "The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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