2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Last updated

2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Active1950–present
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Army
TypeHorse Artillery
RoleArtillery
Part of Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ CFB Petawawa
Motto(s)
  • Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere')
  • Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead')
March
Engagements
Battle honours The word Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere') takes the place of all past and future battle honours in recognition of the artillery's widespread service in all battles and campaigns since its creation
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant-Colonel B.C. Insley, CD

The 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is a regular artillery regiment of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Petawawa. It forms part of the 4th Canadian Division's 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.

Contents

Batteries

History

Korean War

2 RCHA formed on 7 August 1950 as part of Canadian Army Special Force for United Nations mission in the Korean War. From May 1951 to May 1952, 2 RCHA served in Korea as part of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Commonwealth Division. [1] [2]

Bosnia

2 RCHA deployed to Bosnia as part of Operation Palladium as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).

Afghanistan

2 RCHA deployed 5 times during the War in Afghanistan from 2003–2010, participating in Operation Medusa, where the regiment shot over 2000 rounds of artillery in about 2 weeks.

Commandants

The regiment has had the following commandants. [3]

NameYearSignificancePhoto
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) A.J. Bailey, DSO, OBE, ED, CD [4] 1950–1951
  • First Commandant of 2 RCHA
  • Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 54 – Aug 57) [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) E.G. Brooks, DSO, OBE, CD 1951–1953
  • Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 60 – Nov 63) [5]
Stained glass of Col E G Brooks DSO OBE CD in Currie Hall, Royal Military College of Canada Col E G Brooks DSO OBE CD 1918-1964 staff adjutant 1948-1950 stainglass Currie Hall.JPG
Stained glass of Col E G Brooks DSO OBE CD in Currie Hall, Royal Military College of Canada
Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Kingstone, CD 1953–1956
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.L. Drewry, DSO, CD 1956–1957Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Nov 63 – Oct 65) [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel J.E. Pincock, CD 1957–1959
Lieutenant-Colonel G.N. Chambers, CD 1959–1960
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.P. Beer, MBE, CD 1961–1965Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Oct 65 – Jul 69) [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel W.E. Sills CD 1965–1967
Lieutenant-Colonel J.G. Henderson CD 1967–1969
Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Cotter, CD 1969–1970
Lieutenant-Colonel W.R. Dawes, CD 1970–1972
Lieutenant-Colonel H.R. Wheatley, CD 1972–1974
Lieutenant-Colonel D.E. Stothers, CD 1974–1976
Lieutenant-Colonel J.C. Fleming, CD 1976–1978
Lieutenant-Colonel C.J. Mialkowski, CD 1978–1980
Lieutenant-Colonel M.C. Brown, CD 1980–1982
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) Ernest Beno, OMM, CD 1982–1984
  • Became Colonel Commandant, The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (2007)
Lieutenant-Colonel R.B. Mitchell, CD 1984–1986
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) Joseph D. Briscoe, OMM, CD [6] 1986–1988
Lieutenant-Colonel K.C. Hague, CD 1988–1990
Lieutenant-Colonel D.L. Ross, CD 1990–1992
Lieutenant-Colonel D.M. Chupick, CD 1992–1994
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) D.D. Marshall, OMM, CD 1994–1996Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (May 8 – May 10) [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Beare, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD 1996–1998
  • Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command
  • Commander of the Multinational Brigade Northwest of the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Sept 03 – Sept 04) [7]
Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Davis, CD 1998–2000
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) John David Ernest Crosman, CD 2000–2002
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) Kevin R. Cotten, OMM, CD 2002–2003
  • Commandant of the Canadian Forces College
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) Simon Charles Hetherington, OMM, MSC, CD 2003–2006
  • Commander Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre Headquarters
  • Commander 3rd Canadian Division / Joint Task Force West
General S.C. Hetherington speaking at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan Canadian Army Brig. Gen. Simon Heatherington, right, the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, speaks during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept 140903-Z-NJ272-002.jpg
General S.C. Hetherington speaking at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan
Lieutenant-Colonel LCol S.A.A. Johnson, CD 2006–2007
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) L.C. Dalton, CD 2007–2009Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Feb 12 – Mar 14) [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) L.P. McGarry, MSM, CD 2009–2010
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) G.W. Ivey, MSM, CD 2010–2013
Lieutenant-Colonel D. Bobbitt, CD 2013–2014
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) S.T. Hatton, MSM, CD 2014–2016
  • Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre Headquarters
  • Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 19 – May 21) [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.G. Hampton, CD 2016–2018
Lieutenant-Colonel D.R. Matheson, CD 2018–2020
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) S.A. Heer, MSM, CD 2020–2022
Lieutenant-Colonel J.D. Flanders, MSM, CD 2022–2024
LCol Flanders (left) at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II Funeral 19 09 2022-19 (52368547372).jpg
LCol Flanders (left) at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Lieutenant-Colonel B.C. Insley, CD 2024–

Freedoms

The regiment has received the freedom of several locations throughout its history; these include:

2 RCHA Freedom of the City, Cobourg, 1987 2 RCHA Freedom of the city Cobourg.jpg
2 RCHA Freedom of the City, Cobourg, 1987

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery</span> Artillery branch of the Canadian Army

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Army.

The 7th Toronto Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery is a militia regiment of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group,

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2nd Field Artillery Regiment (Canada)</span> Military unit

The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is a Royal Canadian Artillery reserve regiment. It is located in Montreal and shares its headquarters with The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) at the Côte-des-Neiges Armory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brockville Rifles</span> Military unit

The Brockville Rifles is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The unit is a part of the 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division. It is fifteenth in the order of precedence of Canadian Army Infantry Regiments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Canadian Horse Artillery</span> Military unit

The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is the name given to the regular field artillery units of the Canadian Army.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">15th Field Artillery Regiment (Canada)</span> Military unit

15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) regiment based in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Bessborough Armoury. 15th Field Regiment is part of the 39 Canadian Brigade Group of 3rd Canadian Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irish Regiment of Canada</span> Military unit

The Irish Regiment of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Sudbury, Ontario. It is part of the 4th Canadian Division's 33 Canadian Brigade Group. Currently one battalion of the regiment exists.

The Special Service Force was a designation used by two army units: a World War II Canadian-American formation, and a Canadian Army formation from 1977 to 1995.

The 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is a bilingual Canadian Army artillery regiment located in Ottawa, Ontario, and is allocated to 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division. The unit parades at a new complex at the Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) - Uplands Site following the collapse of their former location at CFRB Dows Lake under the weight of snow in 2009. The unit performs ceremonial gun salute duties when required in the National Capital area, and is a field unit equipped with 105 mm Howitzers, C3.

The 64th Field Battery, RCA is a sub-unit of the Canadian Army. It is a reserve artillery battery, under command of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group Artillery Tactical Group, and a component of 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS90 self-propelled gun. The regiment is currently based at Larkhill Garrison, Larkhill. The regiment completed its move from Assaye Barracks, Tidworth, to Larkhill in June 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)</span> WW1 British Army formation

The 3rd Cavalry Division was a division of the British Army in the First World War. It was formed at Ludgershall, Wiltshire England in September 1914 under the command of Major-General the Hon. Julian Byng. The division moved to Belgium in the first week of October 1914, landing at Ostend, although its third Brigade was only formed there once. During the war the division took part in most of the major actions where cavalry were used as a mounted mobile force, and also many where the troops were dismounted and effectively served as infantry.

The 50th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Peterborough, Ontario. The regiment exists "on paper" on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

The 116th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery is a Canadian Army Reserve independent artillery battery based in Kenora, Ontario, which forms part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group. The battery parades at the Kenora Armoury, 800-11th Avenue North.

G Parachute Battery Royal Horse Artillery is a close support battery of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army, currently based in Merville Barracks in Colchester.

Colonel Michael David Calnan was a Canadian Forces officer notable as a serving military member given permission to run for political office while still on active duty.

The 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was an artillery regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve based in Cobourg, Ontario. In 1965, the regiment was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

The 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is a regular artillery regiment of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Shilo. It forms part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.

Lieutenant-General Stuart Beare, was a Canadian Army officer who served as the commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Deputy commander of the military police within the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan, Commander of the Multinational Brigade Northwest of the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Commanding Officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.

References

  1. ↑ Defence, National (2019-01-28). "2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  2. ↑ Canada, Veterans Affairs (2022-07-13). "The Battle of Hill 355 - Veterans Affairs Canada". www.veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  3. ↑ Foley, Michael. "2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". rca-arc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  4. ↑ Halliday, Hugh. "HONOURS AND AWARDS: CANADIAN ARMY KOREAN WAR SERVICES".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gagnon, Catherine (12 January 2022). "Past Directors RCA (or equivalent)". rca-arc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  6. ↑ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Colonel Joseph Douglas Briscoe". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  7. ↑ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Major-General Stuart A. Beare". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.