8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | |
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Active | 1912-1970 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Canadian Militia (1912-1940) Canadian Army (1940-1970) |
Type | Artillery |
Role | Field Artillery |
Part of | Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery |
Garrison/HQ | Hamilton, Ontario |
Motto(s) | Latin: Ubique., lit. 'Everywhere' Latin: Quo fas et gloria ducunt, lit. 'Whither right and glory lead' |
March | Quick: British Grenadiers |
Engagements | First World War |
The 8th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was a Reserve regiment of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery of the Canadian Army based in Hamilton, Ontario from the 1940s to 1970.
The regiment however traced its forebears further back however to 1912 and the establishment of the 13th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. During the First World War an 8th Brigade of Canadian Field Artillery was authorized for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The brigade was authorized for service on 4 January 1916, and on 5 February 1916, the brigade embarked for Great Britain. On 14 July 1916, the brigade disembarked in France and later on 8 July 1917, was Redesignated as the 8th Army Brigade, CFA, CEF. The brigade provided field artillery support as part of the 3rd and 4th Canadian Divisional Artilleries in France and Flanders until the end of the war on 11 November 1918. On 23 October 1920, the 8th Brigade, CFA was disbanded. [1]
The regiment was reduced to nil strength in 1970 and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle. [1] [2]
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