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56th Field Regiment (Dufferin And Haldimand Rifles), RCA
The 56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Brantford, Ontario. The regiment is currently part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group.http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/units-unites/unit-unite-eng.asp?id=200 accessed 14 February 2012 The 56th Field Regiment, RCA, parades at the Sgt William Merrifield Armoury, at 18 Brant Avenue, Brantford, Ontario. Allocated Batteries *10th Field Battery, RCA (St Catharines) *54th Field Battery, RCA (Brantford) *69th Field Battery, RCA (Simcoe) Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. Lineage 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA *Originated 28 September 1866 in York, Ontario on as the 37th "Haldimand Battalion of Rifles" *Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 37th Regiment "Haldimand Rifles" *Redesignated 1 May 1920 as The Haldimand Rifles *Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with The Duff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
114th Battalion (Haldimand), CEF
The 114th Battalion (Haldimand), CEF, also known as "Brock's Rangers," was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 114th Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 31 October 1916 where, on 11 November 1916, its personnel were absorbed by the 35th and 36th Reserve Battalions, CEF, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 21 May 1917. The 114th Battalion advertised itself as "the Indian Unit" during active recruiting and in the media, and several other battalions transferred their Indigenous Canadian recruits to the 114th. The battalion recruited in Haldimand County and the Six Nations reserve, and was mobilized at Cayuga, Ontario. The 114th Battalion was commanded by Lt.-Col. A.T. Thompson from 31 October 1916 to 11 November 1916. The 114th Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1916. The 114th Battalion (Haldimand), CEF, is perpetuated by the 56th Fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Artillery Regiments Of Canada
Field may refer to: Expanses of open ground * Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * Battlefield * Lawn, an area of mowed grass * Meadow, a grassland that is either natural or allowed to grow unmowed and ungrazed * Playing field, used for sports or games Arts and media * In decorative art, the main area of a decorated zone, often contained within a border, often the background for motifs ** Field (heraldry), the background of a shield ** In flag terminology, the background of a flag * ''FIELD'' (magazine), a literary magazine published by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio * ''Field'' (sculpture), by Anthony Gormley Organizations * Field department, the division of a political campaign tasked with organizing local volunteers and directly contacting voters * Field Enterprises, a defunct private holding company ** Field Communications, a division of Field Enterprises * Field Museu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Artillery
, colors = The guns of the RCA themselves , colors_label = Colours , march = * Slow march: "Royal Artillery Slow March" * Quick march (dismounted parades): "British Grenadiers/The Voice of the Guns" * Trot past: "Keel Row" * Gallop past (horse artillery only): "Bonnie Dundee" , mascot = , anniversaries = * 1855: Militia Act of 1855 passed by the Parliament of the Province of Canada and creation the first truly Canadian army units * 27 November 1856: first Canadian Artillery unit formed (''Battalion of Montreal Artillery'') * 10 August 1883: ''Regiment of Canadian Artillery'' of the Permanent Active Militia authorized to be formed , equipment = * M101 howitzer#Variants, 105 mm Howitzer, C3 * GIAT LG1, 105 mm Howitzer, LG1 Mk II * M777 howitzer#Canada, 155 mm Howitzer M777C1 , equipment_label = Current weapon systems , battle_honours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
The 62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (french: 62e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC) is a militia unit of the Canadian Army that has its own military band and is located in Shawinigan, Quebec. It recruits primarily in Shawinigan, Joliette and Victoriaville. Origin Its oldest and most notable subunit is the 81st Field Artillery Battery, which was founded in the Eastern Townships in 1912 and relocated in Shawinigan, Mauricie in 1936. World War II The battery was called to active duty during World War II. Its members were trained in Ontario and the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1944. In 1944-45, the 81st Battery contributed to the Allies' effort in the Normandy Landings, which led to the Liberation of France. Anti-aircraft Unit In 1946-48, members of the Shawinigan-based C Company of the Régiment de Joliette joined those of the 81st Battery to form the 62nd Regiment. From that moment until 1961, the newly formed unit served in an anti-aircraft capacity. Field artille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve regiment based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 33 Canadian Brigade Group. Allocated batteries * 30th Field Battery, RCA * 148th Field Battery, RCA Lineage 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA * Originated on 15 November 1913, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, when an eight-company infantry regiment, City Corps was authorized to be formed. * Redesignated on 10 February 1914, as the ''51st Regiment Rifles''. * Redesignated on 16 February 1914, as the ''51st Regiment (The Soo Rifles)''. * Redesignated on 15 August 1914, as the ''51st Regiment (Soo Rifles)''. * Redesignated on 1 May 1920, as ''The Soo Rifles''. * Redesignated on 1 September 1923, as '' The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment''. * Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with the Headquarters and "A" Company of The Algonquin Regiment and redesignated ''The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (MG)''. * Redesignated o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Milton Martin
Oliver Milton Martin (1893-1957) was a member of the Kanien'kehá:ka nation from the Six Nations Grand River Reserve, Martin served in the First and Second World Wars, gaining the rank of brigadier and was the highest ranking First Nations person of the Second World War. After leaving the military he was a school teacher, principal and provincial magistrate. Martin was the first Indigenous person to be appointed a provincial magistrate in Ontario. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #345 in Toronto is named in his honour. Personal life Martin was born on April 9, 1893, in Ohsweken, Ontario. Martin was the son of Robert Martin and Lucinda Lucy Miller. He grew up on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve. He had four sisters and two brothers. Martin married Jean "Lillian" Bunt In 1936. Bunt was also a teacher at the Secord School, in East York, Ontario. Military career Martin joined The Haldimand Rifles militia regiment in 1909 in the role of bugler. In 1915 he left his tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Merrifield
William Merrifield VC, MM (9 October 1890 – 8 August 1943) was an English-born Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, he was awarded the VC for his actions on 1 October 1918, during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. Earlier in the war he had been awarded the Military Medal. Early life William Merrifield was born at Brentwood, Essex in England on 9 October 1890. He emigrated to Canada for employment, settling in Ottawa. He later moved to Sudbury, where he worked as a fireman on the Canadian Pacific Railway. He also joined the 97th Regiment, known as the Algonquin Rifles, a unit of Canada's militia. First World War On 23 September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, Merrifield enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), being posted to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Canadian Infantry Division
The 7th Canadian Infantry Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the Canadian Army, mobilized in the spring of 1942 and assigned for home defence within Atlantic Command (Canadian Army), Atlantic Command, during World War II. At the time it was assumed it would consist of volunteers and proceed overseas. By the summer of 1942 it became obvious that there would not be enough volunteers, so National Resource Mobilization Act (NRMA) Conscription, conscripts were assigned to the regiments of the Division to bring their numbers up to war establishment strength. This meant that the Division could only be used for home defence, unless the Parliament of Canada ruled that conscripted men could be sent overseas. Two brigades were assembled in the early fall of 1942 in CFS Debert, Camp Debert in Nova Scotia with the third at Camp Sussex in New Brunswick. Order of battle May 1942 * Headquarters, 7th Division ** 7th Division Intelligence Section ** No. 7 Field Security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Canadian Division
The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some units in Kingston, Ontario. The division is recognized by the distinctive maroon patch worn on the sleeve of its soldiers. It was first created as a formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. It was stood down during the war only to be reactivated through the renaming from '1st Canadian Armoured Division' to the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division during the Second World War. It was stood down following demobilization and was again reactivated in 2013 with the renaming of the former Land Force Area Atlantic. First World War The 5th Canadian Division of the Canadian Corps was formed during World War I under Major-General Garnet Burk Hughes. The 5th began assembling in Britain in February, 1917, but was broken up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Canadian Division
The 1st Canadian Division (French: ''1re Division du Canada'' ) is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under Canadian Joint Operations Command. It is a high-readiness unit, able to move on very short notice, and is staffed and equipped to meet Canada’s military objectives to counter any potential threat. Formed during the First World War in August 1914, the 1st Canadian Division was a formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The division contained a cavalry squadron and a cyclist company, three infantry brigades (the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigades, each of four battalions), representing all parts of Canada, three field artillery brigades (roughly equivalent to modern regiments) armed with 18-pounders and engineers, together with elements of the Army Service Corps and the Army Medical Corps. The total war establishment of the Division was 17,873 all ranks, with 4,943 horses. /sup> During its service in the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
215th Battalion (2nd Overseas Battalion Of 38th Regiment Dufferin Rifles), CEF
The 215th Battalion (2nd Overseas Battalion of 38th Regiment Dufferin Rifles), CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. History Based in Brantford, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 in the counties of Brant, Norfolk, and Haldimand. After sailing to England in April 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion on May 7, 1917. The 215th Battalion, CEF had two Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. H. E. Snider and Lieut-Col. H. Cockshutt. Perpetuations In 1920, the perpetuation of the 215th Battalion, CEF was first assigned to The Dufferin Rifles of Canada, and is now held by the 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA. * The Dufferin Rifles of Canada (1920-1936) * The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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