1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Active	1871–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Horse artillery
Role	Artillery
Size	5 batteries
Part of	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	CFB Shilo
Motto(s)	Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere') Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead')
March	Slow march: "Royal Artillery Slow March" Quick march: "British Grenadiers" Trot past: "Keel Row" Gallop past: "Bonnie Dundee"
Engagements	North-West Rebellion South African War First World War Second World War Korean War Afghanistan
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

Military unit

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.

Lineage

Originated on 1 December 1898, in Kingston, Ontario and Quebec City, Quebec, as the Royal Canadian Artillery (Field Division) of The Royal Canadian Artillery
Redesignated on 1 June 1901, as the Royal Canadian Field Artillery
Redesignated on 1 September 1905, as the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Redesignated on 16 October 1946, as the 71st Regiment (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery)
Redesignated on 7 July 1949, as the 1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Redesignated on 18 June 1951, as the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Batteries

A (The Queen's) Battery, RCHA
B Battery, RCHA
C Battery, RCHA
Z Battery, RCHA
Headquarters and Services Battery

History

The South African War

On 20 December 1899, the Royal Canadian Artillery (Field Division) mobilized the Brigade Division, Royal Canadian Artillery for active service and on 21 February 1900, the brigade embarked for South Africa. After arrival, its batteries provided field artillery support to the Imperial forces in the eastern Transvaal, north Cape Colony, Griqualand West and with the Rhodesian Field Force. On 21 January 1901, the active service brigade was disbanded.

The First World War

On 6 August 1914, the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery was placed on active service for instructional and camp administration duties.

On 26 August 1914, the RCHA mobilized the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade, CEF and on 30 September 1914, the regiment embarked for Great Britain. On 20 July 1915, the regiment disembarked in France where it provided mobile field artillery support as part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade in France and Flanders until the end of the war. On 23 October 1920, the brigade was disbanded.

The Second World War

On 1 September 1939, the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery was mobilized for active service as the 1st Field Brigade, RCA, CASF. On 21 December 1939, the regiment was redesignated as 1st Field Regiment, RCA, CASF and embarked for Great Britain as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. In June 1940, the regiment arrived in France as part of the Second British Expeditionary Force, reaching a point west of Le Mans before being ordered back to the UK. On 1 January 1941, the regiment was redesignated as 1st Field Regiment, RCHA, CASF. The regiment landed in Sicily in July 1943 and in Italy in September 1943, providing field artillery support for the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. In March 1945, the regiment moved with the I Canadian Corps to North West Europe where it served until the end of the war. On 25 August 1945, the overseas regiment was disbanded.

On 1 June 1945, a second Active Force component of the regiment was mobilized for service in the Pacific theatre of operations under the designation of the 1st Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA, CASF. On 1 September 1945, the regiment was redesignated as the 2nd/1st Field Regiment, RCHA, CASF and again on 1 March 1946, as the 71st Regiment, RCHA, CASF. On 27 June 1946, the regiment was embodied in the Permanent Force.

In July 1949 the 71st Regiment (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery) became the 1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.

Korean War

From May 1952 to April 1953, 1 RCHA served in Korea as part of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Commonwealth Division.

Commandants

Name	Year	Significance
Colonel (Major-General) Charles William Drury, CB	1901–1905	Known as “Father of Modern Artillery in Canada”
Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Fages	1905–1906
Lieutenant-Colonel H.E. Burstall	1907	Acting Commanding Officer
Lieutenant-Colonel (Lieutenant-General) Sir Henry Edward Burstall, KCB, KCMG, ADC	1908–1911	GOC of the Royal Canadian Artillery Commanded 2nd Canadian Division Quartermaster-General at Department of National Defence
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) Henri Alexandre Panet CB, CMG, DSO	1911–1916	Colonel Commandant of the Royal Canadian Artillery
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) William Henry Pferinger Elkins, CB, CBE, DSO	1916–1922	Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada Commander in Chief Atlantic Command
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) Charles Francis Constantine, CB, DSO, ADC	1922–1925	Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) William Henry Pferinger Elkins, CB, CBE, DSO	1925–1926	Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada Commander in Chief Atlantic Command
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) H.E. Boak DSO	1926–1929
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) JC Stewart CBE, DSO	1929–1934
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) W.G. Hagarty, DSO	1934–1938
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) C.V. Stockwell, DSO	1938–1939
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) John Hamilton Roberts CB DSO MC	1939–1940	Commanded 2nd Canadian Division Commanded the Dieppe Raid
Lieutenant-Colonel (Lieutenant-General) Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD	1940–1940	Chief of the General Staff Commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College Commander of II Canadian Corps Commander of 5th Canadian Armoured Division Commander of 1st Canadian Infantry Division Commander of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division Commander of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) T.H. Musgrave OBE, ED	1940–1942
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) John Napier Lane, DSO	1942–1944
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) H.E. Brown OBE, ED, CD	1944–1944
Lieutenant-Colonel F.E. McCordick OBE, ED	1944–1945
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) H.E. Brown OBE, ED, CD	1945–1945
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) R.H. Webb DSO, CD	1945–1949
Lieutenant-Colonel E.M. Hodson, DSO, CD	1949–1951
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) Edward Murray Dalziel Leslie (né McNaughton), DSO, CD	1951–1955	Chief of Staff of the United Nation's Force in Cyprus
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) N.W. Reilander, CD	1955–1959
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.O.V.F. Menard CD	1959–1962
Lieutenant-Colonel M.L.A. Chabot, CD	1962–1965
Lieutenant-Colonel D.B. Crowe, CD	1965–1967
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General D.R. Baker, CMM, CD	1967–1969
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) M.D. Calnan, CD	1969–1971
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) H.J. Stein, CD	1971–1973	Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Jul 77 – Aug 80)
Lieutenant-Colonel R.L. Strawbridge, CD	1973–1975
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) D.J. Walters, CD	1975–1977
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) D.B. McGibbon, CD	1977–1979	Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Jul 83 – Aug 85)
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) D.B. Walton, OMM, CD	1979–1981
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) L.T.B. Mintz, CD	1981–1983
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) G.J. Oehring, CD	1983–1985
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.E. Miller, CD	1985–1987
Lieutenant-Colonel D.S. Moreside, CD	1987–1989
Lieutenant-Colonel (Lieutenant-General) Jan Arp, CMM, CD	1989–1991	Chief of Military Personnel Commander of Land Force Doctrine and Training System Chief of Staff, NATO's Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.M. Petryk CD	1991–1992
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) M.D. Capstick, CD	1992–1993	Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Jul 98 – Aug 00)
Lieutenant-Colonel (Lieutenant-General) The Honourable, Andrew Brooke Leslie PC CMM MSC MSM CD, MP	1993–1995	Chief Government Whip Member of Parliament for Orléans Chief of the Land Staff
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) S.J. Gillies, CD	1995–1997	Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 00 – Jun 02)
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) M.D. Hodgson, CD	1997–1999
Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) Alan John Howard, CMM, CD	1999–2001	Military Lead of the Defence Renewal Team
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) R.K. Chamberlain, CD	2001–2003
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) I.A. Miezitis, CD	2003–2005
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) P.J. Williams, CD	2005–2007
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) T.J. Bishop, OMM, MSM, CD	2007–2009	Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Mar 14 – Dec 16)
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) T.R. Young, CD	2009–2011
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) L.J. Hammond, MSM, CD	2011–2013
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) S.W. Taylor, CD	2013–2016
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) S.G. Haire, CD	2016–2018
Lieutenant-Colonel R.T. Stimpson, CD	2018–2020
Lieutenant-Colonel D.Y.G. Brassard, CD	2020–2022
Lieutenant-Colonel J.P. O’Donnell, CD	2022–

Alliances

United Kingdom - 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

References

"Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Artillery)" (PDF).
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"1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group". Canadian Army. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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^ Gagnon, Catherine. "Past Directors RCA (or equivalent)". rca-arc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

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