15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
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15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is a reserve Royal Canadian Artillery regiment located in Vancouver, BC at Bessborough Armoury.
This unit is not the same 15th Field Artillery Regiment (4th Canadian Armoured Division) that served in the Second World War, but was a designated coastal defence regiment defending Vancouver.
[edit] History
2 February 1920 - Unit formed as 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. Equipped with 18-pounders, 60-pounders, and 4.5 inch Howitzers.
3 June 1935 - Unit designated as 15th Field Brigade, RCA.
7 April 1938 - Unit converted to Coast Artillery. Known as 15th Coast Brigade, RCA. Tasked with defending Vancouver and the northern approach to the mainland from Vancouver Island. 15th Coast Brigade manned Point Grey, Ferguson Point (Stanley Park), Narrows North (North Vancouver), and Yorke Island. Armed with 18-pounders, 12-pounders, 4.7 inch and 6 inch guns.
1 April 1946 - Name change to 15th Coast Regiment, RCA.
5 February 1948 - Unit converted to Field Artillery. Known as 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA. Originally equipped with 25-pounders and 155mm guns, these were later replaced by 105mm C1 Howitzers and then 105mm C3 Howitzers.
