2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

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.

2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Active1950-present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeHorse Artillery
RoleArtillery
Part ofRoyal Canadian Horse Artillery
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQCFB Petawawa
Motto(s)
  • Ubique (everywhere)
  • Quo fas et gloria ducunt (whither right and glory lead)
March
EngagementsKorean War
Afghanistan
Battle honoursThe word Latin: Ubique, lit. '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 J.D. Flanders CD

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]

Name Year Significance Photo
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
Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Kingstone, CD 1953–1956
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) J.L. Drewry, DSO, CD 1956–1957 Director 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 1961–1965 Director 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 1994-1996 Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (May 8 – May 10)[5]
Lieutenant-Colonel (Lieutenant-General) 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
Lieutenant-Colonel LCol S.A.A. Johnson, CD 2006-2007
Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) L.C. Dalton, CD 2007-2009 Director 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 (Colonel) 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 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, CD 2022-
LCol Flanders (left) at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Freedoms

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

2 RCHA Freedom of the City Cobourg Ontario 1987

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. Gagnon, Catherine. "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.
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