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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 |
|---|
| 1950–present |
| Canada |
| Canadian Army |
| Horse Artillery |
| Artillery |
| Royal Canadian Horse Artillery2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group |
| CFB Petawawa |
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| Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere') |
| Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead') |
| Slow march: "Royal Artillery Slow March" |
| Quick march: "British Grenadiers" |
| Trot past: "Keel Row" |
| Gallop past: "Bonnie Dundee" |
| Korean WarAfghanistan |
| 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 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel B.C. Insley, CD |
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.
- D Battery (howitzer)
- E Battery (howitzer)
- F Battery (surveillance and target acquisition)
- Y Battery (observer)
- Headquarters and Services Battery
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.
2 RCHA deployed to Bosnia as part of Operation Palladium as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).
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.
The regiment has had the following commandants.
| Name | Year | Significance | Photo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) A.J. Bailey, DSO, OBE, ED, CD | 1950–1951 | First Commandant of 2 RCHA | ||
| Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 54 – Aug 57) | ||||
| Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) E.G. Brooks, DSO, OBE, CD | 1951–1953 | Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 60 – Nov 63) | 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) | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | 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) | ||
| Lieutenant-Colonel 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) | ||||
| 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) | ||
| 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 (Brigadier-General) S.T. Hatton, MSM, CD | 2014–2016 | Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre Headquarters | ||
| Director of Royal Canadian Artillery (Aug 19 – May 21) | ||||
| Lieutenant-Colonel (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, MSM, CD | 2022–2024 | LCol Flanders (left) at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II | ||
| Lieutenant-Colonel B.C. Insley, CD | 2024– |
The regiment has received the freedom of several locations throughout its history; these include:
- 1983: Kingston, Ontario.
- 1987: Cobourg, Ontario.
2 RCHA Freedom of the City, Cobourg, 1987
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