20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA explained

Unit Name:	20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Dates:	1964 – present
Country:	Canada
Branch:	Canadian Army
Type:	Field artillery
Size:	HQ & Svcs Bty, 2 field batteries
Command Structure:	41 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison:	Lt-Col Philip Debney Armoury, Edmonton, Alberta
Patron:	St Barbara
Motto:	la|Ubique|everywhere
March:	"Royal Artillery Slow March"
Equipment:	C3 Howitzer
Commander1:	LCol Michael Waldner
Commander1 Label:	Commanding officer
Commander2:	CWO Quinn Gillard
Commander2 Label:	Regimental sergeant major
Identification Symbol:	20 Fd Regt
Identification Symbol Label:	Abbreviation

The 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (French: French: links=no|20^e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC) is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve artillery regiment of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, composed of the Headquarters and Services Battery and two firing batteries, the 61st Field Battery, RCA, based in Edmonton and 78th Field Battery, RCA, based in Red Deer, Alberta.^{[1] [2]}

Allocated Batteries

• 61st Field Battery, RCA
• 78th Field Battery, RCA^[3]

Lineage

• Originated on 2 February 1920, in Edmonton, Alberta as the 20th Brigade, CFA.
• Redesignated on 1 July 1925, as the 20th Field Brigade, CA.
• Redesignated on 3 June 1935, as the 20th Field Brigade, RCA.
• Redesignated on 7 November 1940, as the 20th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA.
• Redesignated on 1 March 1943, as the 20th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA.
• Redesignated on 1 April 1946, as the 20th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA.
• Redesignated on 21 September 1954, as the 96th Independent Medium Battery, RCA.
• Redesignated on 12 April 1960, as the 96th Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA.
• Redesignated on 17 October 1961, as the 20th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA.
• Redesignated on 4 December 1964, as the 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

Royal Canadian Army Cadets

The regiment is associated with three Army Cadet corps: 180 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Edmonton, 1390 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Red Deer, and 2561 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Thorsby, Alberta.

See also

• Military history of Canada
• History of the Canadian Army
• Canadian Forces
• List of armouries in Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Government of Canada. National Defence. 2013-02-25. 20th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) 41 CBG Infantry Reserve Unit Canadian Army. 2021-12-22. www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca.
2. Web site: Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Artillery). . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117093414/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Documents/RG9-59_EN_final.pdf . 17 November 2015 .
3. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-01-28. 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA. 2021-12-22. www.canada.ca.