Unit Name: | 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
Dates: | 1950–present |
Country: | Canada |
Branch: | Canadian Army |
Type: | Horse Artillery |
Role: | Artillery |
Command Structure: | Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group |
Garrison: | CFB Petawawa |
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Battle Honours: | The word la|Ubique|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 |
Commander1: | Lieutenant-Colonel J.D. Flanders 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.
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]
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.[3]
Name | Year | Significance | Photo | |
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Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) A.J. Bailey, DSO, OBE, ED, CD[4] | 1950–1951 |
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Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel) E.G. Brooks, DSO, OBE, CD | 1951–1953 |
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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 |
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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) | ||
Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Beare, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD | 1996–1998 |
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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 |
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Lieutenant-Colonel (Major-General) Simon Charles Hetherington, OMM, MSC, CD | 2003–2006 |
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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 |
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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 | |||
Lieutenant-Colonel B.C. Insley, CD | 2024– |
The regiment has received the freedom of several locations throughout its history; these include: