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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 (Latin for 'everywhere')
  • Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead')
March
Engagements
Battle honoursThe 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
Commanders
Current
commander		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.

Batteries

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History

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Korean War

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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

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2 RCHA deployed to Bosnia as part of Operation Palladium as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).

Afghanistan

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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

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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 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 (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)[5]
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–

Freedoms

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

2 RCHA Freedom of the City, Cobourg, 1987

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g Gagnon, Catherine (12 January 2022). "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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