Assist in the defeat of the enemy with indirect fire as part of the all-arms battle
Represent Canada and the RCA as the National Salute Troop, firing salutes for special occasions, visiting heads of state and national periods of remembrance or mourning
Size
Regiment (2 batteries and a regimental headquarters troop)
27 September 1855: 2nd "Ottawa" Battery authorized (date used by 30 Fd Regt RCA as its unit anniversary)
30 Fd Regt RCA originated in Ottawa on 9 May 1905 when a Special General Order (GO) authorized the forming of the 8th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA from the 2nd "Ottawa" Battery and the 23rd Battery
The 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
The 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (French: 30e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC) is a bilingual Canadian Army (Primary Reserve) artillery regiment located in Ottawa, Ontario, and is allocated to 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division. The unit parades at a new complex at the Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) - Uplands Site following the collapse of their former location at CFRB Dows Lake under the weight of snow in 2009. The unit performs ceremonial gun salute duties when required in the National Capital area, and is a field unit equipped with 105 mm Howitzers, C3.[2]
Allocated batteries
1st Field Battery, RCA, the Leadership and Recruit Training Battery (internal designation)
2nd Field Battery, RCA,[3] the Firing Battery (internal designation)[2]
Lineage
Originated by/from the 2nd "Ottawa" Battery on 27 Sept, 1855
30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Originated 9 May 1905 in Ottawa, Ontario as the 8th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA
Redesignated 2 February 1920 as the 1st Brigade, CFA
Redesignated 1 July 1925 as the 1st Field Brigade, CA
Redesignated 3 June 1935 as the 1st Field Brigade, RCA
Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 1st (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
Redesignated 1 March 1943 as the 1st (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 1 April 1946 as the 30th Field Regiment, RCA
Redesignated 12 April 1960 as the 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA[3]
There is no lineal connection to previous artillery units in Ottawa.[3] (British North American Act, 27 Sept 1855) basis for Artillery units continuously located in Ottawa since 1855, officially. Artillery unit established by British government prior to 1855.
Operational history
Artillery gun and crew
The 1st Field Artillery Brigade, CFA, CEF was authorized on 6 August 1914 and embarked for Britain on 27 September 1914. It disembarked in France on 12 February 1915, where it provided artillery support as part of the 1st Canadian Division's Divisional Artillery in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The brigade disbanded on 23 October 1920.[3]
War In Afghanistan
The regiment contributed individual augmentees to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.[4]
Garrison at Morrison Artillery Park (MAP)
UN Missions
UNMOGIP - India/Pakistan
UNEF 2 - Egypt
UNDOF - Golan Heights
UNFICYP - Cyprus
UNPROFOR - Former Republic of Yugoslavia
SFOR - Bosnia-Herzegovina
MONUC - Congo
Domestic Operations
Members of the unit have taken part in:
Operation Lentus - Ontario and Quebec (2019 and 2017)
In 2013, the regiment officially established and had certified, a regimental museum called The Bytown Gunners Firepower Museum. Since that time, this museum has continued to develop into a significant OMMC military museum open to the general public based upon reservations.
Notable people
Lieutenant-ColonelJohn McCrae, MD (30 November 1872 – 28 January 1918) best known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields. At the outbreak of the First World War he immediately volunteered for service either as a doctor or as a gunner. He achieved both; he was appointed surgeon to the 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery.[6] The 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, now disbanded, is perpetuated by the 30th Field Artillery Regiment.[7]
^Reynolds, Kenneth W. (2017). The Bytown Gunners: The History of Ottawa's Artillery, 1855-2015. Manitoba: The Bytown Gunners Order. pp. 276–279. ISBN978-0-9958069-0-0.
