by K-J | 27 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew Oakden Stag Special Outstanding RCA Museum volunteer Deanne Gilbertson recently unboxed a collection of 105-millimetre charge bags used with the C1 105mm howitzer and the L5 PACK 105mm howitzer. Gunners burnt the unused charge bags in the field at least until...
by K-J | 26 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special Children will call them tanks, but they are not tanks.These military vehicles are actually light armoured general purpose carriers, with a set of tracks instead of wheels. These tracks allow the vehicle to go almost anywhere — no roads were...
by K-J | 25 Dec 2022 | History
A 25-pounder in the air with a parachute, and it after landing, with an extended wooden platform. It’s worth noting the 25-pounder did not have a muzzle break. It was likely an out-of-service Mark 1 25-pounder used for training purposes. “Qualified”...
by K-J | 21 Dec 2022 | History
The collection of artifacts the RCA Museum received contained hundreds of photographs — mostly in three photo albums dated from 1939 to 1942. One photo album dating from March 1941 to July 1942 was particularly engaging. He was stationed in Britain when the photos...
by K-J | 20 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special During the First World War, the Canadian Militia established a network of military training sites across Canada to train 600,000 recruits for the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) going overseas to fight on the Western Front.One of the 17...
by K-J | 18 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special Canadian Gunners used the nine-pounder rifled gun during the North-West Rebellion in 1885.They used this artillery piece in Canada from 1873 to 1897 — it was muzzle-loading and did not have a recoil mechanism. Therefore, Gunners needed to...
