by K-J | 11 Jul 2023 | History
Col (Ret’d) Peter Williams Stag Special This year marks the 125th anniversary of the establishment what is now known as 1RCHA, originally based on A and B Batteries – the first “full-time” or “regular” elements of the post-Confederation Canadian Army. This...
by K-J | 20 Mar 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag 11 Health MIR and support staff had an opportunity to observe 1RCHA’s A Bty in action on fire missions during Ex FROZEN GUNNER. Ideal weather conditions greeted 11 Health CO Maj Joel Bernier’s team, with four groups dispatched to observe and...
by K-J | 18 Oct 2022 | History
Col Josiah G. Holmes was the first C Bty CO from 1887 to 1893. Of note, he commanded the Skeena River Revolt in northern BC in 1888. In 1893, British soldiers took over permanent garrison duties at Esquimalt and C Bty returned to Quebec. The Canadian Militia...
