27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Active	1910 - 1970
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Militia (1936-1940) Canadian Army (1940-1970)
Type	Field Artillery
Size	One Regiment
Part of	Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Garrison/HQ	Farnham, Quebec
Motto(s)	Latin: Ubique., lit. 'Everywhere' Latin: Quo fas et gloria ducunt, lit. 'Whither right and glory lead'
March	Quick: British Grenadiers

The 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was a Canadian Army Reserve Artillery Regiment based in Farnham, Quebec. The regiment was reduced to nil strength in 1970 and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.^{[1] [2]}

Origin[]

The regiment was originally the Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles, a militia/reserve cavalry regiment which was first authorized in 1910. In 1936, as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia Reorganization, the regiment was converted from Cavalry to Artillery.^{[1] [2]}

Lineage[]

• Originated on 1 April, 1910, in Coaticook, Quebec, as the 26th Canadian Horse (Stanstead Dragoons).
• Redesignated on 3 September, 1912, as the 26th Stanstead Dragoons.
• Redesignated on 15 March, 1920, as The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles.
• Converted from Cavalry to Artillery Regiment on 15 December, 1936,and Redesignated as the 27th Field Brigade, RCA.
• Redesignated on 7 November, 1940, as the 27th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA.
• Redesignated on 1 March, 1943, as the 27th (Reserve) Field Regiment.
• Redesignated on 15 October, 1943, as the 27th Field Regiment, RCA.
• Redesignated on 12 April, 1960, as the 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.
• Reduced to nil strength 1 April, 1970, and transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle.^{[1] [2]}

Allocated Batteries[]

27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (15 December, 1936)

• Regimental Headquarters (Coaticook, Quebec)

• 72nd Field Battery, RCA (Coaticook)
• 73rd Field Battery (Howitzer), RCA (Magog)
• 74th Field Battery, RCA (Stanstead)
• 75th Field Battery, RCA (Cowansville)^[1]

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