Artillery in Canada (2) Alberta: Edmonton, 20th Field Artillery Regiument and HMCS Nonsuch
Edmonton, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
The 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) regiment of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group, composed of two batteries, the 61st Field Battery, RCA, based in Edmonton and 78th Field Battery, RCA, based in Red Deer, Alberta.
Edmonton
(Anthony Sewards Photos)
155-mm M109 Self-propelled Howitzer, (Serial No. unknown), 25C, Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 175, 14339 50th St NW, Edmonton.
(Anthony Sewards Photo)
155-mm M109 Self-propelled Howitzer, (Serial No. unknown), 15B, Lancaster Gold Park, Edmonton.
(Chris Skaarup Photo)
Bronze 3-pounder 3-cwt Smoothbore Gun, weight 3-0-4, (340 lbs), (Serial No. 452) on right trunnion, 1810, King George III cypher (1760-1820) and General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, Master General of the Ordnance 1801–1806 and 1807–1810 cypher, mounted on a wood Naval gun carriage, No. 1 of 2, Provincial Museum of Alberta.
Cypher, General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, Master General of the Ordnance 1801–1806 and 1807–1810.
(Chris Skaarup Photo)
Bronze 3-pounder 3-cwt Smoothbore Gun, weight 3-?-?, (>336 lbs), (Serial No. TBC) on right trunnion, 1810, King George III cypher (1760-1820) and General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, Master General of the Ordnance 1801–1806 and 1807–1810 cypher, mounted on a wood Naval gun carriage, No.2 of 2, Provincial Museum of Alberta.
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King George III and his cypher, reigned from 25 Oct 1760 to 29 Jan 1820.
Edmonton
155-mm C1 (M1A2) Medium Howitzer on M1A2 Carriage, aka M114, manufactured at Sorel Industries Limited in Quebec, Queen Elizabeth II cypher. LCol Philip L. Debney Armoury, 8402 Roper Road.
Edmonton, HMCS Nonsuch
US Navy 5-inch Gun Mk 37 Mod 2, (Serial No. 538) from Gerald Bull’s HARP project in Suffield. These guns have been specially modified by Gerald Bull for testing at Suffield. They are also the same type of gun that was on the Second World War Carriers HMCS Nabob and HMCS Puncherin the RCN. The gun stands in the Northwest corner inside the security fence facing the Municipal Airport.
(Author Photos)
HMCS Nonsuch, 5-inch Naval Gun, Edmonton, Alberta.
