Artillery in Canada (5) Ontario: Woodbridge, and Woodstock

Woodbridge and Woodstock

The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Guns and Artillery in Canada would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

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According to the  1974 edition of ACP 125 Cansupp 1A, "Sheldrake" was the appointment title for the artillery representative in a headquarters.  "GOLF" was the arms indicator to be used by artillery callsigns on nets other than their own, especially those of the supported arms.

Woodbridge

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German First World War 7.7-cm Feldkanone 16 (7.7-cm FK 16), (Serial Nr. 5803), captured by the 10th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division at Cagnicourt Wood, France, 2 September 1918.  Woodbridge Tower Memorial, Canadian Military Heritage Museum.

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German First World War 15-cm Feldkanone L/40 in Räderlafette Naval Gun on Field carriage, (Serial Nr. 4826), no data.  Originally allocated to Vaughn Township, Vellore.  Woodbridge Tower Memorial, Canadian Military Heritage Museum.

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German First World War 15-cm Feldkanone L/45 in Räderlafette Naval Gun on Field carriage, (Serial Nr. 4693), Woodbridge Tower Memorial, Canadian Military Heritage Museum.

Woodstock

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Probable Millar SBML 8-inch 65-cwt Shell-Gun, weight 65-2-13 (7,349 lbs), 1843, (WCo) (Walker & Company) on left trunnion, (Serial No. 405) on right trunnion, no cypher, mounted on a carriagein front of the Oxford County Courthouse at 415 Hunter Street.  No. 1 of 2.

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Probable Millar SBML 8-inch 65-cwt Shell-Gun, weight 66-0-14 (7,340 lbs), 1844, (BFCo) on left trunnion, (Serial No. 147) on right trunnion, no cypher, mounted on a wood carriage in front of the Oxford County Courthouse at 415 Hunter Street.  No. 2 of 2.

Probable Millar SBML 8-inch 65-cwt Shell-Gun, (TBC).  Victoria Park, “10 feet 2-inches long tip to tip”.

Probable Millar SBML 8-inch 65-cwt Shell-Gun, (TBC).  Victoria Park, “10 feet 2-inches long tip to tip”.

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