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50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), Royal Canadian Artillery
Active6 July 1960-1 April 1970
CountryCanada
BranchArmy
TypeField Artillery
SizeOne Regiment
Part ofRoyal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Garrison/HQPeterborough, Ontario
Motto(s)Ubique. Quo fas et gloria ducunt. (Everywhere. Whither right and glory lead)
MarchQuick: British Grenadiers
Engagementsnone (see article for perpetuated units)

The 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), Royal Canadian Artillery was a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Peterborough, Ontario. The regiment currently exists on the Supplementary Order of Battle.[1]

Lineage

Lineage of the 50th Field Artillery Regiment:[2]

Lineage
1856Independent cav. troopsindependent infy and rifle coys
1857Independent infy and rifle coys
1862Independent infy and rifle coys
186645th "West Durham" Bn of Infy
186757th Peterborough Bn of Infy56th "Prescott" Bn of Infy
186756th "Grenville" Bn of Infy
187156th Grenville Bn of Rifles
187156th Grenville Bn "Lisgar Rifles"
187214th Field Bty, CA
18753rd Provisional Regt of Cav.
188057th Bn of Infy "Peterborough Rangers"
18813rd Provisional Regt of Cav., The Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons
18923rd Regt of Cav., The Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons
18933rd The Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons
189845th "Victoria" Bn of Infy
190057th Regt "Peterborough Rangers"45th Victoria Regt56th Grenville Regt "Lisgar Rifles"
190510th Bde of Field Arty, CA
19142nd Bn, CEF4th Field Arty Bde, CFA, CEF
191645th "Overseas" Depot Bty, CFA, CEF
191745th Victoria and Haliburton Regt
19184th Bn, CMGC, CEF
19194th MG Bde, CMGC
1920DisbandedThe Peterborough RangersDisbandedDisbandedThe Victoria and Haliburton RegtDisbanded4th Bde, CFAThe Grenville Regt (Lisgar Rifles)
19244th MG Bn, CMGC
19254th Field Bde, CA
19354th Field Bde, RCA
1936The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regt) (MG)45th Field Bty (Howitzer), RCA56th (Grenville) Field Bty, (Howitzer), RCA
19404th (Reserve) Field Bde, RCA
19421st Bn, The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regt), CASF2nd (Reserve) Bn, The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regt)43rd (Reserve) Field Regt, RCA
1945DisbandedThe Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regt)
194650th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regt (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA4th Field Regt, RCA
19474th Field Regt (Self-propelled), RCA
195445th Medium Bty, RCA
195550th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regt (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA
196050th Medium Anti-Aircraft Arty Regt (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA
196050th Field Arty Regt (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA
1970Supplementary Order of Battle
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Abbreviations used in the chart
Abbreviation Phrase
Arty Artillery
Bde Brigade
Bn Battalion
Bty Battery
CA Canadian Artillery
CASF Canadian Active Service Force
Cav. Cavalry
CEF Canadian Expeditionary Force
CFA Canadian Field Artillery
CMGC Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Coys Companies
Infy Infantry
MG Machine Gun
RCA Royal Canadian Artillery
Regt Regiment
Notes:

References

  1. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  2. ^ "50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA". Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Artillery Regiments and Batteries. Directorate of History and Heritage. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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