Канада артиллерия полкінің тарихы: 15-ші дала артиллерия полкі, RCA

15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) regiment based in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Bessborough Armoury. 15th Field Regiment is part of the 39 Canadian Brigade Group of 3rd Canadian Division. The regiment was created in 1920 as one of the recommendations of the Otter Committee. In the Second World War it manned the coastal defence artillery guns that protected the Port of Vancouver. After the war the regiment reverted to field artillery. While the regiment has never deployed overseas, several of its members have individually participated in Canadian Forces missions overseas.

The end of World War I saw thousands of Canadians returning home from overseas service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Europe. In January 1918 Major General William Otter recommended to the Government of Canada that a perfect situation existed in which to reorganize the active militia. This suggestion lead to the creation of the Committee of Militia Reorganization in 1919. As Major General Otter was the president of this committee it was commonly known as the Otter Committee. On 16 December 1919, at the request of the Otter Committee, a group of 11 artillery officers, recently returned from Europe, met to discuss the creation of a militia artillery regiment in Vancouver. The 15th Brigade was composed of the 31st, 68th, and 85th Batteries of field artillery as well as the Headquarters and an Ammunition Column. The 5th Siege Battery was attached to them for administration purposes. Lieutenant F. T. Coghlan, DSO, a veteran of World War I, was the first commanding officer of the brigade. The first home of the brigade was the Vancouver Horse Show Building on Georgia Street at Alberni Street near Stanley Park. The building was inadequate for the needs of an artillery unit with the exception that it had good facilities for the horses that drew the guns. In March 1934 the 15th Brigade received a new home, the Bessborough Armoury, a modern facility that they shared with the British Columbia Hussars. The next year the militia artillery across Canada was reorganized and the brigade's name was changed to 15th Field Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the brigade's training during the year leads towards a summer training camp. The camps were held in different locations, such as Hastings Park in Vancouver and Sarcee Camp in Alberta. In his report Major Treatt made many recommendations including the creation of four new coastal artillery forts to guard the Port of Vancouver. The forts were located in such a way as to stop any ship or submarine from passing into Burrard Inlet. In 1937 Parliament approved the construction of the forts but had not decided who would man the guns in the event of war. In World War I members of the Naval Reserve and reservists from Cobourg, Ontario, had manned the coastal defence batteries in Vancouver. In spring 1938 it was decided that members of the Canadian Militia would man them and the 15th Brigade was assigned as coast defence artillery, becoming the 15th Coast Brigade, RCA. Both the coast defence and anti aircraft guns were supported by the 1st Searchlight Regiment, RCA, formerly the British Columbia Hussars. for the coast artillery batteries to target ships at night, as well as manning searchlights for the anti aircraft guns. The 15th Coast Brigade was mobilized on 25 August 1939 before war was declared on Nazi Germany. None of the forts were complete when the soldiers arrived for duty so they had to help finish the construction. Examination areas were set up where ships requesting entrance to the harbour had to stop and submit to an inspection by the Royal Canadian Navy. If a ship failed to stop for inspection the Navy would signal the artillery batteries to fire a round in front of the offending vessel and if necessary sink it. If a stopping round was fired at a ship, the ship's owner was required to pay for the round at a cost of $42.50. After the Battle of Midway the Japanese Navy lost much of its offensive power and was no longer considered a significant threat to the west coast of Canada. A team of 20 draftees conscripted under the National Resources Mobilization Act were left to maintain the forts. The 43rd Medium Anti Aircraft Regiment was created in 1946 from the 1st Anti Aircraft Regiment and was absorbed back into the 15th Field Regiment, RCA, in 1959. Egypt, Cyprus, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia), Haiti, Sudan, and Afghanistan. Members also participated in Operation Podium, the Canadian Forces mission to assist with security for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The museum collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits artifacts related to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, its predecessors and other artillery units which have been located in the Vancouver area. The museum is affiliated with: Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Organization of Military Museums of Canada and Virtual Museum of Canada.

The 15th Field Regiment (RCA) Band is a military brass and reed band that is part of the 15th Field Regiment R. C. A. The band has 45 members that are all reservists and are trained as soldiers as well as musicians. The Band plays for a variety of events including military funerals, ceremonies, parades and Mess events.

15th Field Regiment, RCA has one affiliated corps of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, 2472 RCACC. 2472 receives support from the regiment for its activities and its members are permitted to wear the traditional regimental accoutrements of the 15th Field Regiment on their cadet uniforms.