30th Field Artillery Regiment (Canada)
The 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (French: 30e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC) is a bilingual artillery unit of the Canadian Army’s Primary Reserve. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, it is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group in the 4th Canadian Division. The regiment uses 105 mm howitzers (C3) to provide indirect-fire support and also serves as the National Salute Troop, firing ceremonial guns for special occasions, visiting heads of state, and remembrance events.
The unit parades at Morrison Artillery Park, at the Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa – Uplands Site, after its former home at CFRB Dows Lake was damaged by snow in 2009. The Bytown Gunners is the regiment’s nickname. Its motto is Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Whither right and glory lead) and its insignia carries the Ubique battle honour, meaning “Everywhere,” recognizing artillery service in many battles.
The regiment traces its roots to the Ottawa City Volunteer Militia Field Battery, formed in 1855 as No. 2 (Ottawa) Field Battery. In 1905, the 30th Regiment was created from Ottawa’s 2nd Battery and the 23rd Battery as part of the 8th Brigade of Field Artillery. The unit and its predecessors served in several conflicts, including the Fenian Raids, the Boer War, and World War I with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, CFA, CEF. Notably, John McCrae, who wrote In Flanders Fields, was connected to this era. In World War II, Ottawa batteries served with the Canadian Army overseas.
In 2013, the regiment established The Bytown Gunners Firepower Museum, a regimental museum open to visitors by reservation to keep its history alive.
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