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19th Canadian Army Field Regiment RCA information


19th Canadian Army Field Regiment, RCA
ActiveAugust 1941 to December 1945
CountryCanada
AllegianceCanada
BranchCanadian Forces,

Royal Canadian Artillery

Personnel Branch
TypeField artillery
SizeThree batteries
Nickname(s)Hell on Wheels
Motto(s)Ubique. Quo fas et gloria ducunt. (Everywhere. Whither right and glory lead)
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Operation Overlord
  • Normandy Landings (Juno Beach)
  • Operation Windsor
  • Battle for Caen
  • Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry
  • Operation Charnwood
  • Operation Atlantic
  • Operation Goodwood
  • Operation Totalize
  • Operation Tractable
  • Falaise Pocket
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Commanders
  • Lt. Col. C.D. Crowe; M.C., E.D. (18 Dec. 1941 - 1 Jan. 1943)
  • Lt. Col. L.G. Clarke; O.B.E. (1 Jan. 1943 - 10 Dec. 1944)
  • Lt. Col. R.D. Telford (10 Dec. 1944 - 17 June 1945)
  • Lt. Col A.G. Goldie; D.S.O. (17 June 1945 - Dec. 1945)

The 19th Canadian Army Field Regiment (Self Propelled) Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) was a Field Artillery regiment in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. They would see action in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, before ending the war in Germany. It was commonly referred to as The 19th Field Regiment, The 19th Army Field Regiment, The 19th Field or by the men of the regiment, Hell on Wheels.

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