Canadian Expeditionary Force, RCA Overseas Depot Batteries

RCA Overseas Depot Batteries

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(Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo)

(YSHS, FRM, Bella Doherty Photo)

1997.28.428.

65th Overseas Depot Battery (Woodstock, New Brunswick). Authorized under Order in Council P.C.2067/2068 of 6 August 1914. Organized under G.O. 69 of 15 July  1916 under command of Captain J.H. Evans. The battery remained in Canada as a Canadian Field Artillery reinforcing Depot for New Brunswick being demobilized at Petawawa in October 1918 with the personnel being absorbed into the 1st and 2nd Tank Battalions and additional volunteers for the Siberian Expeditionary Force. The 65th Depot Battery was disbanded under G.O. 191 of 1 November 1920.

2nd Divisional Ammunition Column

(Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo)

67th Overseas Depot Battery

(Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo)

(YSHS, FRM, Bella Doherty Photo)

1997.28.296.

71st Overseas Depot Battery (St Catharines). Authorized under Order in Council P.C.2067/2068 of 6 August 1914. Organized under G.O. 69 of 15 July 1916 under command of Major H.B. Burgoyne. The 71st Depot Battery provided a draft which arrived in England on 23 July 1916. It was absorbed into the CFA Reserve at Shorncliffe. The 71st Overseas Depot Battery was disbanded under G.O. 191 of 1 November 1920.

(Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo)

(YSHS, FRM, Bella Doherty Photo)

1997.28.299.

73rd Overseas Depot Battery (Kingston). Authorized under Order in Council P.C.2067/2068 of 6 August 1914. Organized under G.O. 69 of 15 July 1916 under command of Major E.C. Barrett. The 73rd Overseas Depot Battery provided a draft to the Reserve Artillery Brigade at Shorncliffe in England this arriving November 5th 1916. The 73rd Overseas Depot Battery was disbanded under G.O. 191 of 1 November 1920.

(Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo)

(YSHS, FRM, Bella Doherty Photo)

1997.28.304.

74th Overseas Depot Battery (Belleville). Authorized under Order in Council P.C. 2067/2068 of 6 August 1914. Organized under G.O. 69 of 15 July 1916 under command of (Acting Captain) Lieutenant F. Grierson. The 74th Overseas Depot Battery provided a draft to the Reserve Artillery Brigade at Shorncliffe in England this arriving March 1917. The 74th Depot Battery was disbanded under G.O. 191 of 1 November 1920.

(Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo)

(YSHS, FRM, Bella Doherty Photo)

1997.28.300.

78th Overseas Depot Battery (Lethbridge). Authorized under Order in Council P.C. 2067/2068 on 6 August 1914 organized on 22 January 1916 under G.O. 69 of15 July 1916 under command of Lieutenant W.J. Nelson. The battery served as an artillery reinforcing depot for batteries serving overseas from MD. 13. It was redesignated as No. 13 Artillery Depot on 21 September 1918 and disbanded on September 1920 under G.O. 191 of 1 November 1920.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo,  MIKAN No. 3395517)

 9.2-inch BL Howitzer, with Canadians, Apr 1918.

3rd Divisional Ammunition Column

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