We remember our local heroes
Headline News in local newspaper, The Orangeville Citizen Sir Fred Heber, Veteran Gunner, 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was featured in the following article for Remembrance week, 2017 : We remember our local heroes November 10, 2017, By Mike Pickford...
Operation “Switchback” Oct. 6th 1944
Operation “Switchback” began at 0330 hours October 6th Excerpt from Into Action with the 12th Field – LT. T.J. Bell ” This operation across the Leopold Canal in the Scheldt Estuary was one of the toughest the Infantry had to fight. Essentially...
25 September 1944: Operation “Undergo” started
25 September 1944: Operation MARKET-GARDEN ends. Allies: 1100 killed; 6400 are captured. For 12th Field Regiment ” Operation “Undergo” started on September 25th and we fired a long fire plan in support. Escalles was quickly cleared by the 8th...
Change of SP’s for towed 25-pdrs
June 1944 – excerpt from Into Action with the 12th Field : The 8th Brigade had resumed their position in reserve of the 7th and 9th Brigades. Our FOO ‘s were recalled leaving one OP out with the 9th Brigade. A great deal has happened during the month of...Recent Posts
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