Legion d’Honneur awarded to 12th Field Veteran
Legion d’Honneur awarded to 12th Field Veteran : Veteran Gunner Tom Morris of the 12th Field Regiment, R.C.A. has been honoured by the French Government for his role in the WWII Liberation from Nazi occupation. Gnr. Tom Morris has earned the rank of Knight of...
Our boys on the beach… who gave their all!
Gunner Walter Culhane Bittle of the 12th Field Regiment R.C.A. , 11th Battery, Toronto, was killed in action, August 14th, 1944 near Hautmensil / Falaise, France. Walter and his wife Kay’s letters were the breath of life and love between them from the days...
Operations Overlord Normandy France
Operations Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. Excerpt from the book ” Into Action with the 12th Field – Lt. Col. T. J. Bell...
M7 Priest Self Propelled Guns
The Fall of 1943,  following the appointment of Lt Colonel R.H. Webb as Commanding Officer, marked the arrival of the M7 or Priest Self-Propelled gun; new training and skills were required for the 12th Field Regiment. M7 Priest – Self-Propelled Guns –...Recent Posts
80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands
Passing Peacefully – Life message to family and friends
D-Day 80 Special Events & Local Commemorations
Where did the 12th Field Regiment troops load their LCTs for DDay
They stood strong in the face of fear, together, fighting for freedom.
Remembering Easter weekend in Holland ~ 1945
In Memory
August 14th: The grimmest day of the war for the 12th Field
Canada’s Phantom Regiment Free On-Line Presentation
75th Anniversary of the Liberation on the Dutch-German border