56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

This article is about Canada's 56th Field Artillery Regiment. For the US 56th Field Artillery Command, see 56th Field Artillery Command.

56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Active1954 as 56th Field Regiment
CountryCanada
BranchArmy
TypeField Artillery
SizeOne Regiment, 3 batteries
Part ofRoyal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Garrison/HQBrantford, Ontario
Motto(s)Ubique (Latin for 'everywhere'), Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead')
MarchQuick: British Grenadiers
Battle honoursDetroit,[1] Queenston Heights, Niagara, Defence of Canada, 1812-15
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt. Col. Patrick James Edward Pitt

The 56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Brantford, Ontario. The regiment is currently part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group.[2][3]

The 56th Field Regiment, RCA, parades at the Sgt William Merrifield Armoury, at 18 Brant Avenue, Brantford, Ontario.[3]

  1. ^ "The Government of Canada honours Canadian Army regiments for the victory at the Battle of Detroit". Department of National Defence. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Defence, National (2019-01-28). "56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ a b http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/units-unites/unit-unite-eng.asp?id=200 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14 February 2012