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Standing Orders - Annex B to Chapter 1
Unit Titles and Precedence in The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

The table below shows unit titles, their abbreviations and precedence for artillery units in accordance with CFAO 61-6 and CFOOs. Bilingual unit titles appear in both official languages where units were granted bilingual unit titles. Shoulder titles shown are worn as detailed in Chapter 8. A commander or commanding officer may order the wearing of ARC/RCA shoulder titles for operational or security reasons.

APPROVED UNIT TITLE ABBREVIATION SHOULDER TITLE
Cloth
SHOULDER TITLE
Metal

1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

1 RCHA

RCHA

RCHA

2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

2 RCHA

RCHA

RCHA

5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada

5 RALC

RALC

RALC

4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA /
4e Régiment d’artillerie antiaérienne, ARC

4 AD Regt RCA /
4 RAAA ARC

ARC/RCA

ARC/RCA

Royal Canadian Artillery School/
L'École d’Artillerie royale canadienne

RCAS

ARC/RCA

ARC/RCA

1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

1 Fd Regt RCA

1 FD REGT

RCA

2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

2 Fd Regt RCA

2 FD REGT

RCA

3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

3 Fd Regt RCA

3 FD REGT

RCA

5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

5 (BC) Fd Regt RCA

5 FD REGT

RCA

6e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne, ARC

6 RAC ARC

6 RAC

ARC

7th Toronto Regiment, RCA

7 Tor Fd Regt RCA

7 TOR REGT

RCA

10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

10 Fd Regt RCA

10 FD REGT

RCA

11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

11 Fd Regt RCA

11 FD REGT

RCA

15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

15 Fd Regt RCA

15 FD REGT

RCA

20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

20 Fd Regt RCA

20 FD REGT

RCA

26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

26 Fd Regt RCA

26 FD REGT

RCA

30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

30 Fd Regt RCA

30 FD REGT

RCA

49th (Sault Ste Marie) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

49 Fd Regt RCA

49 FD REGT

RCA

56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

56 Fd Regt RCA

56 FD REGT

RCA

62e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne, ARC

62 RAC ARC

62 RAC

ARC

84th Independent Field Battery, RCA

84 Indep Fd Bty RCA

84 FD BTY

RCA

116th Independent Field Battery, RCA

116 Indep Fd Bty RCA

116 FD BTY

RCA

1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish), RCA / 1er Régiment d’artillerie antiaérienne (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish), ARC

1 AD Regt RCA

1 AD REGT

RCA/ARC

18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA / 18e Régiment d’artillerie antiaérienne, ARC

18 AD Regt RCA

18 AD REGT

RCA/ARC

58e Batterie d’artillerie antiaérienne, 6e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne, ARC

58 BAAA ARC

6 RAC

ARC


  • Annex C to Chapter 1 The Organization of Canadian Artillery Units and Formations at Various Times
  • Chapter 2 Regimental Organization