RCA in newfoundland

[Kennj]

I think, and I have a pretty good memory for things like this, that there was a gunner militia presence in Newfoundland in the fifties and sixties. It may have been absorbed by or converted to engineers at some time, but that is just based on a gasp from the past.

My uncle before going to the PPCLI was from St. John’s Newfoundland and trained with 56 field engineers

 

[OldSolduer]

My uncle before going to the PPCLI was from St. John’s Newfoundland and trained with 56 field engineers

Who is your uncle?

 

[Gorgo]

Read in the first series of notes here:

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment - Canada.ca

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment

www.canada.ca

166 FAR was formed in the Canadian Militia in 1949, amalgamated with the Blue Puttees in 1961.

On Page 85/326 of the RCA standing orders, there are listings for 213th, 214th and 215th Field Batteries in Newfoundland (St. John's, Grand Falls and Corner Brook respectively). While on the master regimental list the 166th doesn't appear, it's known those three batteries were part of the regiment during its time in service:

https://rca-arc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/rca-standing-orders-2025-vol1.pdf