47th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
47th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
The 47th light anti-aircraft regiment was part of the 3rd battalion and the Royal Canadian Artillery. The regiment was from the town of Cobourg, Ontario. One of the regiments commanders was Colonel Gordon King who was a principal of Cobourg District Collegiate Institute West and later the Cobourg Public Library was named after him. Colonel King is also the man responsible for keeping all the regiments soldiers in touch with each other after the war. The Regiments motto was “Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducent” translated in english to, “Everywhere where right and glory lead.”
Timeline
In 1940 they were training in a base in Kingston with 18 pound guns and practising hand signals. On September, 15, 1941 they left Petawawa and took many different trains to Halifax. They took a ship from Halifax over the Atlantic to England. During their trip across the ocean their ship engaged in brief combat with a U-Boat. From the time they arrived in Europe until late 1943 they were stationed in England waiting for an assignment. In 1944 they were sent to Italy and were stationed in the Tuscany Area by the Arno River. They also oversaw the Battle of Remedy. In Italy they saw heavy fighting and they estimated that they shot down at least 4 planes. By 1945 the regiment was on its way home and only suffered minor casualties.
Gun
The Gun that the 47th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment used was the Bofors 40mm. It was medium-weight Anti-Aircraft gun that was very popular with the Western Allies. It was around 4000lbs and fired a 2.2lb shell at a speed of 2850 feet per second. It could shoot up to 12,500 yards horizontally and hit a target up to 26,000 yards up in the air. The Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun is still in service as of 2011.
The 47th light anti-aircraft regiment was part of the 3rd battalion and the Royal Canadian Artillery. The regiment was from the town of Cobourg, Ontario. One of the regiments commanders was Colonel Gordon King who was a principal of Cobourg District Collegiate Institute West and later the Cobourg Public Library was named after him. Colonel King is also the man responsible for keeping all the regiments soldiers in touch with each other after the war. The Regiments motto was “Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducent” translated in english to, “Everywhere where right and glory lead.”
Timeline
In 1940 they were training in a base in Kingston with 18 pound guns and practising hand signals. On September, 15, 1941 they left Petawawa and took many different trains to Halifax. They took a ship from Halifax over the Atlantic to England. During their trip across the ocean their ship engaged in brief combat with a U-Boat. From the time they arrived in Europe until late 1943 they were stationed in England waiting for an assignment. In 1944 they were sent to Italy and were stationed in the Tuscany Area by the Arno River. They also oversaw the Battle of Remedy. In Italy they saw heavy fighting and they estimated that they shot down at least 4 planes. By 1945 the regiment was on its way home and only suffered minor casualties.
Gun
The Gun that the 47th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment used was the Bofors 40mm. It was medium-weight Anti-Aircraft gun that was very popular with the Western Allies. It was around 4000lbs and fired a 2.2lb shell at a speed of 2850 feet per second. It could shoot up to 12,500 yards horizontally and hit a target up to 26,000 yards up in the air. The Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun is still in service as of 2011.