Lest We Forget

The Royal Canadian Artillery Association takes a moment of silence each year to remember those Gunners that have passed away in the previous 12 months. Unfortunately, we are not always notified of the passing of a Gunner and many go unrecognized.

In 1922, the RCA Association published a booklet listing Officers who served Overseas in the Great War with the Canadian Artillery. One hundred years later, it is our hope that we can publish an update to that compilation by gathering a short biography on all the Gunners that have ever served in The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. This is a long term project that may take decades to complete.

The attached document already contains all the names of the deceased that were read out during the RCA Association Annual General Meetings and we are now working on Regimental histories and World War I nominal rolls. The Project is looking for members to join the committee in digitizing their names and information. A format consisting of the individuals rank, first name, middle name, last name, birthplace, birth date, units served, appointments achieved, awards presented, civilian jobs, date of death, location of burial would be the ultimate goal. However, the information is not always available and a listing for a known Gunner without all the information would not be discouraged.

The current update of the Lest We Forget project consists of 10,400 names arranged alphabetically as per the table below. You can easily find an entry by using Ctrl + F. If you find any errors and omissions, please advise the scretary.rcaa.aarc@gmail.com.

This publication can also be downloaded here Lest We Forget 30 September 2024.pdf

Gunner Cemeteries

The complete list of Gunner cemeteries as of December 2024 can be downloaded here Lest We Forget – Cemeteries Dec 2024 Please check the list for your local cemetery and see if you can help us by finding more gunners.

Gunner Cemeteries in Italy can be downloaded here Gunner Cemeteries in Italy.pdf

Gunner cemeteries in the Netherlands can be downloaded here Gunner Cemeteries in the Netherlands.pdf

If you have any additional names, note any errors or would like to join the project team, please contact the president.rcaa.aarc@gmail.com