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The 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA, is a Canadian Army reserve artillery Independent Battery. It is located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, at 82 Parade Street.
History
[edit]Lineage
[edit]The 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA originated in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on 4 October 1878, when the 'Yarmouth Battery of Garrison Artillery' was authorized to be formed. It then went through a series of designations from 1878-1968.
Yarmouth Battery of Garrison Artillery 1878-1893
Yarmouth Company of Garrison Artillery 1893-1895
Yarmouth Company of Garrison Artillery, CA 1895-1899
No. 8 Company 1899-1905
No. 6 Company 1905-1906
No. 4 Battery 1906-1912
29th Battery, CFA 1912-1920
84th Battery, CFA 1920-1925
84th Field Battery (Howitzer), CA 1925-1935
84th Field Battery (Howitzer), RCA 1935-1939
6th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA 1939-1940
6th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA 1940-1943
84th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA 1943-1946
84th Field Battery, RCA
Today
[edit]The 84th Ind Fd Bty today parade at 82 Parade Street, Yarmouth, NS. The unit parades 7-pm to 10-pm on Tuesday Evenings, NS. Trades that are available in this unit are, Artillery Officer, Gunner, Financial Services Administrator and Human Resources Administrator. 110 84th Bty Army Cadet Corps is affiliated with the unit.
The Unit is under the CO of 1st Field Regiment, 36th Brigade, and 5th Division.
Tasks and Operations
[edit]Although being an artillery unit, the unit's mission task also pertains to the local needs. The East Coast is unfortunately hit harder than other parts of Canada in terms of natural disasters, being prone to hurricanes and blizzards. 84th Bty consistently responds to natural disasters when military assistance is requested by Provinces in the Maritimes. 84th Bty has been training and deploying personal no operations such as Operation Reassurance, Operation Calumet, and Operation Amarna.
Equipment
[edit]As any combat arms unit in the Canadian Army, members are regularly equipped with personal weapons but being an artillery unit, also with short-long range artillery.[3]
Personal weapons C7A2 C9A2 C6A1 C22 Self propelled weapons LG1 Mark ll Howitzer
See also
[edit]List of armouries in Canada Military history of Canada History of the Canadian Army Canadian Forces
References
[edit]- ^ "84th Independent Field Battery, RCA". Canada.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "84th Independent Field Battery, RCA". rca-arc.org. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. Retrieved 15 June 2025.