Harbour Defence Troop, RCA ceasing its amalgamation Redesignated 25 April 1958 as the 5th (British Columbia) Independent Medium Battery, RCA Redesignated 12 April 1960 as the 5th (British Columbia) Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA Redesignated 28 February 1965 as the 5th (British Columbia) Field Battery, RCA and allocated to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Detached 1 September 1967 from the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, to operate as an independent battery Reorganized 13 September 1991 as a regiment and redesignated as the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA Originated 28 October 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia as the British Columbia Coast Regiment, RCA Redesignated 29 September 1949 as the 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA Amalgamated 17 October 1954 with the 75th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, the 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA, and the 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA Originated 15 December 1936 in Esquimalt, British Columbia as the 17th Fortress Company, RCE Converted 1 March 1939 to artillery and redesignated as the 17th Searchlight Battery, RCA (Coastal Defence) Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 17th (Reserve) Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD) Redesignated 1 April 1946 as the 8th Anti-Aircraft Gun Operations Room, RCA Redesignated 30 June 1951 as the 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA Amalgamated 17 October 1954 with the 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA, the 75th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, and the 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA Perpetuations The Great War 58th Field Battery, CFA, CEF 12th Siege Battery CFA CEF See also Military history of Canada History of the Canadian Army References External links 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Official Homepage Field artillery regiments of Canada Military units and formations of British Columbia Organizations based in Victoria, British Columbia Military units and formations established in 1991