This chart represents the origins and evolution of all Reserve combat arms units currently in existence in Saskatchewan. It also shows the lineage of two proud regiments, The South Saskatchewan Regiment (13 battle honours in the two World Wars) and the 14th Canadian Hussars (15 battle honours in World War II), which were placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in the 1960's.
All major separations and amalgamations are shown below. Not shown are some minor amalgamations, such as the 12th Machine Gun Battalion being broken up and absorbed into the Regina Rifle Regiment, the King's Own Rifles of Canada, and the Saskatoon Light Infantry on 15 December 1936, or 50th Field Squadron RCE being absorbed into The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers on 01 September 1954.
| 03 Jul 1905 |
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16th Mounted Rifles |
| 05 Jul 1905 |
|
The 95th Regiment |
| 01 Mar 1908 |
Saskatchewan Light Horse |
| 01 Apr 1908 |
22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse |
| 01 May 1908 |
The 95th Rifles |
| 01 Oct 1908 |
The 16th Light Horse |
| 01 Jun 1909 |
The 95th Saskatchewan Rifles |
| 01 Apr 1910 |
The 16th Light Horse |
The 27th Light Horse |
| 01 Apr 1912 |
The 95th Regiment |
The 105th Regiment |
| 16 Sep 1912 |
The 105th Regiment Fusiliers |
| 02 Jan 1913 |
The 60th Rifles of Canada |
The 95th Regiment |
|
The 52nd Regiment
Prince Albert Volunteers |
| 16 Sep 1913 |
The 95th Saskatchewan Rifles |
| 15 Apr 1914 |
The 105th Regiment
(Saskatoon Fusiliers) |
| 02 Feb 1920 |
77th Battery, CFA
Redesignated:
77th Field Battery, CA on 1 Jul 1925
77th Field Battery, RCA on 3 June 1935
77th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA on 7 Nov 1940
Disbanded 31 Mar 1946 * |
10th Brigade, CFA
Redesignated:
10th Field Brigade, CA on 1 Jul 1925
10th Field Brigade, RCA on 3 Jun 1935
10th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA on 7 Nov 1940
10th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA on 15 Mar 1943 |
| 15 Mar 1920 |
The South Saskatchewan Regiment |
The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles |
16th Canadian Light Horse |
14th Canadian Light Horse |
| 01 Oct 1920 |
The North Saskatchewan Regiment |
| 15 May 1924 |
The South Saskatchewan Regiment |
The Regina Rifle Regiment |
The Weyburn Regiment |
The Saskatchewan Border Regiment |
The Assiniboia Regiment |
The Yorkton Regiment |
The Saskatoon Light Infantry |
The Prince Albert Volunteers |
The Battleford Light Infantry |
| 15 Sep 1924 |
The King's Own Rifles of Canada |
| 01 Dec 1936 |
22nd (Assiniboia) Field Brigade RCA
Redesignated:
22nd (Reserve) (Assiniboia) Field Brigade, RCA on 7 Nov 1940
22nd (Reserve) (Assiniboia) Field Regiment, RCA on 15 Mar 1943 |
| 15 Dec 1936 |
The South Saskatchewan Regiment |
64th (Yorkton) Field Battery, RCA |
The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers |
16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse |
| 01 Aug 1940 |
14th Canadian Hussars |
| 01 Apr 1941 |
8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (14th Canadian Hussars) |
| 01 May 1941 |
The Prince Albert Volunteers |
The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) |
| 08 Jun 1942 |
8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) ** |
| 01 Apr 1946 |
20th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment |
22nd Field Regiment, RCA |
10th Medium Regiment, RCA |
The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers |
| 04 Feb 1949 |
20th Saskatchewan Armoured Regiment |
| 31 Jul 1954 |
The Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Saskatchewan Armoured Regiment) |
| 02 Aug 1954 |
On 2 August 1954 the 10th Medium Regiment, RCA amalgamated with the 22nd Field Regiment, the 44th Medium Battery, and the 67th Medium Battery, RCA (originally the 29th Light Horse, formed in 1911). At the time of amalgamation the 44th and 67th were light anti-aircraft batteries. The 44th Medium Battery ceased its amalgamation with the regiment on 30 October 1961. The regiment was redesignated the 10th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960, and the 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on 1 May 1962. The 64th Field Battery was absorbed circa 1968. |
| 15 Feb 1955 |
The North Saskatchewan Regiment |
| 19 May 1958 |
The Saskatchewan Dragoons |
14th Canadian Hussars |
| 01 Mar 1965 |
Supplementary
Order of Battle*** |
| 01 Sep 1968 |
Supplementary
Order of Battle*** |
| 09 Jul 1982 |
The Royal Regina Rifles |
* The 77th Battery (located in Moose Jaw) was disbanded the day before the King's Own Rifles of Canada (also located in Moose Jaw) converted to armour as the 20th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment. Many former members of the battery brought their gunnery skills to the new armoured unit; however, the units themselves were not amalgamated.
** Redesignated: 8th Armoured Car Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) on 19 June 1947; 14th Canadian Hussars (8th Armoured Car Regiment) on 4 February 1949; 14th Canadian Hussars (8th Armoured Regiment) on 30 July 1954
*** Units on the Supplementary Order of Battle are reduced to nil strength, but still exist on paper, thus preserving their battle honours and lineage in the event that they are reactivated.
Acknowledgements
The inspiration for this web page was a wall chart prepared by CWO Rick Elmer, showing a detailed history of The Saskatchewan Dragoons and its predecessor units. The original intent was to reproduce the chart for this page; the result is a classic example of scope creep.
The Directorate of History and Heritage provided valuable information on the lineage of the Saskatchewan Dragoons and 10th Field Regiment, RCA, in the form of extracts from the forthcoming (at time of writing) Canadian Forces publication A-AD-267-000/AF-003, "Insignia and Lineage of Combat Arms Units". Wherever conflicting data was encountered, information provided by DHH was considered authoritative.
Much information was obtained from the "Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth" web site at http://www.regiments.org.
Cliff Ashfield's book "The Mainline Militia", made available from the personal library of LCol (ret'd) Gerry Carline, helped to fill in some of the missing links in the lineage of the artillery units of Saskatchewan.
Details on the 14th Canadian Hussars were largely derived from the unpublished paper by Capt J.D. Murray which forms the basis of the 14th Canadian Hussars page.
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Last updated 21 February 2006.
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