22nd Field Battery, RCA

The 22nd Field Battery, RCA, was a reserve artillery unit stationed in Gleichen, Alberta, from 1920 to 1946. The battery perpetuates the legacy of the World War I unit, the 22nd (Howitzer) Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force. It is also counted as one of the ancestors of the South Alberta Light Horse,[1] one of Alberta's two remaining Armoured Reserve units (along with the King's Own Calgary Regiment.)

The regiment was initially authorized by the Government of Canada on 2 February 1920. The unit was subsequently re-designated as the 22nd Field Battery, CA on 1 July 1925. In 1927 it was perpetuated as part of the Alberta Light Horse. The unit was again later re-designated as the 22nd Field Battery, RCA on 3 June 1935.[2]

On 7 November 1940, the unit was yet again re-designated to 22nd (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA.

After World War II ended, the battery returned to reserve status in Gleichen, and was re-designated back to 22nd Field Battery, RCA. The next year, 1 April 1946, it was amalgamated into the 15th Alberta Light Horse.[3]

The 22nd Battery RCA was a sponsor of the first official hockey team in Gleichen, the "Gunners."[4]

References
  1. "Perpetuation of C.E.F. Units - Artillery".
  2. "Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - ARMOUR REGIMENTS - THE SOUTH ALBERTA LIGHT HORSE". 9 November 2004. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. "History | Hamlet of Gleichen".
  4. "A day of celebrating hockey". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
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