22nd Field Battery, RCA
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Comment: It's simply that 2 sources is too few. SwisterTwister talk 03:49, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
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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 1 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 22nd Field Battery, RCA, 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 2 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 (Reserve) Alberta Light Horse.[3]
The 22nd Battery RCA was a sponsor of the first official hockey team in Gleichen, the "Gunners."[4]