18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

The official lineage of the 18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

Lineage

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Lethbridge, Alberta on 2 February 1920 when the '18th Brigade, CFA' was authorized to be formed.^{Footnote 1} It was designated: '18th Field Brigade, CA' on 1 July 1925;^{Footnote 2} '18th Field Brigade, RCA' on 3 June 1935;^{Footnote 3} '18th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA' on 7 November 1940;^{Footnote 4} '18th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA' on 1 March 1943;^{Footnote 5} '18th Field Regiment, RCA' on 3 October 1945;^{Footnote 6} '18th Field Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA' on 19 June 1947;^{Footnote 7} '18th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA' on 12 April 1960;^{Footnote 8} and '18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA' on 4 December 1964.^{Footnote 9} It was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on 1 April 1970.^{Footnote 10}

Note:

The 18th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).

No lineal connection with '18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA' of 1992 to present.