40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

The official lineage of the 40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

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This Reserve Force regiment originated in Kenora, Ontario on 15 December 1936 when the '7th Medium Brigade, RCA' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 1 It was redesignated: '7th (Reserve) Medium Brigade, RCA' on 7 November 1940;Footnote 2 '7th (Reserve) Medium Regiment, RCA' on 1 February 1943;Footnote 3 '40th Medium Regiment, RCA' on 1 April 1946;Footnote 4 '40th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA' on 12 April 1960;Footnote 5 and '40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA' on 19 March 1965.Footnote 6 It was reduced to nil strength on 1 January 1981.Footnote 7

Headquarters location

Kenora, Ontario

Operational history

None

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