42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA

Lineage

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Toronto, Ontario on 15 March 1931, when the '4th Medium Brigade, CA' was authorized to be formed.^{Footnote 1} It was redesignated: '4th Medium Brigade, RCA' on 3 June 1935;^{Footnote 2} '4th (Reserve) Medium Brigade, RCA' on 7 November 1940;^{Footnote 3} '42nd (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA' on 20 May 1942;^{Footnote 4} '42nd (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA' on 15 February 1944;^{Footnote 5} '42nd Medium Regiment, RCA' on 1 April 1946;^{Footnote 6} and '42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA' on 12 April 1960.^{Footnote 7} It was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on 18 February 1965.^{Footnote 8}

Headquarters location

Toronto, Ontario

Operational history

None

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