Regimental Headquarters

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10th Field Artillery Regiment
Regina, Saskatchewan

The history of the artillery in Saskatchewan began in 1910 when 18th Field Battery was formed in Regina. Before World War 1, the unit served as a recruiting depot for overseas.

10th Field Artillery Regiment was authorized on 2 February 1920 as ‘10th Brigade, CFA’, with 18th Field Battery remaining in Regina and 77 Field Battery at Moose Jaw. In the ensuing years, other batteries around the province of Saskatchewan were added. It was redesignated: ‘10th Field Brigade, CA’ on 1 July 1925; ‘10th Field Brigade, RCA’ on 3 June 1935; ‘10th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA’ on 7 November 1940; and ‘10th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA’ on 15 March 1943. At the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, the regiment’s batteries were utilized in different areas. 18 Battery was sent to England and retrained as an Anti-Tank Battery and later joined the Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment with the 2nd Canadian Light Division in 1940. 77 Battery was mobilized with 3 Field Regiment, 113 Battery was mobilized with 4 Field Regiment and in 1940, 60 Battery joined 76 Battery (Indian Head, SK) as part of 17 Field Regiment.

Post war 1946 saw the formation of 10 Medium Regiment including 18 Battery and 113 Battery. The regiment continued as such until 1956 when 113 Battery was disbanded and 21 Battery (Saskatoon), 44 Battery (Prince Albert) and 18 Battery (Regina) comprised the regiment. In 1961, reorganization took its toll of batteries and added new ones. 65 Battery (Grenfell) joined 18 Battery and 76 Battery was revived.

By 1968, 53rd Field Regiment, with batteries in Melville, Yorkton, Kamsack and Canora was reduced to a single field battery in Yorkton and was known as 64 Battery. 64 Battery can trace its routes to 64 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. 64 Battery was attached to the new 10th Field Regiment with 18 Battery and its regimental headquarters in Regina. In the same timeframe, 22 Field Regiment along the Number 1 Highway was reduced to nil strength and some of its batteries in Indian Head, Grenfell and Broadview were annexed to 10 Field Regiment.