Lineage
The Saskatchewan Dragoons originated in Regina, Saskatchewan on 3 July 1905, when a regiment of infantry was authorized to be formed in the districts of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. It was designated the 95th Regiment on 2 April 1907 and the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles on 1 June 1909. On 1 April 1912 the regiment was reorganized as two separate regiments, the 105th Regiment (now The North Saskatchewan Regiment) and the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles. On 15 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the 60th Rifles of Canada and redesignated The South Saskatchewan Regiment. On 15 May 1924, The South Saskatchewan Regiment was reorganized into five separate regiments, The Assiniboia Regiment (now the 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA), The Regina Rifle Regiment (now The Royal Regina Rifles), The Weyburn Regiment (now The South Saskatchewan Regiment), The Saskatchewan Border Regiment (now The South Saskatchewan Regiment) and The South Saskatchewan Regiment. It was redesignated The King's Own Rifles of Canada on 15 September 1924. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with B Company of the 12th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (now The Royal Regina Rifles) and redesignated The King's Own Rifles of Canada (MG). It was redesignated the 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Rifles of Canada on 29 January 1942 and, upon conversion to armour, the 20th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment, RCAC, on 1 April 1946, the 20th Saskatchewan Armoured Regiment on 4 February 1949, The Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Armoured Regiment) on 31 July 1954 and The Saskatchewan Dragoons on 19 May 1958.
The Saskatchewan Dragoons were restricted to one squadron on 1 September 1970.
1905 | Regt of inf. authorized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1907 | 95th Regt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1909 | 95th Saskatchewan Rifles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1912 | 95th Saskatchewan Rifles | 105th Regt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1913 | 60th Rifles of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1914 | 46th Bn, CEF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1920 | Disbanded | 1st Bn, The South Saskatchewan Regt | 2nd Bn, The South Saskatchewan Regt | 3rd Bn, The South Saskatchewan Regt | 4th Bn, The South Saskatchewan Regt | 5th Bn, The South Saskatchewan Regt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924 | The Regina Rifle Regt | The South Saskatchewan Regt | The Weyburn Regt | The Assiniboia Regt | The Saskatchewan Border Regt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924 | The King's Own Rifles of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Coy, 12th Machine Gun Bn, CMGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936 | The King's Own Rifles of Canada (MG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1942 | 1st Bn, The King's Own Rifles of Canada, CASF | 2nd Bn, The King's Own Rifles of Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946 | Disbanded | 20th (Saskatchewan) Armd Regt, RCAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949 | 20th Saskatchewan Armd Regt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954 | The Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Armd Regt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | The Saskatchewan Dragoons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | Restricted to one sqn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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