Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- 16th Mounted Rifles
- 16th Light Horse
- 16th Canadian Light Horse
- 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse (Reserve)
- 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse
- 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse)
- Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) (Reserve)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1936-1946
History
On 15 December 1936, the 16th Canadian Light Horse was amalgamated with The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles and re-designated the 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse. It was re-designated 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse (Reserve) on 7 November 1940. On 1 April 1941, the regiment was converted to infantry and re-designated the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse. It was re-designated 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) on 1 May 1941; and The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) (Reserve) on 15 September 1944. On 1 April 1946 it amalgamated with the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Prince Albert Volunteers and re-designated as The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers.
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Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse mobilized for active service on 24 May 1940. On 16 June 1943 it embarked for Great Britain.
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
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Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
Swift Current Museum
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR-CPF
RAD
ISDIAH
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2017/08/25 - Creation
2017/11/20 - Last Revision
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Maintenance notes
Created by William Shepherd (Collections Officer, Swift Current Museum).
Maintenance is the responsibility of the Collections Officer, Swift Current Museum.