The New Brunswick Dragoons

The regiment was originally formed on 1 March, 1911, when the 28th New Brunswick Dragoons were authorized to be raised.[1] [2] [3] It had squadrons established at Oromocto, Gagetown and Fredericton.[1] On 15 March, 1920, the regiment was Redesignated as The New Brunswick Dragoons.[1] [2] On 14 December, 1936, as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia Reorganization, The New Brunswick Dragoons were amalgamated with the Saint John Fusiliers.[1] [2] [4] At the same time on 15 December, 1936, “B” Squadron of The New Brunswick Dragoons along with “C” Company of 7th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC to form the 104th Field Battery, RCA.[1] [2] [5]

Having first served at home as part of the 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA for the first part of the war, on 24 May, 1940, the 104th Battery was placed on active service and reorganized as 104th Anti-Tank Battery. On 25 July, 1941, the battery formed part of the 7th Anti-Tank Regiment RCA which formed part of the I Canadian Corps where it served with during the Battle of Sicily, Italian Campaign and later in Northwest Europe until VE Day.[5] [6] [7] On 27 June 1945, The active unit was demobilized.[5]

The 104th Battery resumed serving in the Army Reserve as part of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.[5] First as an Anti-Aircraft Battery from 1946 until 10 December, 1962 when it was converted back to a Field Artillery Battery once again being Redesignated as the 104th Field Battery, RCA.[5]