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Originally posted by DaveCox
I was told some time ago by Chrissie's cousin (a 15th Field veteran) that their 'sister' regiment in 4th Canadian Armoured Div. was the 19th, and that they had Sextons, but not what date they came into use.
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The 19th Army Field Regiment was never part of the 4th Cdn Armoured Div. The SP Arty Regt in 4CAD was the 23rd Field Regt (SP).
The 19th Field Regt (SP) was originally the SP Regt in the 5th Cdn Armoured Div. However, because it training was not advanced enough in the fall of 1943, it switch places with the 8th Army Field Regiment when 5CAD was sent to Italy. It became the 19th Army Field Regiment and was part of the 2nd Cdn AGRA.