In 1936, the regiment was converted from infantry to artillery and now exists as part of the 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA – currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle.
On 30 November 1866, the 47th Frontenac Battalion of Infantry was authorized.
Its regimental headquarters was at Kingston and had companies at Storrington (Milburn and Inverary), Elginburg, Portsmouth, Garden Island, Wolfe Island and Harrowsmith, Ontario.
[1] On 10 April 1885, the 47th Frontenac Battalion of Infantry mobilized a company for active service that served as part of The Midland Battalion in the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.
After its arrival in the UK, on 7 October 1916, the battalion's personnel were absorbed by the 95th Battalion, CEF, where it provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field.