100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
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100th Regiment Royal Artillery is a British
Territorial Army Royal Artillery
regiment that has three gun batteries
, all equipped with the L118 Light Gun
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289 Parachute Troop has a prestigious and proud history, being its own regiment in 1956 (289 Parachute Light Regiment Royal Horse Artillery)
The unit was initially formed as the 289th Parachute Light Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1956, from an amalgam of the post-war Territorial Army 16 Airborne Division Artillery units. These were 291 (4th London) Airborne Field Regiment RA (TA) (based at Lewisham), 292 (5th London) Airborne Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) (based at Kensington) and 285 (Essex) Airborne Light Regiment RA (TA) (based at Stratford).
289 Para Lt Reg RA was named from the fusion of 285 and 291 and formed in 1956, initially becoming part of 44th (Independent) Parachute Group (TA), equipped with 4.2" mortars
. It was renamed to 289 Parachute Light Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery in 1961/62 (around the time 33rd Para Light Regiment Royal Artillery became 7th Parachute Regiment RHA), and assigned new weaponry, chiefly the 25-pounder field guns after the 4.2" ammunition had been found deficient. RHQ was at Highwood Barracks, East Dulwich, with P Battery at TA Centre, Romford, Q Battery based at Hollyhedge House, Blackheath and R Battery at Chingford, Essex.
289 Light Regiment was revised and redesignated 289 Parachute Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (V) in 1967. The Battery was renamed and left 44th Parachute Brigade in 1977, when transferred to 29 Commando Regiment RA
and became 289 Commando Battery, RA (V). The line of Airborne service has continued to the present however, with 289 Parachute Troop RA, which is now part of 201 (Herts and Beds) Yeomanry Battery RA (V), 100 Regiment Royal Artillery (V). 289 Parachute Troop supports the regular 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
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British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
Territorial Army Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
regiment that has three gun batteries
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
, all equipped with the L118 Light Gun
L118 Light Gun
The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the M119A1...
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The Batteries are
- 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) battery, mainly with 7 Para RHA7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It serves in the field artillery role with 16 Air Assault Brigade, and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun.- History :...
. This was earned by the Battery's predecessor 419 Heavy Battery of the 52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment RA, in giving desperately needed fire support to 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem in September 1944.
- 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery used to be the UK's only Territorial Army airborne artillery battery. They are specialists in the use of the 105mm Light Gun—The battery is currently now a commando battery supporting 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery and is based in Bristol.
- 307 (South Nottinghamshire HussarsSouth Nottinghamshire HussarsThe South Nottinghamshire Hussars were a unit of the British Army formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. Converted to artillery in 1922, it now forms a battery of a Territorial Army regiment.-World War I:...
) Battery.
289 Parachute Troop has a prestigious and proud history, being its own regiment in 1956 (289 Parachute Light Regiment Royal Horse Artillery)
The unit was initially formed as the 289th Parachute Light Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1956, from an amalgam of the post-war Territorial Army 16 Airborne Division Artillery units. These were 291 (4th London) Airborne Field Regiment RA (TA) (based at Lewisham), 292 (5th London) Airborne Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) (based at Kensington) and 285 (Essex) Airborne Light Regiment RA (TA) (based at Stratford).
289 Para Lt Reg RA was named from the fusion of 285 and 291 and formed in 1956, initially becoming part of 44th (Independent) Parachute Group (TA), equipped with 4.2" mortars
Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar
The Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar was a heavy mortar used by the British and other armies.-History:The SB 4.2 inch mortar British entered service in 1942 to equip chemical warfare companies of the Royal Engineers. The Mark 3 became the standard model. The mortar was a Smooth Bore design...
. It was renamed to 289 Parachute Light Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery in 1961/62 (around the time 33rd Para Light Regiment Royal Artillery became 7th Parachute Regiment RHA), and assigned new weaponry, chiefly the 25-pounder field guns after the 4.2" ammunition had been found deficient. RHQ was at Highwood Barracks, East Dulwich, with P Battery at TA Centre, Romford, Q Battery based at Hollyhedge House, Blackheath and R Battery at Chingford, Essex.
289 Light Regiment was revised and redesignated 289 Parachute Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (V) in 1967. The Battery was renamed and left 44th Parachute Brigade in 1977, when transferred to 29 Commando Regiment RA
29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
29 Commando Regiment is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery. The regiment is under the operational control of 3 Commando Brigade providing artillery support and gunnery observation.- History :...
and became 289 Commando Battery, RA (V). The line of Airborne service has continued to the present however, with 289 Parachute Troop RA, which is now part of 201 (Herts and Beds) Yeomanry Battery RA (V), 100 Regiment Royal Artillery (V). 289 Parachute Troop supports the regular 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It serves in the field artillery role with 16 Air Assault Brigade, and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun.- History :...
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