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The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery , before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe and serves in the light close support role, equipped with 105mm L118 light guns supporting 7 Light ...
The regiment supported 7th Division's amphibious attack on Balikpapan, being the first artillery (of the 7th Division's three artillery regiments) ashore. After the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945, the majority of the regiment was returned to Chermside, Brisbane, and on 7 February 1946, the 2/4th Fd Regt AIF was disbanded. [ 19 ]
This list of regiments of the Royal Artillery covers the period from 1938, when the RA adopted the term 'regiment' rather than 'brigade' for a lieutenant-colonel's command comprising two or more batteries, to 1947 when all RA regiments were renumbered in a single sequence.
IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade [a] of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with 3rd Cavalry Division throughout World War I but was dissolved shortly thereafter. The successor unit, 4th Regiment, RHA, was formed in 1939 and still exists as 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.
In September 1940, the 4th AA Division formed the 4th AA Z Regiment to command the new short-range rocket weapons known as Z Batteries. [56] Also in September 1940, RAF Fighter Command created a new HQ (No. 9 Group RAF) to cover NW England, and henceforth the 4th AA Division cooperated with it. [48] [57]
The elements of the regiment deployed as part of the Canada's commitment to Afghanistan to support aerospace coordination centres. In 2011, the 127th battery was re-established as a copy of the 119th and 128th batteries. [4] In 2014 the regiment was renamed to the 4th Artillery Regiment (General Support), RCA.
On 1 April 1882, the West Riding AVs became part of the Northern Division, Royal Artillery, changing to the Western Division on 1 July 1889, and were titled 1st, 2nd and 4th West Riding of Yorkshire Artillery Volunteers, with headquarters at Leeds, Bradford and Sheffield respectively. [5] [6] [13] [7] [9] [11]
Royal Artillery 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery; 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery; 15th (Isle of Man) Light AA Regiment Royal Artillery; 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery; Royal Engineers 4th Field Squadron; 621st Field Squadron; 143rd Field Park Squadron; 7th Bridging Troop; R.A.S.C. 58th Armoured Brigade Company