269 (West Riding) Battery Royal Artillery

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269 (West Riding) Battery RA
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Badge of 269 (West Riding) Battery
Active1 April 1975-
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Type Army Reserve
RolePrecision fire
Size1 Battery (Company strength)
Part of 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery
Garrison/HQ Carlton Barracks, Leeds
Nickname(s)The West Riding Gunners
Motto(s)Semper vigilantes (Always vigilant) (Latin)
ColorsYellow, white, and blue
MarchBritish Grenadiers
Anniversaries Yorkshire Day (1 August)
St Barbara's Day (4 December)
Equipment Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
EngagementsBosnia, Kosovo, Cyprus, Iraq, Afghanistan Operation TELIC, Operation HERRICK
Commanders
Battery Commander Maj William Jagger RA
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash Royal Artillery TRF.svg

269 (West Riding) Battery Royal Artillery is part of 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery, an artillery regiment of the British Army. The unit is based in Carlton Barracks, Leeds. [1]

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History

The battery was formed as 269 (West Riding) Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in April 1975 at Leeds from a cadre of the West Riding Regiment RA (Territorials). [2] Its role was to provide observation teams to support 1st Armoured Division and 2nd Armoured Division in Germany. In 1989, the battery re-roled to the 105 mm light gun and in 1993 it joined 19th Regiment Royal Artillery, a regular regiment in 24 Airmobile Brigade. [3]

In July 1999, the battery re-roled as an air defence battery equipped with the Rapier surface-to-air missile system within 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery. [2] In 2006 it transferred to 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery [4] [5] where it was given a surveillance and target acquisition role. [6]

In February 2019, Sergeant Benjamin Boocock, the last surviving member of the West Riding Artillery to have survived the Second World War, was buried with full military honours at St John the Baptist Church, Adel in a ceremony organised by the battery. [7]

Under Army 2020, the battery re-roled to the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System. [8]

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