| D Battery Royal Horse Artillery | |
|---|---|
 Sign outside of the D Battery HQ in Basrah, Iraq attached to HESCO barriers. | |
| Active | 1 November 1794 –present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Artillery |
| Part of | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
| Anniversaries | Waterloo Day 18 June |
| Equipment | M270 MLRS |
| Battle honours | Ubique |
D Battery Royal Horse Artillery are a Precision Strike/Deep Fires Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery They are currently based in Albemarle Barracks in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
D Battery RHA was formed as F Troop RHA in 1794. In 1812, during the Peninsular War, the battery was part of Wellington's Army, where the battery participated in the Battle of Salamanca. [1] [2] The battery was “hotly engaged in repulsing the attack on Hougoumont Farm,” a crucial role in the battle of Waterloo. F Troop fought its most famous battle, Secundra Gunge, on 5th Jan 1858, during the Indian Mutiny. [2]
In 1859 Troops of the Royal Horse Artillery were designated as Batteries. The unit was retitled as "B" Battery, B Brigade. [3] B Battery left their barracks at Exeter, embarked the troopship Jumna at Plymouth on 19 October 1876 and arrived in India on 21 November 1876. A further reorganisation of the artillery took place in 1877 so it was as "F" Battery, A Brigade RHA that they were part of the campaign against hostile tribesmen in the Second Afghan War of 1878-80. [4] F Battery were stationed at Attock in 1879 and 1881. [5] [6] In 1882 F Battery were stationed at Ambala. [7]
The brigade system was finally abolished on 1 July 1889. Henceforth, batteries were designated in a single alphabetical sequence in order of seniority from date of formation [8] and the battery took on its final designation as D Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. [9] [10] Major Eustace and the rest of the battery were at Aldershot as at the time of the 1891 census. [11] From 1898 to 1901 D Battery were stationed at Ambala, once more, [12] redeploying to Meerut by November 1904. [13]
Lieutenant Colonel Sherwood Dighton Browne, the Commanding Officer of 3rd Brigade, comprising D and E batteries, and his subordinates were at the Artillery Barracks, Chapeltown Road, Leeds as at the time of the 1911 census. [14] D Battery was stationed in Ireland at the outbreak of war, and disembarked in France on 17 September 1914. Was transferred to 2nd Cavalry Division on 15 September 1914, the battery then remained with this formation for rest of the war. [15]
In May 1938, 3 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery was re-designated as 3 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery with two batteries (D, J). It took on an anti-tank role. [16]
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments.
The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery to provide horse artillery support to the cavalry units of the British Army. Although the cavalry link remained part of its defining character, as early as the Battle of Waterloo the RHA was sometimes deployed more along the lines of conventional field artillery, fighting from comparatively fixed positions.
E Battery Royal Horse Artillery is a Close Support Battery of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. It is currently based in Purvis Lines in Larkhill Camp.
J Battery Royal Horse Artillery are a Close Support Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. They were currently based in Caen Barracks in Hohne, Germany.
M (Headquarters) Battery Royal Horse Artillery is the Headquarters Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army. As of 2015, it is based at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, England. The Battery Commander is Maj B Johnston RHA.
Z Battery RA was a Battery of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery in the Royal Artillery. It had the Surveillance and Target Acquisition role and was equipped with various weapon platform locating equipment using radars and acoustic sound ranging assets.
VIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It was dissolved at the outbreak of World War I as its constituent batteries were posted to other formations. It was briefly resurrected post-war before being dissolved once again. A related unit 8th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery also had a brief existence post-World War II.
XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It had been dissolved before World War I but was reformed for the war. It served with 7th Division on the Western Front before becoming XIV Army Brigade, RHA in February 1917. It was disbanded at the end of the war.
I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery formed at the outbreak of World War I. It served with 1st Indian Cavalry Division on the Western Front. It was redesignated XVI Brigade, RHA in February 1917 and XVI Army Brigade, RHA in March 1918. It was disbanded after the war.
II Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery formed at the outbreak of World War I. It served with the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division on the Western Front. It was redesignated XVII Brigade, RHA in February 1917 and XVII Army Brigade, RHA just before being disbanded in April 1918.
6th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery was a Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery that acted as a training formation during World War II. It was the last RHA unit to serve in India between December 1945 and April 1947, before being redesignated as 6th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Palestine in 1948.
V Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with 8th Division on the Western Front in World War I before becoming V Army Brigade, RHA in January 1917. It was reformed after the war but was disbanded in October 1928.
IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade 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.
III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It served with the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions on the Western Front throughout World War I.
2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery was a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery that served in the Second World War. It saw action in France, Greece, North Africa and Italy. It was redesignated as 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1958.
I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. It was dissolved at the outbreak of World War I as its constituent batteries were posted to other formations.
G Parachute Battery Royal Horse Artillery is a close support battery of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army, currently based in Merville Barracks in Colchester.
I Parachute Battery Royal Horse Artillery is the Headquarters battery of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army, currently based in Albemarle Barracks in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
H Battery Royal Horse Artillery is a battery of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army. As of 2015, it is based at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, England and is equipped with GMLRS.
T Battery Royal Artillery is an air defence battery of the Royal Artillery that serves with the British Army's 12 Regiment Royal Artillery. It is stationed at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island, West Sussex.
First name(s): Frank, Last name: Eustace, Occupation: Major commanding D Battery R H A, Institution name: Royal Horse Artillery Division, Institution location: Aldershot Hants, Registration district: Farnham, Archive reference: RG 12/567
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Military Unit: 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery, County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding, Archive reference: RG 14/26981
