List of Royal Artillery batteries

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The Royal Regiment of Artillery is an Arm of the British Army. The Regiment is made up of two distinct arms; the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Artillery. Somewhat confusingly both consist of a number of Regiments, which are comparable to Battalions in size. Each regiment is made up of a number of Batteries.

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Current Batteries of the Royal Regiment of Artillery

The following list includes the Battery name, its battle honour title and the year the Battery was formed. It also includes its equipment or role, and current location. [1]

BatteryRegimentEquipment and RoleLocationFormedRemarks
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery N/ACeremonial Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Station 1946Regular
A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Archer Assaye Barracks in Tidworth 1793Regular
B Battery 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Archer Assaye Barracks in Tidworth 1793Regular
E Battery 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Archer Assaye Barracks in Tidworth 1794Regular
O Battery (The Rocket Troop) 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Headquarters BatteryAssaye Barracks in Tidworth 1813Regular
C Battery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery M270A2 MLRS Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland 1793Regular
D Battery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery M270A2 MLRS Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland 1794Regular
J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Tactical Group Battery [2] Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland 1805Regular
3/29 (Corunna) Battery 4th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire 1745 [3] Regular
6/36 (Arcot) Battery 4th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire 1993 [4] Regular
88 (Arracan) Battery 4th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire 1802Regular
94 (New Zealand) Battery 4th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire 1803 [5] Regular
97 Battery (Lawson's Company) Royal Artillery 4th Regiment Royal Artillery Tactical Group Battery [6] Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire 1803Regular
129 (Dragon) Battery 4th Regiment Royal Artillery Tactical Group Battery Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire Regular
K (Hondeghem) Battery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison 1809Supports Reaction Force BrigadeRegular
P Battery (The Dragon Troop) 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison 1816Supports Reaction Force BrigadeRegular
Q (Sanna's Post) Battery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters BatteryMarne Barracks, Catterick Garrison 1824Regular
4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Long-range reconnaissance patrol Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison 1989Regular
53 (Louisburg) Air Assault Battery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison 1740Supports 16 Air Assault BrigadeRegular
93 (Le Cateau) Battery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison Supports Reaction Force BrigadeRegular
F (Sphinx) Parachute Battery 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery L118 light gun Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison 1800Regular
G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop) 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery L118 light gun Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison 1801Regular
I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Headquarters BatteryMerville Barracks, Colchester Garrison 1805Regular
N Parachute Battery (The Eagle Troop) 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Tactical Group Battery Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland 1811Regular
T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop) 12th Regiment Royal Artillery Stormer HVM & LMM Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1838Regular
9 (Plassey) Battery 12th Regiment Royal Artillery Stormer HVM & LMM Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1748Regular
12 (Minden) Air Assault Battery 12th Regiment Royal Artillery LML HVM & LMM Baker Barracks, Thorney Island Very High ReadinessRegular
58 (Eyre's) Battery 12th Regiment Royal Artillery Stormer HVM & LMM Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1786Regular
137 (Java) Battery 12th Regiment Royal Artillery Stormer HVM & LMM Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1857Regular
170 (Imjin) Battery 12th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1857Regular
1 Battery 14th Regiment Royal Artillery Training Larkhill, Wiltshire Regular
24 (Irish) Battery 14th Regiment Royal Artillery Training Larkhill, Wiltshire Regular
34 (Seringapatam) Battery 14th Regiment Royal Artillery Training Larkhill, Wiltshire 1900 [7] Regular
11 (Sphinx) Battery 16th Regiment Royal Artillery Sky Sabre [8] Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1755 [9] Regular
14 (Cole's Kop) Battery 16th Regiment Royal Artillery Sky Sabre Baker Barracks, Thorney Island Regular
20 Battery 16th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1771Regular
30 Battery (Rogers's Company) 16th Regiment Royal Artillery Sky Sabre Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1759Regular
32 (Minden 1759) Battery 16th Regiment Royal Artillery Sky Sabre Baker Barracks, Thorney Island Regular
49 (Inkerman) Battery 16th Regiment Royal Artillery Land Environment Air Picture Provision Baker Barracks, Thorney Island 1779Commanded by an RAF Squadron Leader and has RAF personnel [10] [11] Regular
5 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery 19th Regiment Royal Artillery Archer Tidworth, Wiltshire Regular
13 (Martinique 1809) Battery 19th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery Tidworth, Wiltshire Regular
28/143 Battery (Tombs's Troop) 19th Regiment Royal Artillery Archer Tidworth, Wiltshire Regular
127 (Dragon) Battery 19th Regiment Royal Artillery Archer Tidworth, Wiltshire Regular
19 (Gibraltar) Battery 26th Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS Mansergh Barracks, Westfalen Garrison Regular
55 (The Residency) Battery 26th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters BatteryMansergh Barracks, Westfalen Garrison Regular
132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) 26th Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS Albemarle Barracks [12] [13] 1816Status Uncertain under Army 2020 Refine [14] Regular
159 (Colenso) Battery 26th Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS Mansergh Barracks, Westfalen Garrison Status Uncertain under Army 2020 Refine [14] Regular
176 (Abu Klea) Battery 26th Regiment Royal Artillery EXACTOR 2 Tidworth, Wiltshire 1860To move to 26 RA under Army 2020 refine [15] [16] Regular
7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Royal Citadel, PlymouthNorthern Littoral GroupRegular
8 (Alma) Commando Battery 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Royal Citadel, Plymouth Southern Littoral GroupRegular
23 (Gibraltar) Commando Battery 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery Royal Citadel, Plymouth Regular
79 (Kirkee) Commando Battery 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery LML HVM & LMM Royal Citadel, Plymouth Regular
148 (Meiktila) Commando Battery 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Naval Gunfire Support Forward ObservationRoyal Citadel, PlymouthRegular
18 (Quebec 1759) Battery 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Protected Mobility Roberts Barracks, Larkhill1759 [17] Regular
21 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery Very High Readiness Air Assault UAS Battery [18] Roberts Barracks, Larkhill1756 [17] . [19] [20] Regular
22 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Battery 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Armoured Battery Roberts Barracks, Larkhill1756 [17] . [19] [20] Regular
42 (Alem Hamza) Battery 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Armoured Battery Roberts Barracks, LarkhillRegular
46 (Talavera) Battery 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery Roberts Barracks, Larkhill1778 [17] . [19] [20] Regular
10 (Assaye) Battery 47th Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Horne Barracks, Larkhill Supports Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional AssetsRegular
31 Battery 47th Regiment Royal Artillery Headquarters Battery [18] Horne Barracks, Larkhill Regular
43 (Lloyd's Company) Battery 47th Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Horne Barracks, Larkhill Supports Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional AssetsRegular
57 (Bhurtpore) Battery 47th Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Horne Barracks, Larkhill1786 [17] . [19] [20] Regular
74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) 47th Regiment Royal Artillery UAS Horne Barracks, Larkhill 1801Supports Reaction Force Brigade and Divisional Assets [18] [21] [22] Regular
59 (Asten) Battery1 Army Training RegimentTraining Alexander Barracks, PirbrightRegular
221 (Wessex) Battery 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery Royal Artillery Specialist PoolReserve
255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery Tactical Air Control Party BatteryReserve
203 (Elswick) Battery 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS 1900Reserve
204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS 1967Reserve
205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS 1860Reserve
269 (West Riding) Battery 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery M270A2 MLRS Leeds 1975Reserve
208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Reserve
209 (Manchester Artillery) Battery 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Reserve
210 (Staffordshire) Battery 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Reserve
216 (Bolton Artillery) Battery 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Reserve
211 (South Wales) Battery 104th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Reserve
214 (Worcestershire) Battery 104th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Reserve
217 (City of Newport) Battery 104th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Raglan Barracks, Newport Reserve
266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery 104th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Whiteladies Road, Bristol 1859Reserve
206 (Ulster) Battery 105th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Newtownards and Coleraine 1967Reserve
207 (City of Glasgow) Battery 105th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Partick 1967Reserve
212 (Highland) Battery 105th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun Arbroath, Kirkcaldy and Lerwick Reserve
278 (Lowland) Battery 105th Regiment Royal Artillery L118 light gun [23] Livingston 1859Reformed in 2014 [24] Reserve
265 (Home Counties) Battery 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery LML HVM & LMM Grove Park, Lewisham supports 16 Air Assault Brigade, [25] role to be determined under Army 2020 Refine [26] Reserve
295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery Stormer HVM & LMM Portsmouth 1794role to be determined under Army 2020 Refine [26] Reserve
457 (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry) Battery 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery Stormer HVM & LMM Southampton role to be determined under Army 2020 Refine [26] Reserve

Regular Batteries in Suspended Animation (By order of Seniority)

Units in Suspended Animation are not disbanded and remain on the Royal Regiment of Artillery's Order of Battle and maintain their order of precedence alongside Active Regular units. Their property, histories etc. are stored and they may be brought out of Suspended Animation at a later stage, unlike disbanded units which cease to exist and cannot be reanimated. The precedence of Regular batteries is by date of formation and was authorised by The Master Gunner in his decree of 1 November 1986. [27] Precedence is accorded to RHA Batteries (despite their younger age) by authority of Queens Regulations 1975 para 8.001. [28] [29]

Royal Horse Artillery

Royal Artillery

TA/Reserve Batteries in Suspended Animation (By order of Seniority)

The Order of Precedence of Volunteer Batteries is by Battery number – only those from 1967 are shown. [27] [33]

TA/Reserve Troops

Some former TA/Army Reserve batteries were reduced to troops (equivalent of a platoon).

Former Batteries

Troops on Formation

References

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  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "32nd Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army . Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  18. 1 2 3 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=783635515081477&id=299432630168437 [ dead link ][ user-generated source ]
  19. 1 2 3 4 Announcement from CO 32 Regiment RA:
    "Yesterday, the Secretary of State for Defence made an announcement regarding a refinement of Army structures (see link below). As part of wider work to modernise the Army’s ability to fight at the divisional level a number of units, including 32 Regt RA, are to be rationalised, with personnel in those units being redeployed to other regiments. Further information from Army Headquarters states that this will not happen to us until 2021. I regret that I was not able to tell you all in person before leave, but I will hold a briefing for the serving Regiment when we return to work. Please rest assured that nothing will happen overnight: the Regiment will stay in Larkhill until then and our Mini-UAS operational output will remain the same. The readiness cycle will not begin to change until after 2019, so the plan for at least the next three years remains unchanged. The capability you provide to Defence remains highly valued, and I am sure you will continue to deliver it with the same professionalism and enthusiasm next year. I am sure you will have lots of questions; I will speak to your sub-unit commanders over the weekend and brief you all in more detail in January. In the meantime, please continue to enjoy a well-earned break. 2016 was a busy year for the Regiment, with exercises and deployments around the world. 2017 and beyond promises to be just as rewarding with plenty of adventure and opportunity for you all."
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