105th Regiment Royal Artillery explained

Unit Name:105th Regiment Royal Artillery
Dates:1986–Present
Country: United Kingdom
Branch:
Type:Field Artillery Regiment
Size:4 batteries
466 personnel[1]
Command Structure:1st Artillery Brigade
Garrison:Edinburgh
Garrison Label:Regimental Headquarters
Nickname:"The Scottish and Ulster Gunners"
Equipment:L118 Light Gun.

105th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Scottish & Ulster Gunners) is part of the Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is currently equipped with the L118 Light Gun.

History

The regiment was first formed as the 105 (Scottish) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) on 1 April 1986 with its Regimental Headquarters at Artillery House, near Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. Its units were 207 (City of Glasgow) Air Defence Battery at Glasgow, 212 (Highland) Air Defence Battery at Arbroath and 218 (Lothian) Air Defence Battery at Livingston. It was equipped with a succession of missile systems, Blowpipe, Javelin and finally the Starstreak missile until 2005. In 1987 219 (City of Dundee) Air Defence Battery was formed at Dundee and joined the regiment.[2]

After the Options for Change defence review in 1993, 206 (Ulster) Battery transferred to the regiment from 102nd (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment. At that time 219 Battery disbanded and the regiment was renamed 105 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers). 218 Battery was disbanded in 2005 when the Regiment re-roled to field artillery. 105 Regiment was then equipped with the L118 105mm Light Gun. From 1 March 2015, the regiment has been paired with 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.[2] [3]

Under Army 2020, a new battery, 278 (Lowland) Battery Royal Artillery based in Livingston joined this regiment. The battery continued the traditions of the old 278th (Lowland) Regiment (The City of Edinburgh Artillery).[4]

Current organisation

The current organisation of the regiment is as follows:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army – Question for Ministry of Defence. 1. 14 December 2020. 2021-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013531/https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616. dead.
  2. Web site: Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040315024235/http://www.win.tue.nl/~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RA/. March 15, 2004. 2 December 2015.
  3. Web site: July 2013. Transforming the British Army - An Update July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140610215557/https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report.pdf. 10 June 2014. 1 December 2015. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). 12.
  4. Web site: Summary of Reserve Structure and Basing Changes, page 5 . 11 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130810031303/http://www.serfca.org/Portals/0/Images/f/SUMMARY%20OF%20A2020%20RESERVE%20STRUCTURE%20AND%20BASING%20CHANGES.pdf . 10 August 2013 .
  5. Web site: 105 Regiment Royal Artillery. 2021-04-17. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Redford Barracks, 301 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH13 0PP. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  7. Web site: Crawfordsburn Road, Newtownards, County Down BT23 4EA. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  8. Web site: Army Reserve Centre, Artillery Road, Coleraine BT52 1QL. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  9. Web site: Army Reserve Centre, 369 Crow Road, Glasgow G11 7DG. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  10. Web site: Army Reserve Centre, Montrose Road, Arbroath DD11 5JS. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  11. Web site: Army Reserve Centre, 48 Hunter Street Kirkcaldy KY1 2NH. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  12. Web site: Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, Fort Charlotte ZE1 0JN. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.
  13. Web site: Army Reserve Centre, Beveridge Square, Livingston EH54 6QF. 17 April 2021. Army Careers.