Unit Name: | 2nd Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery |
Dates: | 1921–1964 1982–1983 |
Branch: | New Zealand Army |
Type: | Field Artillery |
Garrison: | Wellington |
The 2nd Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery was a territorial field artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed as 2nd Field Artillery Brigade in 1921 and brought the independent batteries of the Wellington area under a single command. In 1940, the New Zealand territorial artillery brigades were redesignated as regiments and the former batteries became troops within new, larger batteries.[1] During the Second World War, the 2nd Field Regiment remained in New Zealand for home defence as part of the 4th Division. After the war, the regiment remained a part of the territorial force until it was disbanded in 1964. The regiment was briefly reformed in 1982 to provide command support to 22(D) Battery, but was disbanded the next year.