40th Regiment Royal Artillery explained

Unit Name:40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Dates:1 April 1947 – December 2012
Type:Artillery
Role:Field artillery
Size:4 Batteries
Command Structure:19 Light Brigade
Garrison:Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Nickname:The Lowland Gunners
Equipment:eighteen L118 Light Guns, MSTAR radars
Battles:Suez Crisis
EOKA
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
Falklands War
Yugoslav Wars
Gulf War
Iraq War (Op TELIC)
Afghanistan War (Op HERRICK)
Identification Symbol:
Clan Home
Identification Symbol Label:Tartan

40th Regiment Royal ArtilleryThe Lowland Gunners – was a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It supported 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery role. It was structured into Fire Support Teams equipped with MSTAR, and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen L118 Light Guns. The Clan Home tartan was worn by the regiment.[1]

History

The regiment, formed in April 1947, was based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim. Following the 2010 SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Light Brigade.[2]

Batteries

129 (Dragon) Battery RA was previously part of the regiment, and has since resubordinated to 4th Regiment RA as a Tactical Group Battery, comprising Fire Support Teams (forward observation parties) that support manoeuvre formations.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New 'Home Lines' for Lisburn Gunners. Defence News. Ministry of Defence. 2 October 2010. 14 Jul 2010. The new headquarters – delivered by Defence Estates and specially designed and built for a deployable regiment – is called 'Home Lines' (pronounced 'Hume') after the tartan worn by the regiment..
  2. News: Lowland Gunners march into sunset as axe falls on Scottish battalion. The Scotsman. 21 April 2012.
  3. Web site: Forces TV. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134817/http://forces.tv/46466569. 9 February 2015. dead.
  4. News: 19th Regiment Royal Artillery becomes The Scottish Gunners. Ministry of Defence. 14 December 2012.
  5. Web site: 49 (Inkerman) Battery. 1 June 2014.