5th Light Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery explained

Unit Name:5th Light Regiment,
Royal New Zealand Artillery
Dates:1952–1964
Country:New Zealand
Branch:Royal New Zealand Artillery
Type:Territorial Force mortar regiment
Command Structure:Commander Royal Artillery, New Zealand Division (c.1949–1960s)
Role:Light Artillery
Garrison:Invercargill
Ceremonial Chief Label:Captain General
Motto:Ubique (Everywhere) (Latin)
Identification Symbol Label:Tac-Sign
March:Quick – The Right of the Line
Slow – The Duchess of Kent

The 5th Light Regiment Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery was a unit of the New Zealand Divisional Artillery (Div Arty). It was formed in 1952 to provide each of the division's brigades with a supporting mortar battery. The regiment contained members of both the Territorial and Regular Forces and had its headquarters in Wellington and batteries in Petone, Napier and Gore. It moved to Southland in 1956 and was headquartered in Invercargill. The Regiment was disbanded in 1964 as part of a reorganisation of the New Zealand Army's artillery units.[1] [2]

Affiliations

Notes and References

  1. Book: Henderson. Alan. Green. David. Cooke. Peter. The Gunners: A History of New Zealand Artillery. Reed Publishing. 2008. Auckland. 9780790011417. 370, 408.
  2. Web site: 5 Light Regiment RNZA . 2022-03-11 . Royal New Zealand Artillery Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20100513110836/http://riv.co.nz/rnza/units/5lt/index.htm . 13 May 2010 . dead.