2nd Regiment Royal Artillery

The 2nd Regiment, Royal Artillery was a unit of the Royal Artillery, part of the British Army.

2nd Field Regiment
ActiveFebruary 1958-31 December 1993
DisbandedPut into Suspended Animation: 31 December 1993
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeRoyal Artillery
RoleLight Role Artillery
Self-Propelled Artillery
Air Defence
SizeRegiment
Garrison/HQLast garrison: Waterloo Barracks, Munster
Equipment25 Pounder
Pack Howitzer
Light Self-Propelled Gun
Medium Self-Propelled Gun

History

The regiment was formed by renaming 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery and subordinating it to 12th Infantry Brigade, in 1958.[1] At that time it included L Field Battery,[2] N Field Battery[2] and O Field Battery[2] and it saw active service later that year during the Malayan Emergency.[2]

In November 1961 the regiment became 2nd (Airportable) Regiment, Royal Artillery and moved to Colchester[2] and in March 1964 it converted to Ordnance QF 25-pounder as 2nd (Light) Regiment, Royal Artillery.[2] Then in 1965 it moved to Münster and became 2nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery.[2] In 1971 it moved to Hemer with Abbot guns as part of 2nd Division[3] and in 1977 it transferred to Dortmund with Abbot's as part of 3rd Armoured Division.[4]

It returned home to Roberts Barracks at Larkhill[4] as 2nd (Support) Regiment, Royal Artillery in September 1979.[2] In March 1982 it became 2nd (Field) Regiment, Royal Artillery[2] and in April 1982, as part of a move to Münster with M109's, it joined 4th Armoured Division.[5] It became part of 3rd Armoured Division in 1988[6] and it deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Granby between 1991 and 1992.[7] The regiment was finally disbanded in 1993 as a result of the Options for Change and the drawdown from Germany.[2]

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References

Citations
  1. Watson 2005, p. 48.
  2. "British Army units from 1945 on - 2nd Regiment RA". british-army-units1945. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. Watson 2005, p. 82.
  4. Watson 2005, p. 90.
  5. Watson 2005, p. 97.
  6. Watson 2005, p. 106.
  7. Watson 2005, p. 116.

Bibliography
  • Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.
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