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1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
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| Dates | Locations | Higher Formations | Remarks |
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| 1947.04 | Egypt: Field Regiment RHA | A, B, E and O Btys RHA | Sexton 25pdr |
| | Jul 47 - 1948: Palestine: | A, B, E and O Btys RHA | 25pdr |
| 1951.05 | England: West Down Camp, Tilshead | A, B, E and O Btys RHA | Sexton 25pdr - OPs in Comet Tanks |
| | May 48: O Bty to 2 RHA | A, B, and E Btys RHA | |
| 1952.04 | Germany: Waterloo Bks, Munster | A, B, and E Btys RHA | Sexton 25pdr - OPs in Comet Tanks: joined |
| | | 6th Armoured Div |
| | 1956: Equipped with M44 SP Howitzer 155mm - OPs in Centurion Tanks | | |
| 1958.07 | Germany: Tofrek Bks, Hildesheim | A, B, and E Btys RHA | M44 SP Howitzer 155mm - OPs in Centurion |
| | | Tanks |
| Jan 59: HQ Bty formed | | |
| | 18 Mar 64: Renamed 1st Medium Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | | |
| 1965.05 | England: Airfield Camp, Netheravon | A, B, and E Btys RHA | 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1965.09 | Aden: BP Camp, Little Aden | A, B, and E Btys RHA | 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| Sep 65: Renamed 1st Light Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | | |
| | E Battery lost Maj John Sharpe (along with Capt Fleming, Pilot and Gnr John Cain, Observer) | | |
| 1967.06 | England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester | A, B, and E Btys RHA | 105mm Pack Howitzer: Sp to 19 Inf Bde |
| Jun 67: Renamed 1st Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | | |
| Dec 69 - Mar 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast (City Centre) | | |
| | 1970: Granted the Freedom of Nottingham | | |
| 1970.05 | Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold | A, B, and E Btys RHA | Abbot 105mm and Green Archer Radar: |
| | | Sp to 20th Armoured Brigade |
| Sep 72 - Jan 73: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | | |
| Mar - Jul 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (City Centre) | | |
| Mar - Jun 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Grand Central/City Centre) | | |
| Sep 76: Equipped with Cyberline Radar - CP in 432 | | Abbot 105mm and Cyberline Radar: |
| | Mar 77: E Bty become Independent Abbot Bty | | |
| 1977.03 | England: Alanbrooke Bks, Topcliffe: (E Bty in Detmold for 1 year) | A, B and E Btys RHA | 5.5” Gun |
| Mar 78: E Bty rejoined the Regiment | | |
| 1979: Re-equipped with FH70 155mm | | |
| | Sep 80 - ??: Belize (A Bty) 105mm Light Gun (6 mths) | | |
| 1982.04 | Germany: Haig Bks, Hohne | A, B and E Btys RHA | Abbot 105mm |
| Apr 82: D Bty joined from 45 Regt | A, B, D and E Btys RHA | |
| May 83 - ??: Northern Ireland: (E Bty) | | |
| Apr 84: D Bty to 3 RHA | A, B and E Btys RHA | |
| Oct 90: A, B & E amalgamated to form A/B/E Bty for Gulf War | | |
| | Apr 91: A, B & E Bty’s separated | | |
| 1992.09 | England: Assaye Bks, Tidworth | | 105mm Light Gun |
| Apr 93: Renamed 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | | |
| Sep 93: Regiment was equipped with AS90 | | AS90 - OPs in Warrior OPVs |
| Dec 93: L (Néry) and O (The Rocket Troop) Bty’s joined after the disbandment of 2nd Regiment Royal Artillery, O Bty became O/HQ Bty. | A, B, E, L and O/HQ Btys | |
| Apr 94: Radar Troop to Bosnia | | |
| Jul 96 - ??: Bosnia | | |
| 1997: Bosnia | | |
| Jul 98 - ??: Bosnia: (B & E Btys) 'Op Palatine' | | |
| 1999: Macedonia and Kosovo 'Op Agricola' | | |
| Nov 99: N Bty (The Eagle Troop) joins from 3 RHA and amalgamates with L Bty to become L/N (Néry) Bty (The Eagle Troop) | A, B, E, L/N and O/HQ Btys | |
| Jul 00 - ??: Bosnia: (A Bty)/Kosovo (L/N & O Bty) 'Op Palatine' | | |
| 2002: Bosnia 'Op Palatine' | | Part of regiment deployed |
| Apr 04 - ??: Iraq ' Op Telic 4' | | |
| 2005: Cyprus 'Op Tosca' | | |
| 2007: Iraq ' Op Telic 10' | | |
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