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29th Regiment

Royal Artillery

 

     

 

DatesLocationsBatteriesRemarks
1947.04.01
RHQ 25th Field Regiment RA redesignated 29th Field Regiment RA, with 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys from 12, 31 and 58 Btys respectively.   
1947.04Location Unknown:8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
 1 May 47: Pers to RHQ 17th Field Regiment RA with 24, 40 and 41 Btys – presumably reorganised.  
1948.07Germany: Dorset Bks, Kiel 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
1951England: Brancepeth Camp, Durham 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
 1951: Renamed 29th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery  
1951.11Cyprus: (?)8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
1952.01Egypt: Geneifa, Fayid, Suez 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr: Part of 3rd Infantry Div
1954.09Germany: Caernarvon Bks, Dusseldorf 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
1957England: Chiseldon Camp, Swindon 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
1957.05Cyprus: Karaolos Camp8, 79 and 145 Fld BtysInternal security operations 
Mar 59: Reverted to its role as a gunner regiment and was re-equipped with 25 pounders25pdr
Feb 60: Advance party of the regiment left Cyprus 
 26 May 60: Main body sailed on 'Devonshire' for UK   
1960.06England: Royal Citadel, Plymouth8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys25pdr
1 Jan 62: Reorganised as 29th Commando Light Regiment RA. 8 Bty to S/A (to 95th Commando Regt RA), 20 Bty resuscitated ex 21st Medium Regiment.
May 1962: Re-equipped with 105mm Pack Howitzer105mm Pack Howitzer
1962 – 1963: Aden & Kuwait (Before May)20, 79 and 145 Cdo Btys
Apr 1963 - Singapore / Borneo
1 May 71: 20 Bty into suspended animation, personnel to 95th Commando FOU. 7 (Sphinx) and 8 (Alma) Btys joined from 95 Regt7, 8, 79 and 145 Cdo Btys
1974: Re-equipped with 105mm Light Gun105mm Light Gun
Jan 1975: 7 Bty moved to RM Condor, Arbroath.
? 1975: Northern Ireland (79 Bty)
April 77: 145 Bty into suspended animation. 148 (Meiktila) Bty joined from 95 Regt, remained at Poole.7(Arbroath), 8, 79 Cdo Btys and 148(Poole) FO Bty
Sep 1977: Renamed 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
? 1982: Falklands War
? 1990: Belize (7 Bty)
May 1991: Iraq
Nov 1991: Northern Ireland (79 Bty)
? 1993 - Bosnia (148 Bty)
Mar 93: 23 Bty joined as HQ bty from 27 Regt
7(Arbroath), 8, 23/HQ, 79 Cdo Btys and 148(Poole) FO Bty
May 1993 - Belize (7 Bty)
Oct 1994 - Kuwait (7 Bty)
Jan - Jun 95: Cyprus UNJuly 96 - Freedom of City of Plymouth
Jun 1997 - Bosnia (79 Bty)
Sep 1998 - Northern Ireland (7 Bty)
May 2000 - Sierra Leone (8 Bty) 'Op Silkman'
Sep 2000 - Kosovo (7 Bty)
Dec 2001 - Afghanistan (7 Bty) 'Op Jacana'
Jan 2003 - Iraq 'Op Telic 1'
2006-07: Afghanistan 'Op Herrick 5'
2008-09: Afghanistan 'Op Herrick 9'

 

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