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 47th Regiment

Royal Artillery

 

    

 

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1947.04.01


RHQ 4th Coast Training Regiment RA retitled RHQ 47th Coast Training Regiment RA with 4, 19, 31, 223 and 340 Coast Trg Btys redesignated from 2 Coast Bty (resus from personnel from 290 Coast Training Bty), and 6, 10,23 and 469 Coast Training Btys, respectively.  

1947.04

 

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4, 19, 31, 223 & 340 Coast Trg Btys
Apr 48: 340 bty disbanded4, 19, 31, 223 Coast Trg Btys
1 May 48: redesignated 47th Coast Regiment RA, 233 Bty converted to 223 Maint Bty
 1 Jun 48: 223 Maint Bty became 223 (Indep) Maint Bty (disbanded 1/3/57, complete by 31/3/57)4, 19, 31 Coast Btys
 
1950?England: Norton Bks, Worcester 4, 19, 31 Coast Btys
15 Aug 50: 31 Bty became independent (see 72nd LAA Regt RA)
 1 Nov 50: 3 Bty joined ex 16th LAA Regt RA3, 4, 19 Coast Btys 
1951?England: Dover Castle3, 4, 19 Coast Btys 
1951.02England: Royal Citadel, Plymouth3, 4, 19 Coast Btys
15 Mar 51: 19 Bty reduced to cadre and reformed as 19 Hy Bty of 39th Hy Regt RA3 & 4 Coast Btys
Apr 1951: Renamed 47th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RA3 & 4 LAA Btys
28 Aug 52: 31 Bty returned ex 72nd LAA Regt RA3, 4 & 31 LAA Btys
 1 Apr 56: RHQ and 3, 4 and 31 Btys S/A (complete by 31/12/56)  
Reformed

1957.03.01

 

 

Reformed as 47th Guided Weapons Regt (Fd) RA with 3, 4 and 31 GW Btys. Became the first GW regiment in the British army and were equipped with the Corporal missile.   
1957.03England: Haig Lines, Crookham 3, 4 and 31 GW BtysCorporal Missile
1958.09 or 1959.03Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund 3, 4 and 31 GW BtysCorporal Missile
Jan 60: 31 Bty to JLR3 & 4 GW Btys
 18 Mar 64: redesignated 47th Missile Regiment RA3 & 4 Msl Btys 
1965.10England: Staindrop or Barford? Camp, Barnard Castle
4 Oct 65: renamed 47th Light Regiment RA3 & 4 Lt Btys105mm Pack Howitzer
Oct 65: 31 Bty resus ex 34th LAA Regt RA3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys
1965:  HQ Bty formed
 Dec 1966 - Bahrain (Hamalah Camp) (4 Bty only), a gun sub was stationed up country in Aden on a rotating deployment  
1967.02England: Denbury Camp, Newton Abbot: 4 Bty Bahrain3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys105mm Pack Howitzer
 Jun 1967: Aden: BP Camp, Little Aden  (3 and 31 Btys)  
1967.09England: Rawlinson Bks, Denbury 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys105mm Pack Howitzer
1969.04England: Houndstone Camp, Yeovil 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys105mm Pack Howitzer
? 1969 - Sharjah (3 Bty)
Nov 1969 - Northern Ireland (4 Bty & 31 Bty)
? 1970 -- Northern Ireland (3 Bty)
 20 Jan 71: 31 Bty became a Med Bty (5.5” Gun)  
1971.02Hong Kong: Borneo Lines, Sek Kong Camp3, 4 Lt and 31 Med Btys105 Pack Howitzers and 5.5” Gun
1973.02England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester19 Infantry Bde
2 Apr 73: 31 Bty became a Light Bty3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys105mm Pack Howitzer
16 Jul -16 Nov 73: Northern Ireland Tour - Londonderry (City Centre/Victoria Bks/Drumahoe/Bogside/Brandywell)
Nov 74 - Feb 75?: Northern Ireland (4 Bty)
27 Sep 75 - 24 Jan 76: Northern Ireland, Belfast (Ardoyne/New Lodge)
? 1976: Equipped with 105mm Light Gun105mm Light Gun
11 Oct 77 - 13 Feb 78: Northern Ireland, Belfast (City Centre/Markets)
Dec 77: C Bty joined regimentC, 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys
 Oct 79 - ?: Belize (4 Bty)  
1981.03Germany: Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh 
Mar 81: renamed 47th Field Regiment RAC, 3, 4 and 31 Fld BtysAbbot
Mar 81: 49 Bty joined from 40 RegimentC, 3, 4, 31 and 49 Fld Btys
Apr 82: 49 Bty to 27 Regiment: 21 Bty joined from 27 RegimentC, 3, 4, 21 and 31 Fld Btys
May 1982 - Falklands (21 Bty)
Oct 83 - ?: Northern Ireland (31 Bty)
Apr 84: C Bty to 3 RHA3, 4, 21 and 31 Fld Btys
? 1985: 21 Bty equipped with JavelinAbbot & Javelin (21 Bty)
 Oct to ?: Northern Ireland (3 Bty)  
1989.04England: Baker Bks, Thorney Island 3, 4, 21 and 31 Fld BtysFH70 & Javelin (21 Bty)
? 1990 - Northern Ireland
Oct 90 - ?: Gulf (Troop of 21 Bty)
Jan 91 - ?: Gulf (3 Bty)
Apr 91 - ?: Gulf (31 Bty)
Oct 92: 43 Bty joined from 26 Regiment3, 4, 21, 31 and 43 Fld Btys
Dec 92: Equipped with SP HVM & LML HVM (21 Bty). SP HVM & LML HVM (21 Bty)
Jan 93: 10 Bty joined from 40 Regiment3, 4, 10, 21, 31 & 43 Fld Btys
Jan 93 - ?: Northern Ireland
Apr 93: Redesignated 47th Regiment RA
Apr 93: 4 Bty to 5 Regt & 3 Bty to 4 Regt. 31 Bty redesignated as HQ Bty10, 21, 31(HQ) & 43 Btys
Jan 1994 - Northern Ireland
Oct 94 - ?: Northern Ireland (43 & 10 Bty)
Jul 95 to ?: Bosnia (21 Bty)
Jul 96 to ?: Northern Ireland
1996: 21 Bty moves to Colchester to become a parachute Bty but remains under command 47 Regt
Dec 98 - ?: Cyprus UN Tour
Mar 99 - ?: Macedonia / Kosovo (P Troop 31 Bty)
Jun - Dec 99: Cyprus – UN Tour
Sep 99: 25/170 Bty joined from 19 Regiment
10, 21 Para, 25/170, 31/HQ and 43 BtysHVM
Oct 00 - ?: - Northern Ireland (10 Bty).
Dec 01 - ?: Afghanistan (21 Bty)
Dec 03 - ?: Cyprus UN

 

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