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48th Regiment

Royal Artillery

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

1947

1 April 47 RHQ 19th Field Regt RA at Camp 87, Palestine redesignated RHQ 48th Field Regt RA with 75, 95 and 201 Btys from 29 and 39 Fld Btys, and 96 Bty of 96/97 Fld Bty, respectively. Equipped with 25pdr.

 

 

1948

Palestine: Camp 87 with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. May moved to Torelli Bks, Benghazi. Equipped with 25pdr.

 

 

1949

Libya: Torelli Bks, Benghazi with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr.

 

1950

Libya: Torelli Bks, Benghazi with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. Oct moved to Cherry Tree Camp, Colchester

 

1951

England: Cherry Tree Camp, Colchester with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. Oct moved to Derna Camp, Homs, Libya with 19th Infantry Brigade.

 

1952

Libya: Derna Camp, Homs with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. July moved to Kirkee Bks, Colchester.

 

1953

England: Kirkee Barracks, Colchester with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. November moved to Crookenden Bks, Essen.

 

1954

Germany: Crookenden Bks, Essen with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr.

 

1955

Germany: Crookenden Bks, Essen with 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. 1 Aug 75 Bty to 39 Regiment? 201 S/A to resus 100 Med Bty (late of 69 Med Regt) as 100 Fld Bty. Sept moved to Warley Bks, Brentford. Dec 75 and 95 Btys moved to Sin Jin Po, Korea.

 

1956

England: Warley Bks, Brentford. 75, 95 (Sin Jin Po, Korea) and 100 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. May moved to Old Convent, Taiping, Malaya.

 

1957

Malaya:  Old Convent, Taiping with 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr.

 

1958

Malaya:  Old Convent, Taiping with 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. Dec moved to Woolwich.

 

1959

England: Woolwich with 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. 28 Feb RHQ S/A and 75, 95 and 100 Btys S/A (later disbanded 1/1/62).

 

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