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4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
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1947 | Germany: Dorset Bks, Kiel with 'F', ‘Q’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ Btys RHA. Equipped with Sexton & Archer 17 Pdrs. Apr retitled 4th Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. ‘Q’ Bty moved to 10th Anti-Tank Regiment, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ Btys to 21st Anti -Tank Regiment. Received ‘V’ and ‘W’ Btys. |
1948 | Germany: Dorset Bks, Kiel. ‘F’, ‘V’ and ‘W’ Btys. Equipped with Sexton & Archer 17 Pdrs. July moved to Alma Bks, Blackdown. July re-equipped with 25pdr. 1 Oct ‘W’ Bty to 6th Field Regt as ‘W’ Field Bty RA in exchange for ‘N’ Field Bty which joined as ‘N’ Bty RHA. |
1949 - 1950 | England: Alma Bks, Blackdown with ‘F’, ‘N’ and ‘V’ Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. |
1951 | England: Alma Bks, Blackdown with ‘F’, ‘N’ and ‘V’ Btys. Equipped with 25pdr. March moved to Campbell Bks, Hohne. Equipped with Sexton. 3 Dec ‘P’ Field Bty ex 6th Field Regt joined the Regiment in exchange for ‘V’ as a field bty. |
1952 - 1954 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘N’ and ‘P’ Btys. Equipped with Sexton. |
1955 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘N’ and ‘P’ Btys. Equipped with Sexton. Re- equipped with Cardinal M44, Centurion (OPs). |
1956 - 1957 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘N’ and ‘P’ Btys. Equipped with Cardinal M44, Centurion (OPs). |
1958 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘N’ and ‘P’ Btys. Equipped with Cardinal M44, Centurion (OPs). 1 Feb ‘I’ and ‘G’ Battery's joined the Regiment as RHA btys from 2nd & 5th Field Regts in exchange for ‘N’ and ‘P’ Btys respectively. |
1959 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Btys. Jan HQ Bty formed. Equipped with Cardinal M44, Centurion (OPs). |
1960 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘G’, ‘I’ and ‘HQ’ Btys. Equipped with Cardinal M44, Centurion (OPs). |
1961 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne with ‘F’, ‘G’, ‘I’ and ‘HQ’ Btys. Equipped with Cardinal M44, Centurion (OPs). In 1961 it was decided to make the existing 'Gunner' Parachute Regiment, 33rd Para Light Regt RA into an RHA Regiment, to do this would mean using one of the present RHA Regiments. 4th RHA was chosen to provide the Batteries for this new Regiment which was to be known as 7th Regt RHA. Handed over its guns and equipment, to 25 Fd Regt RA at Hohne in May and embarked for the UK and Barton Stacey Camp near Andover in Hampshire. On the 27th June 1961 the Property, Silver, History and Traditions of 'F', 'G' and 'I' Batteries were transferred from 4th RHA to the newly formed 7th RHA. The Officers and Men staying at Barton Stacey to form the new 4th Fld Regt RA, comprising: 29 (Corruna) Medium Bty RA (from 33rd), 88 (Arracan) Fd Bty RA (from SA), 97 Bty ( Lawsons Company) RA (from 33rd). |
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