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7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | 
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1961 | 27 June formed at Lille Bks, Aldershot as 7th Parachute Light Regiment RHA with personnel of RHQ 33rd Parachute Light Regiment RA. ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys formed from personnel of 41, 96 and 97 Para Lt Btys (33rd Para Lt Regt) respectively. July moved to Kuwait? |
1962 - 1963 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys. |
1964 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys. Jan to ? – Aden. |
1965 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys. |
1966 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys. 24 April 7th Parachute Light Regiment RHA was redesignated 7th Parachute Regiment RHA. |
1967 - 1971 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. |
1972 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys.16 Feb to 19 June Northern Ireland Tour - Belfast (Ligoniel). 8 Nov moved to Belfast (City Centre) - Northern Ireland Tour |
1973 | Northern Ireland - Belfast (City Centre) with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys.11 Mar moved back to Lille Bks, Aldershot. |
1974 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys.6 Mar to 3 July Northern Ireland Tour – Bessbrook. |
1975 - 1976 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. |
1977 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. Jan reformed as 7 Regiment RHA and moved to Roberts Bks, Osnabruck. |
1978 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Lt Btys. 31 Mar to 29 July Northern Ireland Tour – Lurgan/Portadown. |
1979 - 1980 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Lt Btys. |
1981 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Lt Btys. Sept to ? - Northern Ireland. |
1982 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Lt Btys. |
1983 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Lt Btys. Nov moved to Lille Barracks, Aldershot. An air defence troop (P troop), equipped with the Javelin AD missile system, was incorporated into the regimental organisation. |
1984 - 1991 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. |
1992 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. Belize (I Bty). |
1993 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. |
1994 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. June to Dec Cyprus – UN tour. |
1995 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. |
1996 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. Jul to ? - Bosnia (F Bty). Dec to ? - Bosnia (G Bty). |
1997 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. P Troop moved to Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, where it joined 47 AD Regiment. |
1998 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. |
1999 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. Jun to ? – Kosovo. |
2000 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with F (Shinx) Parachute Battery RHA, G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop) RHA, H Parachute Headquarters Battery (Ramsay's Troop) RHA, I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop) RHA, equipped with Light Gun. May to ? - Sierra Leone. |
2001 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. Jun to ? – Macedonia. |
2002 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. Jan to ? – Afghanistan. |
2003 | England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys, equipped with Light Gun. Mar to ? - Gulf War. Sept moved Kirkee Bks, Colchester. |
2004 - | England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester with ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Btys. Part of 16 Air Assault Brigade equipped with the Light Gun. | |
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