14th Regiment RA
14th Field Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
1947.04.01 | RHQ 28th Field Regiment RA was re-titled RHQ 14th Regiment RA with 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys redesignated from 1 Fld Bty, 5 Bty of 5/57 Fld Bty and 3 Fld Bty respectively. | |
1947.04 | India: Artillery School, Deolali – the RA Depot of India | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1947.04.21 | Pakistan: Karachi | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
27 Oct 47: Embarked on the SS Orbita at Karachi | ||
1947.11.17 | Arrived in Liverpool, proceeded to No 4 AFV Depot Cambridge where all ranks were paid up and proceeded on disembarkation leave | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys |
1948.02.18 | England: Old Park Bks, Dover | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
9 Aug 49: Embarked at Liverpool on HMT Lancashire for Hong Kong | ||
1949.09 | Hong Kong: Gun Club Bk, Kowloon | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1949: Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp | Joined 28th Bde, 40th Div | |
14 Oct 51: Advance party moved from Hong Kong to Korea | ||
2 Nov 51: Main body sailed on HMT Empire Pride arriving Pusan on 5 Nov | ||
1951.10.08 | Korea: took over the gun positions of 45th Field Regt RA | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
25 Dec 52: Handed over to 20th Field Regt RA | ||
29 Dec 52: embarked at Pusan on HMT Empire Pride and sailed for Hong Kong | ||
1953.01 | Hong Kong: Quarry Camp, New Territories | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
29 Dec 55: Moved out of Quay Camp and into Chatham Road Transit Camp, Kowloon | ||
4 Jan 56: Embarked on HMT Empire Fowey and sailed for UK | ||
30 Jan 56: Arrived at Southampton and went on leave | ||
1956.01 | England: Barford Camp, Barnard Castle | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr |
Oct 1958 - Aden (5 Bty) | ||
Oct 59: 1 Bty relieved 5 Bty in Aden | ||
14 Sep 60: embarked at Southampton on HMT Oxfordshire | ||
29 Sep 60: Docked at Aden, where 1 Bty rejoined the regiment having been relieved by ‘C’ Bty 3 RHA | ||
1960.10.11 | Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp (took over from 49th Regt RA) | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr & 4.2” Mortar |
1962.06 | England: Horseshoe Bks, Shoeburyness | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr & 4.2” Mortar |
1963.05 | Germany: West Riding Bks, Dortmund | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 25pdr (5 Bty & 13 Bty) 5.5” Gun (1 Bty) |
1967.06 | England: Weeton Camp, Preston | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
19 Jun 67: retitled 14th Light Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
1968.05 | Malaysia: Terendak Camp (1, 5 & HQ Btys): Sharjah, Persian Gulf (13 Bty) | 1, 5 and 13 Fld Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
10 Jul 69: 13 Bty moved from Sharjah to 49th Field Regiment RA at Larkhill | ||
1969: HQ Bty formed | ||
1969.11 | England: Weeton Camp, Preston | 1 and 5 Fld Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
Apr 70: Northern Ireland | ||
31 Jul 71: RHQ disbanded, 1 Bty Independent (to ANZUK Fld Regt 9/7). 5 Bty to 19th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. Placed in suspended animation. | ||
Reformed | ||
1984.12.03 | Reformed as 14th (Field) Regiment RA, with 1st (MT) Bty, Headquarter Bty, 132 Bty (The Bengal Rocket Troop) and 176 (Abu Klea) Bty as the support Regiment for the Royal School of Artillery | |
1984.12 | England: Stirling Bks, Larkhill | 1, 132 and 176 Fld Btys Equipped by School of Artillery |
Jul 85: 132 Bty to 39 Regt, 76 Bty from 39 Regt | 1, 76 and 176 Fld Btys | |
Aug 86: 176 Bty to 39 Regt, 34 Bty from 39 Regt | 1, 34 and 76 Fld Btys | |
? 1992 - Belize (34 Bty) | ||
Nov 92: 76 Bty to ATR Pirbright | 1 and 34 Fld Btys | |
1993: Re-titled 14th Regiment RA | ||
Nov 94: 24 Bty from 17 Regt | 1, 24 and 34 Fld Btys | |
England: Royal Artillery Bks, Larkhill | ||
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