14th Regiment RA

14th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
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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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