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Batteries - Equipment |
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1st Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
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| 1947.04 |
Egypt: |
A, B, E and O Fd Btys RHA
Sexton 25pdr |
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Jul 47 - 1948: Palestine: |
A, B, E and O Fd Btys RHA
25pdr |
| 1951.05 |
England: West Down Camp, Tilshead |
A, B, E and O Fd Btys RHA
Sexton 25pdr - OPs in Comet Tanks |
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May 48: O Bty to 2 RHA |
A, B, and E Fd Btys RHA |
| 1952.04 |
Germany: Waterloo Bks, Munster |
A, B, and E Fd Btys RHA
Sexton 25pdr - OPs in Comet Tanks: joined 6th Armoured Div |
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1956: Equipped with M44 SP Howitzer 155mm - OPs in Centurion Tanks |
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| 1958.07 |
Germany: Tofrek Bks, Hildesheim |
A, B, and E Fd Btys RHA
M44 SP Howitzer 155mm - OPs in Centurion Tanks: 20th independant Armoured Brigade Group |
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Jan 59: HQ Bty formed |
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18 Mar 64: Renamed 1st Medium Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
A, B, and E Med Btys RHA |
| 1965.05 |
England: Airfield Camp, Netheravon |
A, B, and E Med Btys RHA
105mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1965.09 |
Aden: BP Camp, Little Aden |
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Sep 65: Renamed 1st Light Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
A, B, and E Lt Btys RHA
105mm Pack Howitzer |
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E Battery lost Maj John Sharpe (along with Capt Fleming, Pilot and Gnr John Cain, Observer) |
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| 1967.06 |
England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester |
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Jun 67: Renamed 1st Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
A, B, and E Fd Btys RHA
105mm Pack Howitzer: Sp to 19 Inf Bde |
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Dec 69 - Mar 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast (City Centre) |
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1970: Granted the Freedom of Nottingham |
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| 1970.05 |
Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold |
A, B, and E Fd Btys RHA
Abbot 105mm and Green Archer Radar: Sp to 20th Armoured Brigade |
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Sep 72 - Jan 73: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh |
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Mar - Jul 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (City Centre) |
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Mar - Jun 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Grand Central/City Centre) |
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Sep 76: Equipped with Cyberline Radar - CP in 432 |
Abbot 105mm and Cyberline Radar: |
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Mar 77: E Bty become Independent Abbot Bty |
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| 1977.03 |
England: Alanbrooke Bks, Topcliffe: (E Bty in Detmold for 1 year) |
A, B and E Fd Btys RHA. 5.5” Gun |
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Mar 78: E Bty rejoined the Regiment |
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1979: Re-equipped with FH70 155mm |
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Sep 80 - ??: Belize (A Bty) 105mm Light Gun (6 mths) |
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| 1982.04 |
Germany: Haig Bks, Hohne |
A, B and E Fd Btys RHA. Abbot 105mm |
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Apr 82: D Bty joined from 45 Regt |
A, B, D and E Fd Btys RHA |
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May 83 - ??: Northern Ireland: (E Bty) |
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Apr 84: D Bty to 3 RHA |
A, B and E Fd Btys RHA |
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Oct 90: A, B & E amalgamated to form A/B/E Bty for Gulf War |
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Apr 91: A, B & E Bty’s separated |
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| 1992.09 |
England: Assaye Bks, Tidworth |
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Apr 93: Renamed 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
A, B and E Btys RHA. 105mm Light Gun |
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Sep 93: Regiment was equipped with AS90 |
AS90 - OPs in Warrior OPVs |
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Dec 93: L (Néry) and O (The Rocket Troop) Bty’s joined after the disbandment of 2nd Regiment Royal Artillery, O Bty became O/HQ Bty. |
A, B, E, L and O/HQ Btys
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Apr 94: Radar Troop to Bosnia |
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Jul 96 - ??: Bosnia |
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1997: Bosnia |
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Jul 98 - ??: Bosnia: (B & E Btys) 'Op Palatine' |
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1999: Macedonia and Kosovo 'Op Agricola' |
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Nov 99: N Bty (The Eagle Troop) joins from 3 RHA and amalgamates with L Bty to become L/N (Néry) Bty (The Eagle Troop) |
A, B, E, L/N and O/HQ Btys |
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Jul 00 - ??: Bosnia: (A Bty)/Kosovo (L/N & O Bty) 'Op Palatine' |
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2002: Bosnia 'Op Palatine' |
Part of regiment deployed |
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Apr 04 - ??: Iraq ' Op Telic 4' |
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2005: Cyprus 'Op Tosca' |
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2007: Iraq ' Op Telic 10' |
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Oct 09 - Apr 10: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 11 |
11 Light Brigade |
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