26th Regiment RA
| 26th Field Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
| 1947.04.01 | RHQ 4th Field Regiment RA at Malaya (Various Locations)/ Selarang Bks, Singapore re-titled 26th Field Regiment RA, with 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys from 7 Fld Bty, 14 Bty of 14/66 Fld Bty, and 66 Bty of 14/66 Bty | |
| 1947.04 | Malaya: Various Locations/ Selarang Bks, Singapore | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys 25pdr |
| 1951.04 | Libya: ? Bks, Tripoli | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys 25pdr |
| 1951: Derna Camp, Homs | ||
| 1951.11 | Egypt: Suez (Moascar, Geneifa, Tel-el-Kebir) | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys 25pdr: part of 1st Infantry Div |
| 1955.02 | England: Ross Bks, Shorncliffe | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys 25pdr |
| Jun - Nov 58: Cyprus: Famagusta | ||
| 1 Nov 59: 159 Bty into S/A | 16 and 17 Fld Btys | |
| 1960.07 | Malaya: Terendak Camp | 16 and 17 Fld Btys 25pdr |
| 1961: Joined 28th Commonwealth Bde | ||
| 1 Jan 62: Re-titled 26th Airportable Regiment RA | ||
| ? 1962: 105mm Pack Howitzer | 105mm Pack Howitzer | |
| 1963.07 | England: Horseshoe Bks, Shoeburyness | 16 and 17 Fld Btys |
| Ju1 59: 159 Bty resusitated | ||
| 1 Aug 63: Re-titled 26th Medium Regiment RA, equipped with 5.5" Howitzer | 16, 17 and 159 Med Btys 5.5” Gun |
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| Feb - Jul 64 - Cyprus: Paphos area/Nicosia; from April under UN command | ||
| 1965.12 | Germany: Campbell Bks, Hohne | |
| 1 Dec 65: Re-titled 26th Field Regiment RA, equipped with Abbot | 16, 17 and 159 Fd Btys Abbot |
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| 1971.08 | England: Roberts Bks, Larkhill (Support Regiment) | 16, 17 and 159 Fd Btys Equipped by School |
| Aug 71: 13 Bty (AMF (L)) ex 49th Field Regt RA joined the Regiment | 13, 16, 17 and 159 Fd Btys | |
| Nov-Dec 1971: Carried out Guard Duties at Windsor Castle | ||
| Aug 74: 13 Bty (AMF (L)) moved to 19 Field Regiment RA | ||
| 1974.08 | Germany: West Riding Bks, Dortmund | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys M109 & M110 |
| 6 Aug - 4 Dec 75: Northern Ireland, Long Kesh/Lurgan | ||
| 1977: 76 Bty joined the Regt | 16, 17, 76 and 159 Fld Btys | |
| Jul - Aug 77: Canada, BATUS | ||
| 29 Nov 77 - 31 Mar 78: Northern Ireland, Lurgan/Maze | ||
| 1982: 76 Bty moved to 39 Regt | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys | |
| 1984.11 | England: Baker Bks, Thorney Island | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys FH70 |
| Jul 86: 43 Bty from 94 Regt | 16, 17, 43 and 159 Fld Btys | |
| 1990.04 | Germany: Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh | 16, 17, 43 and 159 Fld Btys M109 |
| Feb 1990 - Northern Ireland (43 & 159 Bty) | ||
| Oct 1990 - Gulf War (16 & 159 Btys) | ||
| Oct 1992 - Northern Ireland (17 Bty) | ||
| Oct 1992 - 43 Bty to 47 Regt | 16, 17 and 159 Fld Btys | |
| Apr 93: Retitled 26th Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
| Sep 93: 127 & 55 (HQ) Bty's joined the Regt from the disbanded 49 Regt RA | 16, 17, 55 (HQ), 127 and 159 Fld Btys | |
| Oct 1993 - Northern Ireland | ||
| Jul 1994: Equipped with AS90 | AS90 | |
| Sep 1994 - Bosnia (Radar Troop) | ||
| Dec 1995 - Bosnia | ||
| Jan 1998 - Bosnia (16 & 159 Btys) | ||
| Sep 99 - 2000: Kosovo (16/159 & 127/17 Btys) Op Agricola 2 | ||
| 2000 - 2001: Bosnia; Op Palatine | Part of regiment deployed | |
| 2001 - 2001: Kosovo; Op Agricola | Part of regiment deployed | |
| Jan 2002 - Bosnia (? Bty) / Kosovo (? Bty) | ||
| 2003: Iraq 'Op Telic 1' | Part of regiment deployed | |
| Nov 03 - 2004: Iraq 'Op Telic 3' | ||
| Dec 04 - 2005: Cyprus UN 'Op Tosca' | ||
| 2006: Iraq 'Op Telic 8' | Part of regiment deployed | |
| 2008 - 2009: Afghanistan 'Op Herrick 9' | Part of regiment deployed | |
| 2009 - 2009: Iraq 'Op Telic 13' | Part of regiment deployed | |
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