27th Regiment RA
| 27th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
| 1947.04.01 |
RHQ 1st Heavy Regiment RA at Godshall Park Camp, Twycross was retitled 27th Heavy Regiment RA, comprising 6, 23 and 112 Hy and 137 Super Hy Btys from 3, 5 and 28 Hy Btys and 16 Super Hy Bty, respectively. | |
| 1947.04 | England: Godshall Park Camp, Twycross | 6, 23 and 112 Hy and 137 Super Hy Btys |
| 1948 | England: Winthorpe Camp, Newark | |
| 15 Sep 48: Absorbed 109 HAA Regt RA and converted to 27th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment RA | 6, 23 and 112/137 HAA Btys 3.7” Gun |
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| 1948.09 | England: York's & Lanc's Bks, Pontefract | |
| 11 May 49: Reorganised as 27th AA Regt with 6/23 HAA, 112/137 HAA, 119 LAA/SL Bty (late 119 LAA Bty of 34th AA Regt), and 21 AAFC Tp | 6/23 HAA, 112/137 HAA, 119 LAA/SL Btys. 3.7” Gun | |
| 17 Jun 49: 6/23 Bty de-linked: 23 HAA Bty remained but 6 HAA Bty joined 34th AA Regt | 23 HAA, 112/137 HAA, 119 LAA/SL Btys | |
| 1949.07 | Hong Kong: Various locations | 23 & 112/137 HAA, 119 LAA/SL Btys 3.7” Gun, 40/70 Bofors & Searchlight |
| 1 Feb 50: Redesignated 27th HAA Regt RA | 23, 112/137 & 119 HAA Btys 3.7” Gun |
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| 29 Aug 52: 119 Bty to 34th LAA Regt RA, 6 Bty from 34 Regt | 6, 23 and 112/137 HAA Btys | |
| 1953: RHQ & 137 Bty at Stanley Fort. 23 Bty on Stonecutters Island and 6 Bty at Clear water Bay Kowloon. | ||
| 1 May 54: 112/137 Bty de-linked: 112 Bty S/A (later in 94th Loc Regt RA), 137 HAA Bty remained regimented | 6, 23 and 137 HAA Btys | |
| 1957.08 | England: Birch Lines, Park Hall Camp, Oswestry | |
| 25 Sep 57: Re-titled 27th Guided Weapons Regiment RA, 137 Bty placed in suspended animation. | 6 and 23 GW Btys Corporal Missile |
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| 1959.03 | England: Haig Lines, Crookham | 6 and 23 GW Btys Corporal Missile |
| 1961.03 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund | 6 and 23 GW Btys Corporal Missile |
| 18 Mar 64: Redesignated 27th Army Missile Regiment RA | ||
| 1967.01 | England: Hopton Bks, Devizes | |
| 1 Jan 67: Retitled 27th Medium Regiment RA and equipped with 5.5 Gun | 6 and 23 Med Btys 5.5” Gun: Sp to 3rd Div |
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| 16 Feb 68: 132 Bty ex 6th Lt Regt RA joined the Regt as a med bty | 6, 23 and 132 Med Btys | |
| 1969.02 | Germany: Churchill Bks, Lippstadt | 6, 23 and 132 Med Btys M109: Sp to 4 Armd Div |
| 7 Sep 71 - 13 Jan 72: Northern Ireland, Enniskillen | ||
| 31 Oct 72: 132 Bty moved to 39 Missile Regt RA. 2 Nov 56 Bty ex 50th Missile Regt RA joined the Regt and equipped with M110 | 6, 23 and 56 Med Btys M109 and M110 (56 Bty) |
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| 9 Apr - 7 Aug 75: Northern Ireland, Long Kesh. | ||
| Jan 77: Retitled 27th Field Regiment RA | ||
| 1977: 21 Bty joined the Regt, equipped with Blowpipe | 6, 21, 23 and 56 Btys M109 and M110 (56 Bty), Blowpipe (21 Bty) |
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| 28 Aug - 29 Nov 77: Northern Ireland, Lurgan/Maze | ||
| 14 Jan - 16 May 80: Northern Ireland, Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre) | Dec 1977 – Blowpipe (21 Bty) | |
| Apr 82: 49 Bty from 47 Regt: 21 Bty joined 47 Regt: 56 Bty to 39 Regt | 6, 23 and 49 Btys | |
| Nov 1985 - Northern Ireland (49 Bty) | ||
| 1986.03 | England: Alanbrooke Bks, Topcliffe | 6, 23 and 49 Btys FH70: support to 24 Infantry Brigade |
| 1990.08 | Germany: Ubique Bks, Dortmund | |
| Dec 1990 - Gulf War (23 Bty) | ||
| Jan 1992 - Northern Ireland | ||
| Jan 93: 6 Bty amalgamated with 36 Bty from 50 Missle Regt and as 6/36 Bty and moved to 40 Regt. 49 Bty to 40 Regt as HQ Bty | ||
| 28 Mar 1993: Suspended Animation; 23 Bty to 29 Regt | ||
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