48th Regiment RA

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. 48th Field Regiment Royal Artillery .
1947.04.01 RHQ 19th Field Regiment RA redesignated RHQ 48th Field Regiment RA with 75, 95 and 201 Btys from 29 and 39 Fld Btys, and 96 Bty of 96/97 Fld Bty, respectively .
1947.04 Palestine: Camp 87 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys: 25pdr
1948.05 Libya: Torelli Bks, Benghazi 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys: 25pdr
1950.10 England: Cherry Tree Camp, Colchester: 19 Infantry Brigade 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys: 25pdr:
1951.11 Libya: Derna Camp, Homs: 19 Infantry Brigade 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys: 25pdr
1952.07 England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester: 19 Infantry Brigade 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys: 25pdr
1953.09 Germany: Crookenden Bks, Essen Kupferdreh 75, 95 and 201 Fld Btys: 25pdr
. 1 Aug 55: 201 Bty S/A to resus 100 Med Bty (late 69 Med Regt) as 100 Fld Bty 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys
1955.09 England: Warley Bks, Brentwood 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys: 25pdr
1955.12 Korea: Sin Jin Po 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys: 25pdr
1956.05 Malaya: Old Convent, Tampin, Malaya, with 95 Bty at Ipoh 75 & 95 Btys with 25pdr, 100 Bty with 5.5 guns
1958.12 England: Woolwich 75, 95 and 100 Fld Btys
. 28 Feb 59: RHQ S/A and 75, 95 and 100 Btys S/A (later disbanded 1/1/62) .
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. Commanding Officers .
. 1947-1949 : Lt Col RB Greig RA .
. 1949- 1951 : Lt Col WB Wilson RA .
. 1951-1953 : Lt Col GF Lushington RA .
. 1953-1955 : Lt Col J Poe RA .
. 1955-1958 : Lt Col DGH Mackie RA .
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