7th Regiment RHA
| 7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | ||
| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
| 1961.06.27 | RHQ 7th Parachute Light Regiment RHA formed from personnel of RHQ 33rd Parachute Light Regiment RA. ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys formed from personnel of 41, 96 and 97 Para Lt Btys (33rd Para Lt Regt) respectively. | |
| 1961.06 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot | F, G and I Para Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1961: Kuwait? | ||
| Jan 64 - ??: Aden | ||
| 24 Apr 1966: Renamed 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | ||
| 16 Feb - 19 Jun 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ligoniel) | ||
| 8 Nov 72 - 11 Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (City Centre) | ||
| 1974: Equipped with 105mm Light Gun | 105mm Light Gun | |
| 6 Mar - 3 Jul 74: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | ||
| 1977.01 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabrück: | |
| Renamed 7th Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | F, G and I Fd Btys 105mm Light Gun |
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| Mar - Jul 78: Northern Ireland: Lurgan/Portadown | ||
| Sep 81 - ? 82: Northern Ireland: | ||
| 1984.03 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot: | |
| Mar 84: Renamed 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | F, G and I Para Btys 105mm Light Gun |
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| Mar 84: An air defence troop (P troop), equipped with the Javelin AD missile system, was incorporated into the regimental organisation | ||
| ? 1992: Belize (I Bty) | ||
| Jan 94: H Bty reformed and joined regt as HQ Bty | F, G, I and H (HQ) Para Btys | |
| Jun to Dec 94: Cyprus – UN tour | ||
| Jul 1996: Bosnia (F Bty) | ||
| Dec 1996: Bosnia (G Bty) | ||
| 1997: P Troop moved to Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, where it joined 47 AD Regiment | ||
| Jun 1999: Macedonia and Kosovo (Op Agricola) | ||
| 1999 - 2000: Northern Ireland | ||
| May 00: Sierra Leone (Op Silkman0 | ||
| Jun 01: Macedonia and Kosovo (Op Agricola) | Part of regiment deployed | |
| 2001- 02: Afghanistan (Op Jacana) | ||
| Mar 2003: Gulf War (Op Telic 1) | ||
| 2003.09 | England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester: | F, G, I and H (HQ) Para Btys L118 (Light) Gun |
| 2004 - 05: Kosovo (Op Agricola) | Part of regiment deployed | |
| May 06 – Nov 06: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 4 (1 bty)) | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| 2006.09 | England: Merville Bks, Colchester: | L118 (Light) Gun |
| Apr 08 – Oct 08: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 8) | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
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