| 94th Observation Regiment Royal Artillery |
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Batteries - Equipment |
| 1947.04.01 |
RHQ 1st Observation Regiment RA was redesignated RHQ 94th Observation Regiment RA with 210, 211, 337 and 341 Obs Btys from 41, 42, 20 and 63 Obs Btys, respectively. |
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| 1947.04 |
England: Bulford |
210, 211, 337 and 341 Obs Btys
FA Mk l Radar |
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1948: 337 and 341 Obs Btys disbanded |
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| c1949 |
Germany: Worcester Bks, Luneburg |
210 & 211 Obs Btys |
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Jun 50: 9 (Plassey) Bty joins regiment |
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Sep 51: Renamed 94th Locating Regiment RA |
9, 210, 211 Loc Btys |
| 1951.12 |
Germany: Dennis Bks, Munsterlager |
9, 210, 211 Obs Btys |
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3 July 55: 210 and 211 Btys S/A to resus 112 Svy & Radar Bty and 113 Loc Bty, resp (late of 27 and 59 Regts, resp) |
9, 113 Loc & 112 Svy & Radar Btys |
| 1956.02 |
Germany: Taunton Bks, Celle |
9, 113 Loc & 112 Svy & Radar Btys
Equipped with the 3mk 7f Radar |
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1956: 9 (Plassey) Locating Bty into suspended animation |
113 Loc & 112 Svy & Radar Btys |
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1 May 60: 112 & 113 Btys S/A to resus 14 and 73 Btys as Loc Btys (late indep, and of 16 Regt, resp), 152 Bty (late of 43 Regt, indep 10/6/59, S/A 29/2/60) resus by 115 Bty of 52 Regt and 156 Bty (S/A 1/5/48 in 61 Regt, resus as indep loc bty 1/12/50, S/A 15/5/56) resus by 157 Bty of 52 Regt, resp. |
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| 1961 |
Germany: Goodwood & Taunton Bks, Celle |
14, 73, 152, 156, Loc Btys |
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Mar 61: Mk3 Radar (? Bty) |
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23 Jan 62: 14 Bty to 21 Regt. |
73, 152 & 156 Loc Btys |
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1962: Green Archer (? Bty) |
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29 Apr 64: 57 Bty joined ex 21 Regt |
57, 73, 152 & 156 Loc Btys |
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31 Aug 64: 156 Bty S/A |
57, 73 & 152 Loc Btys |
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1964: Btys in Goodwood Bks moved to Taunton Bks. |
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| 1964 |
Germany: Taunton Bks, Celle |
57, 73 & 152 Loc Btys |
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Jun 1964 - Drone / Robert Radar (57 Bty) Sound Ranging (73 Bty) |
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31 May 65: 152 Bty S/A |
57 & 73 Loc Btys |
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1968: Converted to 94th Field Regiment RA |
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14 Jun 69: converted back to 94th Locating Regiment RA, 156 Bty resus and now had a HQ Bty. A new deployment policy was formulated to form "Composite Batteries", each of three Batteries was to consist of Meteorology, Drones, and a Survey/Sound Ranging Troop, each Battery was to support a Division. |
57, 73 & 156 Loc Btys
1969: Drone - B Tp (57), E Tp (73) & H Tp (156); Survey: A Tp (57), D Tp (73) & G Tp (156); Met: C Tp (57), F Tp (73) & I Tp (156) |
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Oct 69: Freedom of Celle |
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Jan 1971: Northern Ireland, 57 and 156 Btys deployed as part of a composite Regiment with 32 Heavy Regiment to Northern Ireland for a four month tour. |
Gnr Curtis of 156 Bty was the first Soldier to be killed in the current NI troubles |
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27 May - 29 Sep 73: Salalah; 73 Bty |
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29 Sep 73 - 1974: Salalah; 156 Bty |
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1974: Salalah; 57 Bty |
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18 Sep 74 -16 Jan 75: Salalah; 73 Bty |
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14 Nov 73 - 15 Mar 74: Northern Ireland, Londonderry |
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Aug - Dec 76: 73 Bty deployed as an independent unit to Belfast |
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Mar - Jul 78: 57 Bty Northern Ireland, Maze Prison: part of 7 RHA with a troop of 1 RHA attached |
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Feb 1984: Northern Ireland (156 Bty) |
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| 1985.02 |
England: Bulford |
57, 73 & 156 Loc Btys |
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Jan 1985 - Cymberline (73 Bty), Locating / Sound Ranging (22 and 156 Bty), 105mm Light Gun (5 Bty), Blowpipe (43 Bty) |
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| 1985.04 |
England: Roberts Bks, Larkhill |
57, 73 & 156 Loc Btys |
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Apr 85: 5 Bty joined from 5 Regt, 57 Bty moved to 32 Regt. 22 and 43 Btys joined regt. |
5, 22, 43, 73 & 156 Btys |
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1986 - Public Duties at Buckingham Palace & The Tower of London |
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Jul 87: 43 Bty moves and joins 26 Field Regiment |
5, 22, 73 & 156 Btys |
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Nov 1987: Northern Ireland |
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1990: 73 Bty to 5 Regt |
5, 22 & 156 Btys |
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May 1991: Northern Ireland (22 Bty) |
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? 1993: Northern Ireland (156 Bty) |
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Jan 1993: Bosnia |
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Apr 93: 5 Bty to AMF (L) as 19/5 Bty. |
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Sep 93: 156 Bty to AMF(L) as 156/HQ Bty and 22 Bty to 32 Regt |
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6 Sep 1993: Suspended Animation |
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