29th Regiment RA
29th Field Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
1947.04.01 | RHQ 25th Field Regiment RA redesignated 29th Field Regiment RA, with 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys from 12, 31 and 58 Btys respectively. | |
1947.04 | Location Unknown: | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1 May 47: Pers to RHQ 17th Field Regiment RA with 24, 40 and 41 Btys – presumably reorganised. | ||
1948.07 | Germany: Dorset Bks, Kiel | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1951 | England: Brancepeth Camp, Durham | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1951: Renamed 29th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
1951.11 | Cyprus: (?) | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1952.01 | Egypt: Geneifa, Fayid, Suez | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr: Part of 3rd Infantry Div |
1954.09 | Germany: Caernarvon Bks, Dusseldorf | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1957 | England: Chiseldon Camp, Swindon | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1957.05 | Cyprus: Karaolos Camp | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys Internal security operations |
Mar 59: Reverted to its role as a gunner regiment and was re-equipped with 25 pounders | 25pdr | |
Feb 60: Advance party of the regiment left Cyprus | ||
26 May 60: Main body sailed on 'Devonshire' for UK | ||
1960.06 | England: Royal Citadel, Plymouth | 8, 79 and 145 Fld Btys 25pdr |
1 Jan 62: Reorganised as 29th Commando Light Regiment RA. 8 Bty to S/A (to 95th Commando Regt RA), 20 Bty resuscitated ex 21st Medium Regiment. | ||
May 1962: Re-equipped with 105mm Pack Howitzer | 105mm Pack Howitzer | |
1962 – 1963: Aden & Kuwait (Before May) | 20, 79 and 145 Cdo Btys | |
Apr 1963 - Singapore / Borneo | ||
1 May 71: 20 Bty into suspended animation, personnel to 95th Commando FOU. 7 (Sphinx) and 8 (Alma) Btys joined from 95 Regt | 7, 8, 79 and 145 Cdo Btys | |
1974: Re-equipped with 105mm Light Gun | 105mm Light Gun | |
Jan 1975: 7 Bty moved to RM Condor, Arbroath. | ||
? 1975: Northern Ireland (79 Bty) | ||
April 77: 145 Bty into suspended animation. 148 (Meiktila) Bty joined from 95 Regt, remained at Poole. | 7(Arbroath), 8, 79 Cdo Btys and 148(Poole) FO Bty | |
Sep 1977: Renamed 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
? 1982: Falklands War | ||
? 1990: Belize (7 Bty) | ||
May 1991: Iraq | ||
Nov 1991: Northern Ireland (79 Bty) | ||
? 1993 - Bosnia (148 Bty) | ||
Mar 93: 23 Bty joined as HQ bty from 27 Regt |
7(Arbroath), 8, 23/HQ, 79 Cdo Btys and 148(Poole) FO Bty | |
May 1993 - Belize (7 Bty) | ||
Oct 1994 - Kuwait (7 Bty) | ||
Jan - Jun 95: Cyprus UN | July 96 - Freedom of City of Plymouth | |
Jun 1997 - Bosnia (79 Bty) | ||
Sep 1998 - Northern Ireland (7 Bty) | ||
May 2000 - Sierra Leone (8 Bty) 'Op Silkman' | ||
Sep 2000 - Kosovo (7 Bty) | ||
Dec 2001 - Afghanistan (7 Bty) 'Op Jacana' | ||
Jan 2003 - Iraq 'Op Telic 1' | ||
Oct 06 - Apr 07: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 5 | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Oct 08 - Apr 09: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 9 | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Apr - Oct 11: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 14 | 3 Commando Brigade | |
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