47th Regiment RA
| 47th Coast Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
| 1947.04.01 | RHQ 4th Coast Training Regiment RA retitled RHQ 47th Coast Training Regiment RA with 4, 19, 31, 223 and 340 Coast Trg Btys redesignated from 2 Coast Bty (resus from personnel from 290 Coast Training Bty), and 6, 10,23 and 469 Coast Training Btys, respectively. | |
| 1947.04 | ?? | 4, 19, 31, 223 & 340 Coast Trg Btys |
| Apr 48: 340 bty disbanded | 4, 19, 31, 223 Coast Trg Btys | |
| 1 May 48: redesignated 47th Coast Regiment RA, 233 Bty converted to 223 Maint Bty | ||
| 1 Jun 48: 223 Maint Bty became 223 (Indep) Maint Bty (disbanded 1/3/57, complete by 31/3/57) | 4, 19, 31 Coast Btys | |
| 1950? | England: Norton Bks, Worcester | 4, 19, 31 Coast Btys |
| 15 Aug 50: 31 Bty became independent (see 72nd LAA Regt RA) | ||
| 1 Nov 50: 3 Bty joined ex 16th LAA Regt RA | 3, 4, 19 Coast Btys | |
| 1951? | England: Dover Castle | 3, 4, 19 Coast Btys |
| 1951.02 | England: Royal Citadel, Plymouth | 3, 4, 19 Coast Btys |
| 15 Mar 51: 19 Bty reduced to cadre and reformed as 19 Hy Bty of 39th Hy Regt RA | 3 & 4 Coast Btys | |
| Apr 1951: Renamed 47th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RA | 3 & 4 LAA Btys | |
| 28 Aug 52: 31 Bty returned ex 72nd LAA Regt RA | 3, 4 & 31 LAA Btys | |
| 1 Apr 56: RHQ and 3, 4 and 31 Btys S/A (complete by 31/12/56) | ||
| Reformed | ||
| 1957.03.01 | Reformed as 47th Guided Weapons Regt (Fd) RA with 3, 4 and 31 GW Btys. Became the first GW regiment in the British army and were equipped with the Corporal missile. | |
| 1957.03 | England: Haig Lines, Crookham | 3, 4 and 31 GW Btys Corporal Missile |
| 1958.09 or 1959.03 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund | 3, 4 and 31 GW Btys Corporal Missile |
| Jan 60: 31 Bty to JLR | 3 & 4 GW Btys | |
| 18 Mar 64: redesignated 47th Missile Regiment RA | 3 & 4 Msl Btys | |
| 1965.10 | England: Staindrop or Barford? Camp, Barnard Castle | |
| 4 Oct 65: renamed 47th Light Regiment RA | 3 & 4 Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
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| Oct 65: 31 Bty resus ex 34th LAA Regt RA | 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys | |
| 1965: HQ Bty formed | ||
| Dec 1966 - Bahrain (Hamalah Camp) (4 Bty only), a gun sub was stationed up country in Aden on a rotating deployment | ||
| 1967.02 | England: Denbury Camp, Newton Abbot: 4 Bty Bahrain | 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| Jun 1967: Aden: BP Camp Little Aden (3 and 31 Btys) | ||
| 1967.09 | England: Rawlinson Bks, Denbury | 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1969.04 | England: Houndstone Camp, Yeovil | 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| ? 1969 - Sharjah (3 Bty) | ||
| Nov 1969 - Northern Ireland (4 Bty & 31 Bty) | ||
| ? 1970 -- Northern Ireland (3 Bty) | ||
| 20 Jan 71: 31 Bty became a Med Bty (5.5” Gun) | ||
| 1971.02 | Hong Kong: Borneo Lines, Sek Kong Camp | 3, 4 Lt and 31 Med Btys 105 Pack Howitzers and 5.5” Gun |
| 1973.02 | England: Kirkee Bks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Bde |
| 2 Apr 73: 31 Bty became a Light Bty | 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys 105mm Pack Howitzer |
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| 16 Jul -16 Nov 73: Northern Ireland Tour - Londonderry (City Centre/Victoria Bks/Drumahoe/Bogside/Brandywell) | ||
| Nov 74 - Feb 75?: Northern Ireland (4 Bty) | ||
| 27 Sep 75 - 24 Jan 76: Northern Ireland, Belfast (Ardoyne/New Lodge) | ||
| ? 1976: Equipped with 105mm Light Gun | 105mm Light Gun | |
| 11 Oct 77 - 13 Feb 78: Northern Ireland, Belfast (City Centre/Markets) | ||
| Dec 77: C Bty joined regiment | C, 3, 4 and 31 Lt Btys | |
| Oct 79 - ?: Belize (4 Bty) | ||
| 1981.03 | Germany: Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh | |
| Mar 81: renamed 47th Field Regiment RA | C, 3, 4 and 31 Fld Btys Abbot |
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| Mar 81: 49 Bty joined from 40 Regiment | C, 3, 4, 31 and 49 Fld Btys | |
| Apr 82: 49 Bty to 27 Regiment: 21 Bty joined from 27 Regiment | C, 3, 4, 21 and 31 Fld Btys | |
| May 1982 - Falklands (21 Bty) | ||
| Oct 83 - ?: Northern Ireland (31 Bty) | ||
| Apr 84: C Bty to 3 RHA | 3, 4, 21 and 31 Fld Btys | |
| ? 1985: 21 Bty equipped with Javelin | Abbot & Javelin (21 Bty) | |
| Oct to ?: Northern Ireland (3 Bty) | ||
| 1989.04 | England: Baker Bks, Thorney Island | 3, 4, 21 and 31 Fld Btys FH70 & Javelin (21 Bty) |
| ? 1990 - Northern Ireland | ||
| Oct 90 - ?: Gulf (Troop of 21 Bty) | ||
| Jan 91 - ?: Gulf (3 Bty) | ||
| Apr 91 - ?: Gulf (31 Bty) | ||
| Oct 92: 43 Bty joined from 26 Regiment | 3, 4, 21, 31 and 43 Fld Btys | |
| Dec 92: Equipped with SP HVM & LML HVM (21 Bty). | SP HVM & LML HVM (21 Bty) | |
| Jan 93: 10 Bty joined from 40 Regiment | 3, 4, 10, 21, 31 & 43 Fld Btys | |
| Jan 93 - ?: Northern Ireland | ||
| Apr 93: Redesignated 47th Regiment RA | ||
| Apr 93: 4 Bty to 5 Regt & 3 Bty to 4 Regt. 31 Bty redesignated as HQ Bty | 10, 21, 31(HQ) & 43 Btys | |
| Jan 1994 - Northern Ireland | ||
| Oct 94 - ?: Northern Ireland (43 & 10 Bty) | ||
| Jul 95 to ?: Bosnia (21 Bty) | ||
| Jul 96 to ?: Northern Ireland | ||
| 1996: 21 Bty moves to Colchester to become a parachute Bty but remains under command 47 Regt | ||
| Dec 98 - ?: Cyprus UN Tour | ||
| Mar 99 - ?: Macedonia / Kosovo (P Troop 31 Bty) | ||
| Jun - Dec 99: Cyprus – UN Tour | ||
| Sep 99: 25/170 Bty joined from 19 Regiment | 10, 21 Para, 25/170, 31/HQ and 43 Btys HVM |
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| Oct 00 - ?: - Northern Ireland (10 Bty). | ||
| Dec 01 - ?: Afghanistan (21 Bty) | ||
| Dec 03 - ?: Cyprus UN | ||
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