27th Regiment Royal Artillery
27th (Hampshire) Royal Artillery Regiment | |
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Active | 1 April 1947 – 28 March 1993 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Artillery |
Size | Regiment |
Regimental Headquarters | Topcliffe Last: Ubique Barracks |
27 Regiment, Royal Artillery[1] was a field regiment of the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and the Cold War.
History
The regiment saw active service in the Far East during the Second World War.[2] After re-forming at Twycross in 1947,[3] it became 27 (Heavy) Anti-Aircraft Regiment in 1948[4][unreliable source?] and moved to Dortmund as part of 1st Army Group Royal Artillery with Corporal SSM missiles in 1961.[5]
It was renamed 27 (Army Missile) Regiment in 1964 and returned to the UK in October 1967.[6] It then became 27 (Medium) Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1967 and deployed to Lippstadt with M109 as part of 4th Division in 1969.[7] The Regiment then benefited from the first deployment of M110 alongside M109 becoming as part of 2nd Armoured Division. In 1976 the Regiment was restructured and designated 27 Field Regiment.[8]
It moved to
Nickname
The regiment through its history had been known as "The
References
Citations
- ^ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of History of The Royal Regiment of Artillery. Volume 1, by Capt. Francis Duncan, M.A., D.C.L." www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Command post log, Fighter Troop 37/47 Battery 27 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery while on 'Z' Craft in the Arakan, Burma, 1-9 Feb 1944". National Army Museum. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "27th Field Regiment - RA - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives". www.forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "British Army units from 1945 on - 27th Regiment RA". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 52.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 65.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 70.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 89.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 111.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 106.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 116.
- ^ BOAR 1989 (PDF). p. 12.
Bibliography
- Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.