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40th Regiment Royal Artillery

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Country
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Artillery

Size
  
4 Batteries

Branch
  
British Army

Role
  
Field artillery

Active
  
1 April 1947 – December 2012

40th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Lowland Gunners – was a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It supported 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery role. It was structured into Fire Support Teams equipped with MSTAR, and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen L118 Light Guns. The Clan Home tartan was worn by the regiment.

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History

The regiment, formed in April 1947, was based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim. Following the 2010 SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Light Brigade.

Batteries

  • 6/36 (Arcot) Battery - Re-subordinated to 4th Regiment RA as a Tac Battery, losing its guns and retaining just its forward observation parties.
  • 137 (Java) Battery - Re-subordinated to 26th Regiment RA, however in February 2015 the Battery was placed into suspended animation..
  • 38 (Seringapatam) Battery - Re-subordinated to 19th Regiment RA.
  • 49 (Inkerman) Battery - Re-subordinated to the Joint Ground Based Air Defence formation as an independent sub unit and rerolled as a LEAPP Battery. It has since been resubordinated to 16th Regiment RA which also sits under Joint Ground Based Air Defence.

    • 129 (The Dragon) Battery previously served with the regiment but has now joined 4th Regiment RA as a Tac Battery, losing its guns and retaining just its forward observation parties.

    References

    40th Regiment Royal Artillery Wikipedia
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