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40th Regiment Royal Artillery
40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active	1 April 1947 – December 2012
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Artillery
Role	Field artillery
Size	4 Batteries
Part of	19 Light Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	The Lowland Gunners
Equipment	eighteen L118 Light Guns, MSTAR radars
Engagements	Suez Crisis; EOKA; Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation; Falklands War; Yugoslav Wars; Gulf War; Iraq War (Op TELIC); Afghanistan War (Op HERRICK)
Insignia
Tartan	; Clan Home

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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 is was by the regiment.^[1]

The regiment was based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim. Following the SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Lt Bde.^[2]

Batteries

6/36 (Arcot) Battery
137 (Java) Battery
38 (Seringapatam) Battery
49 (Inkerman) Battery

129 Battery previously served with the regiment but has now joined 4 Regiment RA.

49 Battery has be re-subodinated to the Joint Ground Based Air Defence unit.^[3]

38 Battery is subordinated to 19th Regiment.^[4]

Notes

^ "New 'Home Lines' for Lisburn Gunners". Defence News. Ministry of Defence. 14 Jul 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010. The new headquarters – delivered by Defence Estates and specially designed and built for a deployable regiment – is called 'Home Lines' (pronounced 'Hume') after the tartan worn by the regiment.
^ "Lowland Gunners march into sunset as axe falls on Scottish battalion". The Scotsman. 21 April 2012.
^ http://www.49btyoca.com/
^ "19th Regiment Royal Artillery becomes The Scottish Gunners". Ministry of Defence. 14 December 2012.

References

ARRSEpedia

External links

"40 Regt RA". Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 December 2008 suggested (help)

[1] "New 'Home Lines' for Lisburn Gunners". Defence News. Ministry of Defence. 14 Jul 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010. The new headquarters – delivered by Defence Estates and specially designed and built for a deployable regiment – is called 'Home Lines' (pronounced 'Hume') after the tartan worn by the regiment.

[2] "Lowland Gunners march into sunset as axe falls on Scottish battalion". The Scotsman. 21 April 2012.

[3] ttp://www.49btyoca.com/

[4] "19th Regiment Royal Artillery becomes The Scottish Gunners". Ministry of Defence. 14 December 2012.

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-'''40th Regiment Royal Artillery''' – '''The Lowland Gunners''' – was a [[regiment]] of the [[Royal Artillery]] in the [[British Army]]. It currently supports [[19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)|19 Light Brigade]] in the [[field artillery]] role. It is structured into [[Fire Support Team]]s equipped with [[MSTAR]], and the regiment's three gun batteries are equipped with eighteen [[L118 Light Gun]]s. The [[Clan Home]] [[tartan]] is worn by the regiment.<ref>{{cite web|title=New 'Home Lines' for Lisburn Gunners|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EstateAndEnvironment/NewhomeLinesForLisburnGunners.htm|work=Defence News|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=2 October 2010|date=14 Jul 2010|quote=The new headquarters – delivered by Defence Estates and specially designed and built for a deployable regiment – is called 'Home Lines' (pronounced 'Hume') after the tartan worn by the regiment.}}</ref>
+'''40th Regiment Royal Artillery''' – '''The Lowland Gunners''' – was a [[regiment]] of the [[Royal Artillery]] in the [[British Army]]. It supported [[19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)|19 Light Brigade]] in the [[field artillery]] role. It was structured into [[Fire Support Team]]s equipped with [[MSTAR]], and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen [[L118 Light Gun]]s. The [[Clan Home]] [[tartan]] is was by the regiment.<ref>{{cite web|title=New 'Home Lines' for Lisburn Gunners|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EstateAndEnvironment/NewhomeLinesForLisburnGunners.htm|work=Defence News|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=2 October 2010|date=14 Jul 2010|quote=The new headquarters – delivered by Defence Estates and specially designed and built for a deployable regiment – is called 'Home Lines' (pronounced 'Hume') after the tartan worn by the regiment.}}</ref>
-The regiment is currently based at Home Lines, [[Thiepval Barracks]], [[Lisburn]], [[County Antrim]]. Following the SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Lt Bde.<ref>{{citenews|title=Lowland Gunners march into sunset as axe falls on Scottish battalion|url=http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/politics/lowland-gunners-march-into-sunset-as-axe-falls-on-scottish-battalion-1-2247613|publisher=[[The Scotsman]]|date=21 April 2012}}</ref>
+The regiment was based at Home Lines, [[Thiepval Barracks]], [[Lisburn]], [[County Antrim]]. Following the SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Lt Bde.<ref>{{citenews|title=Lowland Gunners march into sunset as axe falls on Scottish battalion|url=http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/politics/lowland-gunners-march-into-sunset-as-axe-falls-on-scottish-battalion-1-2247613|publisher=[[The Scotsman]]|date=21 April 2012}}</ref>
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