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 | .png) Clan Home |
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
External links
- "40 Regt RA". Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
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- Royal Artillery regiments
- Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- 1947 establishments in the United Kingdom
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- Military units and formations established in 1947
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