100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery is a British Territorial Army Royal Artillery regiment that has three gun batteries, all equipped with the L118 Light Gun.

The Batteries are:

*201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery - This is re rolling to a parachute battery.

*266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery is the UK's only Territorial Army airborne artillery battery. In time of war their role is to parachute into enemy territory and to support the infantry Parachute Regiment. They are specialists in the use of the 105mm Light Gun - The battery is currently re roling to a commando battery and is based in Bristol.

*307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Battery.

289 Troop, now part of 201 Parachute Battery, was originally 289 (Commando) Battery which was part of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/100regtrav/ Official website]


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