List of Royal Artillery Batteries

List of Royal Artillery Batteries

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments. Each regiment is made up of a number of Batteries.

Current Regular Batteries of the Royal Regiment of Artillery

The following list includes the Battery name and its battle honour. It also includes its equipment or role, and current location.

* Kings Troop

* A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) - Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
* B Battery - Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
* E Battery - Equipped with AS-90 and based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
* L (Néry) Battery - Tactical Group Battery, based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth
* O Battery (The Rocket Troop) - Headquarters Battery, based at Assaye Barracks in Tidworth

* C Battery - equipped with AS-90 and based at Caen Barracks in Hohne
* D Battery - equipped with AS-90 and based at Caen Barracks in Hohne
* J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery - equipped with AS-90 and based at Caen Barracks in Hohne
* M Battery - Headquarters Battery, based at Caen Barracks in Hohne, Germany
* N Battery (The Eagle Troop) - Tactical Group Battery and based at Caen Barrack, Hohne, Germany

* 3/29 (Corunna) Battery [http://groups.msn.com/CORUNNA]
* 88 (Arracan) Battery [http://groups.msn.com/88ArracanBtyRA]
* 94 (New Zealand) Battery [http://groups.msn.com/94NewZealandHQBtyRA]
* 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) [http://groups.msn.com/LawsonsCompany]

* P Battery (The Dragon Troop)
* Q (Sanna's Post) Battery
* K (Hondeghem) Battery
* 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery
* 53 (Louisburg) Battery

* F (Sphinx) Battery
* G Battery (Mercer's Troop)
* H Battery (Ramsay's Troop)
* I Battery (Bull's Troop)

* T Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop)
* 9 (Plassey) Battery
* 12 (Minden) Battery
* 58 (Eyre's) Battery

* 1 Battery "The Blazers"
* 24 (Irish) Battery
* 34 (Seringapatam) Battery

* 11 (Sphinx) Battery
* 14 (Cole's Kop) Battery
* 20 Battery
* 30 Battery (Rogers's Company)
* 32 (Minden) Battery

* 5 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Battery
* 13 (Martinique 1809) Battery
* 28/143 (Tombs's Troop) Battery
* 52 (Niagara) Battery
* 127 (Dragon) Battery

* 16 Battery (Sandham's Company)
* 17 (Corunna) Battery
* 55 (The Residency) Battery
* 159 (Colenso) Battery

* 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery
* 8 (Alma) Commando Battery
* 23 (Gibralter) Commando Battery
* 79 (Kirkee) Commando Battery
* 148 (Meiktila)Commando Battery

* 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery
* 22 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Battery
* 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery
* 46 (Talavera) Battery
* 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery

* 35 Battery - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks
* 56 (Olpherts) Battery - Headquarters battery, based in Albermarle Barracks
* 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks
* 132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks
* 176 (Abu Klea) Battery - Equipped with MLRS and based in Albermarle Barracks

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

* 31 Battery
* 10 (Assaye) Battery
* 21 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery.
* 25/170 (Imjin) Battery

Current Territorial Batteries of the Royal Artillery

* 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery
* 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery
* 307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Battery.

* 203 Elswick Battery
* 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery
* 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery
* 269 (West Riding) Battery - Surveillance and Target Acquisition battery, based in Leeds

* 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery
* 209 (The Manchester and St Helens Artillery) Battery
* 216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery

* 211 (South Wales) Battery
* 214 (Worcestershire) Battery

* 206 (Ulster) Battery - Currently converting from Air_defence to L118 Light Gun, as part of the Future Army Structure. They are split across Newtownards and Coleraine.
* 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery
* 212 (Highland) Battery

* 265 (Home Counties) Battery
* 210 (Staffordshire) Battery
* 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery

Batteries in Suspended Animation

"More to be investigated and added at a later date"

* 1st Notts Battery RHA - disbanded at end of WW1
* 2/1st Notts Battery RHA - disbanded at end of WW1

Reference

http://www.army.mod.uk/royalartillery/index.htm http://www.firepower.org.uk/


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