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104th Regiment Royal Artillery
British Army reserve artillery regiment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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104 Regiment Royal Artillery (The Welsh & Borderer Gunners) is part of the British Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Wales and the West Midlands of England. It is equipped with the 105mm Light Gun.
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History
The regiment was formed as 104 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967.[2] Its units were 210 (Staffordshire) Light Air Defence Battery at Wolverhampton and 211 (South Wales) Light Air Defence Battery at Newport.[2] In 1969, 214 (Worcestershire) Light Air Defence Battery at Malvern joined the regiment.[2] It was renamed 104 Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1976.[2] In 1986, 214 Battery was formed at Worcester and 217 (County of Gwent) Air Defence Battery was formed at Cwmbran: both joined the regiment.[2] In 1992 217 Battery was merged into Headquarters Battery and in 1993 the regiment was renamed 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).[2] Meanwhile, 210 Battery moved to 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery.[3]
Under Army 2020, 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery joined the regiment from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery.[4] In 2017, it converted to a light artillery gun regiment.[5][6]
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Batteries
The current structure is as follows:[2][7]
- Regimental Headquarters, at Raglan Barracks, Newport
- 211 (South Wales) Battery, in Abertillery
- C (Glamorgan Yeomanry) Troop, in Cardiff, Wales
- 214 (Worcestershire) Battery, in Worcester
- 217 (City of Newport) Battery, at Raglan Barracks, Newport
- 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery, in Bristol
- 289 Commando Troop, at Royal Citadel, Plymouth (Paired with 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery)
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