| 105th Regiment Royal Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1986-Present |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Role | Air attack |
| Size | 3 Batteries |
| Garrison/HQ | Artillery House, Edinburgh |
| Equipment | L118 Light Gun. |
105th Regiment Royal Artillery, sometimes know as The Scottish & Ulster Gunners, is part of the Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is currently equipped with the L118 Light Gun.
History[]
The regiment was first formed as the 105 (Scottish) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) on 1 April 1986 with its Regimental Headquarters at Artillery House, near Redford Barracks in Edinburgh.[1] Its units were 207 (City of Glasgow) Air Defence Battery at Glasgow, 212 (Highland) Air Defence Battery at Arbroath and 218 (Lothian) Air Defence Battery at Livingston.[1] It was equipped with the Starstreak missile. In 1987 219 (City of Dundee) Air Defence Battery was formed at Dundee and joined the regiment.[1]
After the Options for Change defence review in 1993, 206 (Ulster) Battery transferred to the regiment from 102nd (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment.[1] At that time 218 Battery and 219 Battery disbanded and the regiment was renamed 105 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).[1]
Under Army 2020, a new battery, 278 (Lowland) Battery Royal Artillery based in Livingston will join this regiment.[2]
Batteries[]
The batteries are as follows:[1]
- Regimental Headquarters (Edinburgh)
- 206 (Ulster) Battery
- A Troop (Newtownards)
- B Troop (Coleraine)
- 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery
- C Troop (Partick, Glasgow)
- D Troop (Colinton, Edinburgh)
- 212 (Highland) Battery
- E Troop (Arbroath)
- F Troop (Kirkcaldy)
- G Troop (Lerwick)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments". http://www.win.tue.nl/~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RA/#102rra. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Summary of Reserve Structure and Basing Changes, page 5". http://www.serfca.org/Portals/0/Images/f/SUMMARY%20OF%20A2020%20RESERVE%20STRUCTURE%20AND%20BASING%20CHANGES.pdf. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
External links[]
- Official site
- 206 (Ulster) Bty RA(V) site
- 207 (City of Glasgow) Bty RA(V) site
- 212 (Highland) Bty RA(V) site
- Scottish Military Heritage Centre
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