| The Buckinghamshire Regiment, Royal Artillery The Buckinghamshire Regiment D Company | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the Royal Artillery | |
| Active |
2 April 1967–1 April 1969 (as regiment) 1 April 1969–1 April 1971 (as cadre) 1 April 1969–1 July 1999 (as company) |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type |
Artillery (1967–1969) Infantry (1969–1999) |
| Size |
Regiment (1967–1969) Company (1969–1999) |
| Part of | South-Eastern District (1967–1969) |
| Regimental HQ | Aylesbury |
The Buckinghamshire Regiment, Royal Artillery was a home defence infantry unit of the British Army's part-time force, the Territorial Army. The regiment was soon disbanded after formation, and its successor continuing to serve until the 1999 reductions.
Formation[]
On 2 April 1967, as part of the massive reductions of the Territorial Army (TA), new TAVR III (home defence) units were formed, all as infantry, but would be equipped as needed when mobilised. One of the new regiments formed was the Buckinghamshire Regiment, Royal Artillery which became one of two TA successors of the old Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire TA units.[1][2][3][4]
After formation, the new regiment was organised as follows:[1][2][3][4]
- Regimental Headquarters, in Aylesbury
- P (Royal Bucks Yeomanry) Battery, in Aylesbury (from 299th (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, Queen's Own Oxford Hussars, and Berkshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery)[5]
- Q (The Buckinghamshire Rifles) Battery, in Bletchley (from part of The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Territorials))
In addition, 121 Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and No.1 Stores Coy, Royal Army Ordnance Corps also assisted in the formation of the new unit.[1][2][4]
On 1 April 1969, the TA was again reduced with almost of the new TAVR III units being reduced to cadres, or being reformed as new units. The Buckinghamshire Regiment was one of those selected to be reduced to a cadre, and was transferred to the Light Division as infantry under the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets. In addition, part of P (RBY) Bty was absorbed into A Coy, while forming the new D Coy in Aylesbury. Meanwhile some of Q (BR) Bty was joined the 151st (Greater London) Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport.[1][2][3][4][6][7][8]
On transfer to the infantry, the regiment was redesignated as The Buckinghamshire Regiment.[4][7][8]
Further Lineage[]
When the regiment was disbanded in 1969, the regiment's lineage was continued into the new D Company in the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets. On 15 December 1969, the new D Company was formed in Aylesbury as the direct successor to the Royal Buckinghamshire Regt, RA. When the new 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets was formed, the company was transferred to the new battalion as D Company on 1 December 1986.[1][2][3][6][8][9]
As part of the reduction of the TA in 1995, the company was disbanded, but formed the new Mortar Platoon in the same location under A Company. A Company and HQ Company were later merged as A (Royal Green Jackets) Company on 1 July 1999 under the Royal Rifle Volunteers.[9]
In addition to D Coy in the 5th Battalion, when the Buckinghamshire Regiment was reduced to a cadre, the cadre remained until 1 April 1971 when it formed A, later B (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Company in the 2nd Battalion, Wessex Regiment.[3][4][7][10]
See also[]
The local equivalent units in the surrounding counties:
- The Oxfordshire Territorials
- The Royal Berkshire Territorials
- List of regiments of the British Army Territorial and Volunteer Army Reserve
Footnotes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Drenth, p. 40.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Frederick Volume II, p. 1041.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Litchfield, p. 24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) [UK"]. 2007-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219043114/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/bucks.htm.
- ↑ Frederick Volume II, p. 1003.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Drenth, p. 140.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Frederick Volume I, p. 332.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Frederick Volume I, p. 348.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Drenth, p. 141.
- ↑ Frederick Volume I, p. 355.
References[]
- Wienand Drenth, The Territorial Army 1967–2000, 2000, Einhoven, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Frederick, J. B. M. (1984). Lineage book of British land forces 1660-1978 : biographical outlines of cavalry, yeomanry, armour, artillery, infantry, marines and air force land troops of regular and reserve forces (Volume I). Wakefield: Microform Academic. ISBN 978-1-85117-007-4. OCLC 18072764.
- Frederick, J. B. M. (1984). Lineage book of British land forces 1660-1978 : biographical outlines of cavalry, yeomanry, armour, artillery, infantry, marines and air force land troops of regular and reserve forces (Volume II). Wakefield: Microform Academic. ISBN 978-1-85117-007-4. OCLC 18072764.
- Litchfield, Norman (1992). The Territorial Artillery, 1908-1988 : (their lineage, uniforms and badges. Nottingham: The Sherwood Press. ISBN 978-0-9508205-2-1. OCLC 59971033.