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104th Regiment Royal Artillery

British Army reserve artillery regiment

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unit_name	104th Regiment Royal Artillery
image	104 Regiment Royal Artillery fire a Death Gun Salute for Prince Philip.jpg
caption	104 Regiment Royal Artillery firing a Death Gun Salute at Cardiff Castle to mark the death of Prince Philip in April 2021.
dates	1967–Present
allegiance	United Kingdom
branch
size	4 Batteries
431 personnel
command_structure	[3rd Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade](3rd-deep-reconnaissance-strike-brigade)
garrison	Raglan Barracks, South Wales
nickname	“The Welsh & Borderer Gunners”
equipment	L118 light gun
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notable_commanders
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431 personnel 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.

History

The regiment was formed as 104 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967. Its units were 210 (Staffordshire) Light Air Defence Battery at Wolverhampton and 211 (South Wales) Light Air Defence Battery at Newport. In 1997, it began an unofficial affiliation with the Royal Bermuda Regiment (an amalgam of the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps).

Under Army 2020, 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery joined the regiment from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery. In 2017, it converted to a light artillery gun regiment.

Batteries

The current structure is as follows:

Regimental Headquarters, at Raglan Barracks, Newport
211 (South Wales) Battery Royal Artillery, in Abertillery
- C (Glamorgan Yeomanry) Troop, in Cardiff, Wales
214 (Worcestershire) Battery Royal Artillery, in Worcester
217 (City of Newport) Battery Royal Artillery, at Raglan Barracks, Newport
266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery, in Bristol
- 289 Commando Troop, at Royal Citadel, Plymouth (Paired with 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery)

References

Bibliography

Litchfield, Norman E H, 1992. The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham.

References

"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence".
"Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments".
"210 Battery".
Burchall, John. (1997-08-14). "Gun troup's tour a real blast!". The Royal Gazette.
"Summary of Reserve Structure and basing changes".
"Letter from Brigadier Mead". 1st Artillery Brigade and Headquarters South West.
(August 2018). "Letter from Brigadier Mead Part 2". 1st Artillery Brigade and Headquarters South West.

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