5th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Yorkshire Gunners . Royal Artillery. DOCUMENTED LINEAGE OF 5TH (B.C.) 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Jun 2020 - Present 9 months. Part of what we do. Formation. In 1940 the Regiment formed part of the British Expeditionary Force to France and after Dunkirk moved to North Africa, where it joined 7th Armoured Division . The Royal Artillery Historical Society (RAHS) exists to encourage and promote an interest in the organisation, equipment and history of the Royal Artillery (RA) in particular and gunnery in general. Membership is open to all serving and retired, regular and reserve and volunteer ranks of the RA. When it was reorganised CC Battery was created out of G and K Batteries. The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army and has been in official service since 1716. The Regiment was formed as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in 1939 and consisted of K Battery and G Battery (Mercers Troop) RHA. K Battery was the current Riding Troop at St Johns Wood. 5th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery — S/A after being captured by Japanese in Malaya 15 February 1942, re-constituted 25 June 1943, converted to Field artillery in 20 September 1945, reduced to cadre 16 January 1947, re-designated 1 April 1947 as 43rd S/L Regt 5th Light Regiment, Royal Artillery — converted to Light Artillery 28 June 1945 Gunners on operations all over the world - vital to the Army and Defence 5th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Yorkshire Gunners . In 1940, the regiment formed part of the British Expeditionary Force to France; after Dunkirk it moved to North Africa, where it joined 7th Armoured … 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery fought in the Fall of France, as part of 3 Corps, losing E and F troops in the process. Albert George Royal 5th Field Regiment Royal Artillery (d.10th Feb 1942) Born in Jarrow in 1912 Albert George Royal was 22 when he died. Despite the name, the unit actually comprises several regiments. The regiment was formed as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery on 25 November 1939 at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire and consisted of K Battery (the Riding Troop at St John's Wood) and G Battery (Mercers Troop) (from 4th RHA).. Catterick, England, United Kingdom British Army 19 years 6 months Export Support Team British Army Sep 2017 - Present 3 years 6 months. 5th Regiment Royal Artillery - The Yorkshire Gunners. VANCOUVER ISLAND VOLUNTEER RIFLES (including Artillery Company) (6 Jul 1861 – 16 July 1862) (26 Aug 1861 – 8 Aug 1862) [Letters – Sheriff G.W. FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADIAN ARTILLERY. 576th (5th North Staffordshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery 577th (The Robin Hood Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters)) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery 👊🏽 #Team5th #Betterneverstops #Operational 🟥🟥 🟦🟦 It has participated in every campaign in which the Army has been involved. Surveillance in Kabul, Afghanistan. 4.8K likes. Heaton to Governor J. Douglas, Provincial Archives of BC (PABC)] Gnr. He was the son of Albert George and Catherine Ann Royal (nee Bowman) and husband of Elsie Kirkup Royal (nee Dalton) of South Shields. The Regiment then served in the UK until it sailed to the Middle East as part of 8th Support Group of 8th Armoured Division.