104th Regiment Royal Artillery

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.

104th Regiment Royal Artillery
104 Regiment Royal Artillery firing a Death Gun Salute at Cardiff Castle to mark the death of Prince Philip in April 2021.
Active	1967–Present
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Size	4 Batteries 431 personnel[1]
Part of	1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team
Garrison/HQ	Raglan Barracks, South Wales
Nickname(s)	“The Welsh & Borderer Gunners”
Equipment	L118 light gun

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]

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 Newport
• 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)

References

1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
2. "Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments". Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
3. "210 Battery". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
4. "Summary of Reserve Structure and basing changes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
5. "Letter from Brigadier Mead". 1st Artillery Brigade and Headquarters South West. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
6. "Letter from Brigadier Mead Part 2". 1st Artillery Brigade and Headquarters South West. Retrieved 19 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. "Army Reserve Units". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

Bibliography

• Litchfield, Norman E H, 1992. The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham. ISBN 978-0-9508205-2-1

External links

• Official site