39th Regiment Royal Artillery

39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active 1947 to 20 Feb 2015
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type Artillery
Garrison/HQ Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland
Nickname(s) The Welsh Gunners
Equipment M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System

39 Regiment Royal Artillery is part of the Royal Artillery. Its name is pronounced "three nine", The Regiment is one of the Depth fire units of 1st Artillery Brigade, part of the British Army. It was formed in 1947, and placed into suspended animation on 20th February 2015. The Regiment is based at Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland.[1]

As of 2011, the regiment was equipped with the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). They will be the first unit to deploy the new Fire Shadow loitering munition; training has already begun and they were planned to take it to Afghanistan in 2012.[2] The regiment recently deployed Batteries on Op Herrick and have fired the first GMLRS rounds in theatre.

Under Army 2020, the regiment is being disbanded and its GMRLS launchers transferred to the other regiments and the Territorial Army. The regimental flag was lowered on 20 February 2015.[3]

History

A stick of soldiers from 39 Regiment Royal Artillery rush to get onto a Wessex helicopter during an exercise in Cyprus in which the regiment practiced operating in the infantry role

The history of the regiment is as follows:[4]

Recruiting Areas

39 Regiment changed its recruiting area to cover Wales, and is now known as "The Welsh Gunners". Before this they were known as the Northumberland Gunners, and prior to 1995 the Birmingham Gunners.

Batteries

The regiment's batteries are as follows:[6]

References

  1. "39 Regiment - The Welsh Gunners". British Army. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "After Libya, Europe Eyes Precision Arms". 23 September 2011.
  3. "Gunners in Northumberland bid farewell". Ministry of Defence. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. "39th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. "Albemarle Barracks bids farewell to the Welsh Gunners as flag is lowered for final time". Evening Chronicle. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "39th Regiment Royal Artillery: Batteries". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

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