4th Regiment Royal Artillery

For the predecessor unit, see IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.
4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
4th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active 31 May 1939  present
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Role Field artillery
Size 6 Batteries
Part of 4th Infantry Brigade
Garrison/HQ Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire
Nickname(s) The North East Gunners
Equipment L118 light gun

The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe and serves in the light field artillery role, equipped with 105mm Light Guns.

The Regiment moved from Roberts Barracks in Osnabruck, Germany at the end of 2008 where it had previously been stationed for over 20 years. The Regiment's main recruiting area is in the North East of England, and so significant effort has been put into re-establishing links, especially to the city of Sunderland where the Regiment holds the Freedom of the City. These strong links to the local area gives the Regiment its name The North East Gunners.[1]

History

Formation and World War II

The regiment took part in World War II:

Post War

The history of the regiment continued:[4]

4th Regiment, Royal Artillery

The history of the regiment continued:[4]

Current sub-units

The regiment commands the following batteries:[5]

Forever Fourth

Forever Fourth is the Regimental charity for 4th Regiment Royal Artillery. The charity charter is:

"To provide immediate and short term financial assistance to 4 Regt RA personnel and their families in the event of serious injury or fatality sustained on or training for operations."

The future

Under Army 2020, the Regiment will be placed under Force Troops Command and tasked to support the Adaptable Force. To this end, the Regiment has re-roled permanently to the 105mm Light Gun in place of the AS90 self-propelled howitzer and has adopted a 'light-role ethos' better suited to the type of operations the Regiment may conduct in the future. The Regiment's Army Reserve pairing is with 103 Regiment RA, based in the North West of England.[7]

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