106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

British Army reserve artillery regiment September 2024 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery 1999–Present United Kingdom United Kingdom Missile systems 3 Batteries326 personnelhttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 Army – Question for Ministry of Defence 1 14 December 2020 2021-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013531/https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 dead 7 Air Defence Group Napier House, Grove Park, London Starstreak 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery is part of the Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout the South of England. The Regiment's role is Close Air Defence and it was part of the Joint Ground Based Air Defence (Jt GBAD) formation, later 7 Air Defence Group and uses the Starstreak missile. All three Batteries are equipped with the lightweight LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher). The Regiment is paired with 12th Regiment Royal Artillery for training, exercise and operations. History The regiment was formed in 1999 as 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).http://www.win.tue.nl/~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RA/#102rra Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments 11 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040315024235/http://www.win.tue.nl/~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RA/ 15 March 2004 Its units were 202 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Battery at Bury St Edmunds (transferred from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery), 265 (Home Counties) Battery at Grove Park in London (also transferred from 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery), 269 (West Riding) Battery at Leeds and 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery at Southampton. 202 Battery and 269 Battery left the regiment in 2006.http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/art-eng-sig/ra101.htm 101 Regiment Royal Artillery dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071218045335/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/art-eng-sig/ra101.htm 2007-12-18 Under the initial Army 2020 reforms, this regiment has three batteries of missiles. 210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery subordinated to 103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery and re-roled as a light gun regiment. A new battery, 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery, was formed in Portsmouth. 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment RA paired with 12 Regiment RA and came under the Joint Ground-Based Air Defence Command.http://www.serfca.org/Portals/0/Images/f/SUMMARY%20OF%20A2020%20RESERVE%20STRUCTURE%20AND%20BASING%20CHANGES.pdf Summary of Army Reserve Structure and Basing Changes 11 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130810031303/http://www.serfca.org/Portals/0/Images/f/SUMMARY%20OF%20A2020%20RESERVE%20STRUCTURE%20AND%20BASING%20CHANGES.pdf 10 August 2013 Initially, the regiment's role was stated as 'to be determined' in 2017,https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-21/68813/ Royal Artillery:Written question – 68813 28 March 2017 Parliament of the United Kingdom 22 August 2020 however, a Freedom of Information answered stated the regiment's role as of August 2020, is of Ground Based Air Defence.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/680161/response/1622746/attach/3/20200817%20FOI08685%20Davis%20Response%20Letter%20ArmySec.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery 17 August 2020 whatdotheyknow.com whatdotheyknow 22 August 2020 The current organisation of the regiment is as follows;https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-artillery/106-yeomanry-regiment-royal-artillery/ 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery British Army 2019-10-14 Regimental Headquarters in Grove Park 265 (Home Counties) Battery Royal Artillery, in Grove Park 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery, in Portsmouth 457 (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery, in Southampton References External links Official site Category:Royal Artillery regiments Category:Air defence regiments of the British Army Category:Yeomanry regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1999 Category:Military units and formations in London Category:Military units and formations in Lewisham Category:1999 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Grove Park, Lewisham