19th Regiment Royal Artillery

British Army artillery regiment May 2020 May 2020 19th Regiment Royal Artillery 1900 - Present United Kingdom United Kingdom Field artillery 5 Batteries519 personnelhttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 Army – Question for Ministry of Defence 1 14 December 2020 15 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200915161827/https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 dead 3rd Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Larkhill, Wiltshire The Scottish Gunners (sometimes referred to as the Highland Gunners) Archer Artillery System and MSTAR radar 100pxRobertson hunting tartan Tartan 19th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Scottish Gunners (sometimes referred to as the “Highland Gunners”) – is a Scottish regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently supports 12 Mechanised Brigade in the armoured field artillery role. The regiment has Fire Support Teams mounted in Warrior Mechanised Artillery Observation Vehicles equipped with MSTAR. The regiment's three gun batteries are equipped with the Archer Artillery System. History 19th Regiment traces its history to 17 Brigade Royal Field Artillery which was formed in 1900 but the individual batteries date back to the 18th century. The brigade saw action during World War I. During World War II, the four pre-war batteries combined into two. In May 1940 it had the honour of being the first artillery regiment to fire in the war while stationed at the Maginot Line. It served during the North African and Italian campaigns. The regiment was renumbered to 19 Regiment in 1947. During the 1950s and 1960s it served in the Korean War and Aden Emergency. With the phasing out of National Service in 1963, 19th Regiment was allocated the recruitment area of the Scottish Highlands.19th Regt - A short regimental history thumb|upright|A piper of The Scottish Gunners at the parade commemorating its renaming in 2012|alt= In 1995, the regiment was deployed to Bosnia at short notice as part of Operation Deliberate Force. It was deployed to Cyprus in 1998 as part of UNFICYP. Since the 2000s, it has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. More recently, the regiment returned from Afghanistan (Op Herrick 16) in October 2012.19th Regiment Royal Artillery receive Afghanistan medals https://www.gov.uk/government/news/19th-regiment-royal-artillery-receive-afghanistan-medals Ministry of Defence 13 November 2012 In December 2012, the regiment was officially named "The Scottish Gunners" when the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Lowland Gunners) was placed in suspended animation. 38 (Seringapatam) Battery was transferred to 19th Regt. A new banner for the Pipes and Drums was presented and a plaque unveiled at the regiment's barracks to mark the occasion.Scottish Gunners name for 19 Regt RA http://www.army.mod.uk/news/24678.aspx army.mod.uk 17 December 2012 2013-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117164813/http://www.army.mod.uk/news/24678.aspx 2013-01-17 dead19th Regiment Royal Artillery becomes The Scottish Gunners https://www.gov.uk/government/news/19th-regiment-royal-artillery-becomes-the-scottish-gunners Ministry of Defence 14 December 2012 In 2019, the regiment was due to move within Wiltshire from Bhurtpore Barracks at Tidworth to new purpose-built barracks at Larkhill.19 Regiment Royal Artillery https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-artillery/19-regiment-royal-artillery/ www.army.mod.uk en-GB 2020-05-25 As part of the Future Soldier Programme, the regiment joined the new 3rd Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade on 1 July 2022.https://www.army.mod.uk/media/14919/adr010310-futuresoldierguide_25nov.pdf Pg.58 In addition the regiment restructured in 2023, gaining 19 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery from 26th Regiment, RA as an Ajax equipped Tactical Group Battery.The Integrated Review and Future Soldier - RA Association https://www.thegunners.org.uk/blog/article/the-integrated-review-and-future-soldier 2022-07-28 www.thegunners.org.uk Recruitment areas The regiment traditionally recruited from the Highlands as its former nickname suggested but now also recruits from Grampian, Tayside, Fife, central Scotland and Argyll. With 40 Regt "Lowland Gunners" being placed into suspended animation as part of the Army 2020 plans, it became the principal Scottish artillery regiment. Freedoms of the Cities 19 Regiment RA is the local artillery regiment of the Highlands of Scotland, the Western Isles, Shetland and Orkney. The Regiment has been granted the Freedoms of the Cities of InvernessHighland Gunners parade in Inverness https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20338868 BBC 15 November 2012 and Colchester. Tartan Bandsmen of the unit wear the hunting Robertson tartan in their dress uniforms (kilts and full plaids). This tartan was inherited from the original Loyal Clan Donnachie Volunteers raised in 1803, a unit of irregulars raised on Clan Robertson–Donnachaidh–Duncan lands. https://albanach.org/sources-of-the-tartans-e933e17cbd38 Matthew Allan C. Newsome Sources of the Tartans Albanach 2005 16 May 2023Moncreiffe of That Ilk Iain The Robertsons (Clan Donnachaidh of Atholl) 1962 1954 Edinburgh W. & A. K. Johnston & G. W. Bacon Ltd p. 9 (fig. opposite) Batteries The regiment's batteries are as follows:http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/31288.aspx 19th Regt Batteries 2013-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112015130/http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/31288.aspx 2013-11-12 dead 5 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery Royal Artillery 13 (Martinique 1809) Battery Royal Artillery — Headquarters 19 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Battery Royal Artillery 28/143 (Tombs's Troop) Battery Royal Artillery 127 (Dragon) Battery Royal Artillery See also Armed forces in Scotland Military history of Scotland References External links Official Website Category:Royal Artillery regiments Category:Scottish regiments Category:Military units and formations established in 1900