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{{short description|British Army artillery regiment}}
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| unit_name = 26th Regiment Royal Artillery
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| dates = 1947 to
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| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}
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| role = [[Field artillery|Divisional Fires Artillery]]
| size = 5 Batteries<br/>737 personnel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616|title=Army – Question for Ministry of Defence|page=1|accessdate=14 December 2020}}</ref>
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| nickname = ''The West Midland Gunners''
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| equipment = [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System]]
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'''26th Regiment Royal Artillery''' is a [[regiment]] of the [[Royal Artillery]] in the [[British Army]].
==History==
The regiment was formed from 4th Field Regiment RA in 1947.<ref name=ba>{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-artillery/26th-regiment-ra.html|title=26th Regiment Royal Artillery|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref> It saw action in [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] later that year and deployed to [[Libya]] in 1951.<ref name=ba/> It was renamed 26th Airportable Regiment RA in 1962 and re-equipped with 105mm Pack Howitzers.<ref name=ba/> In 1963, it was renamed 26th Medium Regiment RA and re-equipped with 5.5" Howitzers and then deployed to [[Cyprus]].<ref name=ba/> It moved to [[Hohne]] in 1965 and was renamed 26th Field Regiment RA when it re-equipped with the Abbot self propelled gun.<ref name=ba/> ▼
[[File:British army artillery regiment conducts live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr 140731-A-ZG808-789.jpg|thumb|left|An AS90 of 26th Regiment conducts live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr, Germany, 2014]]
▲The regiment was formed from 4th Field Regiment RA in 1947.<ref name=ba>{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-artillery/26th-regiment-ra.html|title=26th Regiment Royal Artillery|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref> It saw action in [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] later that year and deployed to [[Libya]] in 1951.<ref name=ba/> It was renamed 26th Airportable Regiment RA in 1962 and re-equipped with 105mm Pack Howitzers.<ref name=ba/> In 1963, it was renamed 26th Medium Regiment RA and re-equipped with 5.5" Howitzers and then deployed to [[Cyprus]].<ref name=ba/> It moved to [[Hohne]] in 1965 and was renamed 26th Field Regiment RA when it re-equipped with the Abbot self propelled gun.<ref name=ba/>
In the 1970s, it saw tours in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]] and during the 1980s it was based at [[Baker Barracks]] with a tour of [[Northern Ireland]] in 1987.<ref name=ba/> The Regiment was moved out to [[Mansergh Barracks, Gutersloh, Germany]] and was equipped once again with the Abbot. At the onset of the Kuwait invasion by Iraq, the Regiment took charge of [[M109 howitzer]] <!--155mm Howitzers are medium artillery-->artillery and was deployed as part of Operation Granby with 1st Armored Division during the 1991 gulf war. On return to Mansergh Barracks, the Regiment again had tours of [[Northern Ireland]] before changing roles once more and being issued [[AS90]] in 1994. The regiment was deployed to [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] the following year.<ref name=ba/> Units went to [[Kosovo]] in 2000, took part in the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] and was deployed to [[Afghanistan]] under [[Operation Herrick]] 9 in 2008.<ref name=ba/> Most recently, 16 (Sandham's Company) Battery deployed on [[Operation CABRIT]] 1, NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia, in March 2017.▼
▲In the 1970s, it saw tours in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]] and during the 1980s it was based at [[Baker Barracks]] with a tour of Belize in 1987 followed by [[Northern Ireland]] in
On 14 May 2019, the regiment's last group of members left [[Westfalen Garrison|Mansergh Barracks]] in Germany. The regiment has, of October 2019, fully been based in Purvis Lines in [[Larkhill]]. These barracks are brand new and were designed especially for the regiment. During their farewell parade, the regiment received the ceremonial ribbon, which is Germany's most prestigious award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forces.net/news/operations/germany/goodbye-gutersloh-germanys-last-royal-artillery-unit-returns-uk|title=Goodbye Gütersloh: Germany's Last Royal Artillery Unit Returns To UK|last=at 1:45pm|first=Rob Olver|date=14 May 2019|website=Forces Network|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>
==Batteries==
The batteries are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/24668.aspx|title=26th Regiment Royal Artillery|accessdate=10 May 2014}}</ref>
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* 55 (The Residency) Battery - Headquarters Battery
* [[132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) Royal Artillery|132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop)]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Rob Olver |url=http://forces.tv/46466569 |title=Artillery Regiment Says Farewell to 137 (Java) Battery |publisher=Forces TV |date=2015-02-09 |accessdate=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134817/http://forces.tv/46466569 |archive-date=2015-02-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/news/28445.aspx |title=Gunners complete live fire exercise with AS90 - British Army Website |publisher=Army.mod.uk |date=2016-02-24 |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>▼
* 159 (Colenso) Battery
▲*[[132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) Royal Artillery|132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop)]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Rob Olver |url=http://forces.tv/46466569 |title=Artillery Regiment Says Farewell to 137 (Java) Battery |publisher=Forces TV |date=2015-02-09 |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/news/28445.aspx |title=Gunners complete live fire exercise with AS90 - British Army Website |publisher=Army.mod.uk |date=2016-02-24 |accessdate=2016-12-23}}</ref>
* [[176 (Abu Klea) Battery Royal Artillery]]
Three batteries are equipped with [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System|M270B1]] systems, while one battery is equipped with the [[Spike (missile)#Spike NLOS|EXACTOR 2]] systems.
==26th Regiment Royal Artillery Association==
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In 1993, the association was formed to enable serving and ex serving members of the regiment to meet bi-annually. Since then, the association has grown in membership and currently has approximately 500 full members. The association's website is intended to reach people in all parts of the world that either serve or have served in 26th Regiment Royal Artillery, whatever their cap badge might have been.<ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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