5th Regiment Royal Artillery - Current Sub-units

Current Sub-units

  • 53 (Louisburg) Battery RA formed in 1740.
  • P Battery (The Dragon Troop) RA formed in 1805.
  • K (Hondeghem) Battery RA formed in 1809.
  • Z Battery RA formed in 1824.
  • 93 (Le Cateau) Battery RA reformed in 2011.
  • Q (Sanna's Post) HQ Battery RA formed in 1824.
  • 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA formed in 1982.
  • REME Workshop with Royal Logistic Corps stores section attached. (Not strictly a battery, but fills a vital role in the regiment.) The Corps of REME was formed in 1942.

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