40th Regiment Royal Artillery

40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active	1 April 1947 – December 2012
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Artillery
Role	Field artillery
Size	4 Batteries
Part of	19 Light Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	The Lowland Gunners
Equipment	eighteen L118 Light Guns, MSTAR radars
Engagements	Suez Crisis EOKA Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Falklands War Yugoslav Wars Gulf War Iraq War (Op TELIC) Afghanistan War (Op HERRICK)
Insignia
Tartan	Clan Home

40th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Lowland Gunners – was a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It supported 19 Light Brigade in the field artillery role. It was structured into Fire Support Teams equipped with MSTAR, and the regiment's three gun batteries, equipped with eighteen L118 Light Guns. The Clan Home tartan was worn by the regiment.

The regiment was based at Home Lines, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim. Following the 2010 SDSR review, it was announced in July 2011 that 40 Regt would disband along with elements of 19 Light Brigade.

Batteries

• 6/36 (Arcot) Battery
• 137 (Java) Battery
• 38 (Seringapatam) Battery
• 49 (Inkerman) Battery

137 (Java) Battery re-subordinated to 26 regiment Royal Artillery

129 (The Dragon) Battery previously served with the regiment but has now joined 4 Regiment RA.

49 Battery has be re-subordinated to the Joint Ground Based Air Defence unit.

38 Battery is subordinated to 19th Regiment.

References

• ARRSEpedia