26th Regiment Royal Artillery

26th Regiment Royal Artillery

26th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS-90 self-propelled gun.

Batteries

*16 Battery (Sandham's Company)
*17 (Corunna) Battery
*55 (The Residency) Headquarters Battery
*159 (Colenso) Battery
*19 (op) battery

Equipment

AS-90 self-propelled gun
Warrior Observation Post Vehicle (OPV)
DROPS (IMMLC)

26th Regiment Royal Artillery Association

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. [ [http://www.26thregra-asc.com 26th Regt RA Association] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/26regtra/ 26th Regiment Royal Artillery] , army.mod.uk


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