History of the Battery
3 Battery was first raised as Chalmer’s Company in 1745. It first saw action in the Austrian War of Succession in 1747 in Flanders, at Rochefort, (1757) in the Seven Years War and in South Carolina, 1776-78 during the American War of Independence. This was followed by service in England, Canada, Scotland, Ireland and in Martinique until 1875 when the Battery moved to Malaya. In 1877 they took part in the Burma campaign as 33rd Heavy Battery RA and whilst campaigning captured the Myogee Bell, which is on display 3/29 (Corunna) Battery's History room today.In 1905 the Battery moved to Dover as a Coastal Defence Battery where it remained throughout the War until 1925. In 1938 the Battery was again engaged in Coastal Defence, this time in Plymouth. The title 3rd Guided Weapons (Field) Battery was taken in 1956 and the Battery served in England and BAOR. In 1967 as 3rd Light Battery service was seen in Aden. Since then four Northern Ireland tours have been completed and as part of 47 Field Regiment RA, 3 Battery deployed to Saudi Arabia as part of OP Granby, serving throughout the Gulf War.
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| 5.5 Inch | 105 mm Pack Howitzer | 105mm Abbott | Stalwart |
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Little bit provided by a visitor
This little bit of history has been supplied by P.H. Thank you.
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Andrew, a
bit of history on the BTY, 1966
stationed in Barnard Castle with the
Pack Howitzer, and the 25 Pounder
gun, 1967 went to Aden, 9 month tour in
Little Aden with the Pack Howitzer,
where the guns were very nearly called
upon to support the Infantry in the
Crater District, On return from Aden we
served in Dembury camp Newton Abbot
Devon, and then onto Sharjah on 9 month
tour, during this tour our families were
moved to Houndstone camp in
Yeovil Somerset, 1969 we were called
upon to do serve in NI Emergency tour.
1970 we went
to Hong Kong for 3 years tour Pack
Howitzer and 25 Pounder, During these 3
years we completed a tour on the jungle
warfare course in Malaya, Also a swap
with the American troops in Okinawa
Japan, We returned to Colchester in 1973
and upto 1979 completed a few more tours
in NI and Denmark, I took a gun and crew
to Belize on spear head in 1977 along
with 1 from each of the other BTY's.
1979 ( I
THINK ) is when we went to Germany
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