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19th Regiment Royal Artillery becomes The Scottish Gunners

19th Regiment Royal Artillery ( 19 Regt RA ) has become The Scottish Gunners as a result of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Lowland Gunners) being put into suspended animation as part of the Army 2020 restructuring process. In addition, 38 (Seringapatam) Battery has been subordinated to 19 Regt RA . As the only Scottish Artillery Regiment remaining, 19 Regt RA becomes The Scottish Gunners in order to continue the proud heritage of both the Highland and Lowland Gunners and retain its links with Scotland

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19th Regiment Royal Artillery receive Afghanistan medals

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 19th Regiment Royal Artillery received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals on Saturday 10 November after their deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Brigade in Helmand province.

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19th Regiment Royal Artillery returns from Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 19th Regiment Royal Artillery returned to the UK yesterday following their deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Brigade to Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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Gunners return from Afghanistan on bonfire night

By Sharon Black

Children of 150 soldiers from 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery, 32 Regiment Royal Artillery (32 Regt RA), had more reason than bonfires and fireworks to remember the 5th of November this year as their parents returned from a six-month deployment in Afghanistan.

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British and French gunners reinforce links on exercise

By Sharon Black

The airborne gunners of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have been reinforcing links with their French counterparts as they train to form part of the British Army’s Rapid Reaction Force.

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Gunners prepare for Helmand in Cyprus heat

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 9 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, are currently preparing for future deployments to Afghanistan in the heat of Cyprus on Exercise Lion Sun.

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Gunners cross Atlantic for charity

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, raising £5,000 for charity, just months after returning from Afghanistan.

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Oakham welcomes soldiers home from Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

The streets of Oakham were packed with well-wishers last week showing their support for soldiers from 16th Regiment Royal Artillery and 104 Military Working Dog Support Unit who have recently returned home from Afghanistan.

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Sgt Smith marks International Women’s Day with a bang

By Sharon Black

To mark the centenary of International Women’s Day, Sergeant Sarah Smith, from the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, has fired the One O’Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle.