104 Regiment Royal Artillery (The Welsh & Borderer Gunners) is part of the British Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Wales and the West Midlands of England. It is equipped with the 105mm Light Gun.
History The regiment was formed as 104 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967. Its units were 210 (Staffordshire) Light Air Defence Battery at Wolverhampton and 211 (South Wales) Light Air Defence Battery at Newport. In 1969, 214 (Worcestershire) Light Air Defence Battery at Malvern was formed and joined the regiment. It was renamed 104 Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1976. In 1986, 217 (County of Gwent) Air Defence Battery was formed at Cwmbran and joined the regiment. In 1992, 217 Battery was merged into Headquarters Battery and in 1993 the regiment was renamed 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers). Meanwhile, 210 Battery was transferred to 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery. In 1997, it began an unofficial affiliation with the Royal Bermuda Regiment (an amalgam of the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps).
Under Army 2020, 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery joined the regiment from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery. In 2017, it converted to a light artillery gun regiment.
Batteries The current structure is as follows: Regimental Headquarters, at Raglan Barracks, Newport 211 (South Wales) Battery Royal Artillery, in Abertillery C (Glamorgan Yeomanry) Troop, in Cardiff, Wales 214 (Worcestershire) Battery Royal Artillery, in Worcester 217 (City of Newport) Battery Royal Artillery, at Raglan Barracks, Newport 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery, in Bristol 289 Commando Troop, at Royal Citadel, Plymouth (Paired with 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery)
References
Bibliography Litchfield, Norman E H, 1992. The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham.
External links Official site