93 (Le Cateau) Battery RA
| 93 (Le Cateau) Battery RA | |
|---|---|
| Active | 6 December 1803 (as Vivyan's Company). 1 April 1947 as 93 Field Battery RA and as 93 (Le Cateau) Battery from June 1948. |
| Disbanded | 1 April 1984 - Suspended Animation 24 November 2011 - Reformed in 5RA |
| Country | UK |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Royal Regiment of Artillery |
| Role | Surveillance & Target Acquisition |
| Size | Battery |
| Motto(s) | 93rdoffoot |
| Anniversaries | 6 December - Battery Birthday (as Vivyan's Company)
1 April (93 Battery formation) 26 August - Battle of Le Cateau Anniversary |
| Equipment | MAMBA, ASP & LCMR |
| Engagements | Copenhagen (1806), Afghanistan (1899), South Africa (1903), Le Cateau (1914), North Africa (1939-40), Burma (1944-45), Malaya (1948), Cyprus (1958-59), Northern Ireland (1970, 1972, 1975 &1977) & Afghanistan (2012-13) |
| Decorations | 3 x Victoria Crosses, 2 x Distinguished Service Orders (DSO) 2 x Distinguished Service Medals (DSM), 1 Legion d'Honneur & 1 Croix de Guerre. |
| Battle honours | " Le Cateau" (awarded to the Battery, June 1948 for their actions in Malaya) |
93 (Le Cateau) Battery Royal Artillery is an equipment Battery to exist in 5th Regiment Royal Artillery "The Yorkshire Gunners" and is based at Marne Barracks, Catterick, North Yorkshire.The Battery currently operates in a Surveillance and Target Acquisition role.
History[edit]
37 Field Battery merged with 47 Field Battery in 1938 to form 37/47 Field Battery RFA. They then spent the early stages of World War II in Sub-Saharan Africa, before travelling to South-East Asia as part of the 1944 Burma Campaign.[1]
On 1 April 1947, 37/47 Field Battery RFA was renamed 93 Field Battery RA in Gunclub Barracks, Kowloon, Hong Kong as part of 25th Field Regiment RA.[2]
24 November 2011, 93 (Le Cateau) Battery re-established as a Battery within 5th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Yorkshire Gunners), based in Marne Barracks, Catterick.[3]
In September 2012 the Battery deployed to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 17 as the Theatre Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery. The Battery were employed in a plethora of key locations within Helmand Province and provided vital ISTAR to the Brigade.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chapter XXI: Artillery And Armored Units In the ETO". history.army.mil. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong December 1941". The Royal Artillery 1939-45. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "5th Regiment Royal Artillery". armymoduk.
- ^ The role of 93 in Afghanistan (3 ed.). Gurk Habe. 2012. pp. 19–142.
External links[edit]
- The Battle of Le Cateau
- First World War - Battle of Le Cateau
- Old Comrades Association
- 5th Regiment Royal Artillery