100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery


100 Regiment Royal Artillery was part of the Territorial Army and had sub-units throughout the South of England. It had three gun batteries all equipped with the L118 Light Gun. The regiment's original role was British Army of the Rhine emergency reinforcement, emphasised by its transfer into 49 Infantry Brigade under part of 2 Division. Under 'Options for Change', the regiment became a general support unit fitted out with the FH-70 155mm towed howitzer and assigned to 3 Division; in 1999, it was reassigned as a CS Regiment, losing its ability to deploy as a whole unit. Under Army 2020, it was placed in suspended animation.

History

The regiment was formed as 100th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery at Grove Park in London in 1967. Its sub-units were RHQ, HQ Battery at Grove Park, Lewisham, Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, together with HQ Royal Artillery of 44th, 200 Medium Battery at Brighton, 201 Medium Battery at Luton, 202 Medium Battery at Bury St Edmunds and REME LAD which expanded into a workshop during the FH70 period. In 1970 it became 100th Regiment Royal Artillery and in 1976 it became 100 Field Regiment Royal Artillery. In 1993 200 Battery left the regiment and 307 Battery at Bulwell joined the unit. It was renamed 100 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1993 and in 1999, HQ and 202 Batteries left the regiment; 202 was replaced by 266 Battery at Bristol.
Under Army 2020, this unit was placed in suspended animation and one of its batteries was transferred to another regiment.

Batteries

The batteries were as follows: