207 (City of Glasgow) Battery, is an

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sub-unit, part of the

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. The battery is based in

Partick Partick ( sco, Pairtick, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to t ...

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. It is a Close Support Light Gun Battery.

History

Formed in 1967 as 207 (Scottish) Light Air Defence Battery Royal Artillery (Volunteers), the battery was originally part of 102nd (Ulster and Scottish) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery but later joined 105th (Scottish) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) on 1 April 1986. Conferred the title "City of Glasgow" in 1987, the Battery has been re-roled to

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s, using the

L118 light gun The L118 light gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer. It was originally designed and produced in England for the British Army in the 1970s. It has since been widely exported. The L119 and the United States Army's M119 are variants that use a different t ...

since 2006. In early 2015, D (Lothian) Troop, located in

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was upgraded to battery strength and formed 278 (Lowland) Battery Royal Artillery and D Troop was reformed in

where both Gun Troops (C and D Troops) are now co-located alongside Battery Headquarters. The Battery carries the honour of firing regular Royal Salutes at

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, alongside other stations such as

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. In 2015 the Battery honoured the 100th anniversary of the City of Glasgow Battery's covering of the withdrawal from the Gallipoli campaign through firing a 17 Gun Salute on

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. In 2017 the Battery celebrated its 50th birthday through firing a Feu de Joie Gun Salute at

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Gallery

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References

Publications

*Litchfield, Norman E H, 1992. The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham. {{ISBN, 0-9508205-2-0 Royal Artillery batteries Military of Scotland Army Reserve (United Kingdom) Military units and formations established in 1967