The 5th Light Regiment
Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery was a unit of the New Zealand Divisional Artillery (Div Arty). It was formed in 1952 to provide each of the
division's
brigades with a supporting
mortar battery. The regiment contained members of both the Territorial and Regular Forces and had its headquarters in
Wellington and batteries in
Petone,
Napier Napier may refer to:
People
* Napier (surname), including a list of people with that name
* Napier baronets, five baronetcies and lists of the title holders
Given name
* Napier Shaw (1854–1945), British meteorologist
* Napier Waller (1893–19 ...
and
Gore. It moved to
Southland in 1956 and was headquartered in
Invercargill. The Regiment was disbanded in 1964 as part of a reorganisation of the New Zealand Army's artillery units.
Affiliations
* –
Royal Artillery
* –
Royal Canadian Artillery
* –
Royal Australian Artillery
References
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Artillery regiments of New Zealand
Military units and formations established in 1952
Military units and formations disestablished in 1964