The 5th Light Regiment

Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps, and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an off ...

was a unit of the New Zealand Divisional Artillery (Div Arty). It was formed in 1952 to provide each of the

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s with a supporting mortar

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. The regiment contained members of both the Territorial and Regular Forces and had its headquarters in

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and batteries in

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, Napier and

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. It moved to

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in 1956 and was headquartered in

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. The Regiment was disbanded in 1964 as part of a reorganisation of the New Zealand Army's artillery units.

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Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

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References

{{reflist Artillery regiments of New Zealand Military units and formations established in 1952 Military units and formations disestablished in 1964