3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a Close Support Artillery Regiment based at Albemarle Barracks just outside Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Regiment is equipped with the L118 Light Gun and is a part of 1st Artillery Brigade and the Adaptive Force of the British Army. The Regiment is engaged in a huge variety of training exercises and exciting deployments across the world. The Regiment consists of 6
Batteries, C, D, J (Sidi Rezegh), L (Néry), M (Headquarters) Battery and N Battery (The Eagle Troop). The Batteries are supported by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and small detachments from the Adjutant General Corps (SPS), Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC). The modern regiment, as we see it today, was formed at Abbassia Barracks, Cairo, on the 27th August 1938 and since that day has played a key role in every operation that Great Britain has been involved in all across the world. More recently The Regiment has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and currently has elements deployed in Estonia.
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery enjoys a rich history based upon historical lineage but drawing from our touchstone of the Desert Rats from 1941, and includes twice winning the Wilkinson Sword of Peace (in 1970 and 2003).
