Welcome to the Official Page of 4th Regiment Royal Artillery (the North East Gunners) - keeping you up-to-date on the activities and achievements of the Fighting Fourth. We are 4th Regiment Royal Artillery - the Equipped with the highly capable and lethal 105mm Light Gun, we provide fire support to the British Army. The Regiment was formed as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (RHA
) at Helmieh, Egypt in May 1939. The original Batteries were C Battery, F (Sphinx) Battery, and G Battery (Mercer's Troop), drawn from independent commands in India and equipped with the Ordnance QF 25 pounder. Today the Regiment serves in the light field artillery role and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun. The Regiment has two Gun Batteries - 88 (Arracan) Bty and 3/29 (Corunna) Bty. The Tac Batteries include 129 (Dragon) Bty, 6/36 (Arcot 1751) Bty and 97 Bty (Lawson’s Company) with 94 (New Zealand) Battery, our HQ Battery. The Regiment is stationed in Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe as part of 1st Artillery Brigade. Since its formation the Regiment has completed operational tours in Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.
