Guns of 29 Commando Regiment at the Royal Citadel, Plymouth
Active
1947 – Present
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Role
Field artillery, Special Reconnaissance
Size
5 Batteries 430 personnel[1]
Part of
3 Commando Brigade
Garrison/HQ
Royal Citadel, Plymouth
Nickname(s)
The Commando gunners
Equipment
L118 Light Gun
Engagements
Operation Vantage
Falklands War
Mount Kent Skirmish
Battle of Wireless Ridge
Battle of Goose Green
Commanders
Current commander
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Alexander Alford Dornan RA
Military unit
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth. The regiment is under the operational control of 3 Commando Brigade, to which it provides artillery support and gunnery observation.
^"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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