27th Regiment, Royal Artillery

27th Regiment, Royal Artillery was a field regiment of the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and the Cold War.

History
The regiment saw active service in the Far East during the Second World War. After re-forming at Twycross in 1947, it became 27th (Heavy) Anti-Aircraft Regiment in 1948 and moved to Dortmund as part of 1st Army Group Royal Artillery with Corporal SSM missiles in 1961.

It was renamed 27th (Army Missile) Regiment in 1964 and returned to the UK in October 1965. It then became 27th (Medium) Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1967 and deployed to Lippstadt with M109 as part of 4th Division in 1969. It became 27th (Field) Regiment, Royal Artillery, benefiting from the first deployment of M110 alongside M109 as part of 2nd Armoured Division in 1977. It moved to Topcliffe as part of 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1986 and returned to Dortmund as part of 3rd Armoured Division in 1990. Finally it returned to the UK and was placed in suspended animation in 1993.

Nickname
The regiment through its history had been known as "The Hampshire Gunners" and recruited mostly from that area. After it's suspended animation the name was given to the 47th Regiment Royal Artillery.