4th Regiment Royal Artillery

4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
4th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active31 May 1939 – present
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery Regiment
RoleField artillery
Size6 Batteries
489 personnel[1]
Garrison/HQAlanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire
Nickname(s)The North East Gunners
The Fighting Fourth
ColorsBlack & Gold
EquipmentL118 light gun
Website4 Regiment Royal Artillery

The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, before being redesignated in 1961.

It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe and serves in the light close support role, equipped with 105mm L118 light guns supporting 7 Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team. The regiment is part of NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Land).[2]

  1. ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "4 Regiment Royal Artillery | The British Army".

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