Cap badge of the RNZA

The Royal New Zealand Artillery forms the artillery section of the New Zealand Army. In its current form it was founded in 1947 with the amalgamation of the regular and volunteer units of artillery in New Zealand. Today, the RNZA consists of a single regiment: Image File history File links Cap badge of the Royal New Zealand Artillery Created using seperate images of the Royal Artillery and Royal New Zealand Artillery in Paint File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Cap badge of the Royal New Zealand Artillery Created using seperate images of the Royal Artillery and Royal New Zealand Artillery in Paint File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... // Structure of the New Zealand Army The New Zealand Army (or NZ Army) is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • HQ Battery
  • 161 Battery (Close Support) - 105mm Light Gun
  • 163 Battery (Close Support) - 105mm Light Gun
  • 43 Battery (Air Defence) - Mistral VLLAD Missile

In addition, there are a number of Territorial Force artillery units; these were formerly units of the RNZA, but were moved into the structure of the TF battalion groups on the restructuring of the army in the late 1990s: Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by Matra BAe Dynamics). ...

• 11/4 Battery (Close Support), 3rd Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Battalion Group
• 22 Battery (Air Defence), 7th Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group
• 32 Battery (Observation Post), 2nd Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group

The Auckland (Countess of Ranfurlys Own) and Northland Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ... The Wellington (City of Wellingtons Own) and Hawkes Bay Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ... The Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ...

Other Facts

• A composite unit of the RNZA became the first and so far only New Zealand unit to mount the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace in 1964.
• 161 Battery was awarded both the United States Meritorious Unit Commendation and the South Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation for its service in the Vietnam War as part of the 1st Battalion Group, Royal Australian Regiment (see Non-U.S. winners of U.S. gallantry awards).

Sentry of the Grenadier Guards posted outside St Jamess Palace The Queens Guard and Queens Life Guard are the names given to contingents of cavalry and infantry soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in London. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions. ... The Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and their allies—notably the United States military in support of... Cap badge of the Royal Australian Regiment The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the main regular infantry formation in the Australian Army. ... // The Unknown Warrior On November 11 1920, an unidentified British Soldier from a battlefield of the First World War was buried at the western end of the Nave of Westminster Abbey. ...

Affiliations

• Royal Artillery
• Royal Canadian Artillery
• Royal Australian Artillery