Formation
The regiment was formed in 1939 as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and consisted of K Battery and G Battery (Mercers Troop) RHA. K Battery was the current Riding Troop at St Johns Wood. In 1940, the regiment formed part of the British Expeditionary Force to France; after Dunkirk it moved to North Africa, where it joined 7th Armoured Division.
Along with 7th Armoured Division, the regiment fought throughout the Western Desert and, for a limited period, took part in the Italian Campaign. On return to the UK in early 1944, it took part in the Normandy landings and fought in Northwest Europe to VE Day. In 1946, CC Battery became C Battery.
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