Update on last 25 Pdr. Shoot from the Garrison group

Apparently it was Irish 25 Pounders that were used in the film ‘A Bridge Too Far’ – the scene of the creeping barrage as Michael Caine led 30 Corps through the German lines.

ATEx 2010 – Short Report

62 Reserve Artillery Regiment – Annual Training Exercise 2010 – Artillery support for 2 Eastern Brigade Permanent Forces combined arms exercise.

Pics from Annual Training Exercise 120mm Night Shoot

Pics of 120mm Illum shoot in support of 2 Bde Infantry support wepons shoot (81′s, 60′s, .5 and Mag).
Full report on ATEx in due course

Some pics from Normandy with Canadian Gunners

Look for the photo of the lads with Lt. Gareth Webb, who was the GPO with the 25 Pdr. Battery in Normandy that deployed our Gun!

Recruitment Video – populated by pers from 62 Reserve Artillery Regiment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mIwKWiV_E4&NR=1

ATEx 2009 – Short Report

All Bty’s were on 36 hr ex.

Last 25 Pdr Shoot

2 Regiment provided the setting for the last 25pdr shoot. Having fired the weapons in the morning as part of their live firing exercise, they vacated the gun position to allow new crews man the guns. Gun position was forward of Keoghs house. A 6 gun battery was formed with a crew from each of [...]

Unit History

If anyone has any stories or anecdotes  from 6th or 7th Regiments, we’d like to collect them before the get lost! A sort of oral history. These are all stories we’ve heard many times from someone ‘who was there’…but never got them on record. If you can take the time to write them out and email [...]

MCVI Show Curragh 2009

Jim Smith from the Military Vehicle Club of Ireland has invited us again this year to take part in their annual show at the Curragh Racecourse. Last years show resulted in 35 recruitment leads (15 passed to other Brigade units) and an interview on Kildare FM so its a no brainer to attend this year once [...]