Serving Batteries were 68 - 87 - 179
The Regiment at this time had the 25Pdr Gun
1958 :- 94 Bty Joined from 54 HAA Regiment & 49 Bty Joined from 23 Regiment
...........87 and 179 went into suspended
animation.

In October 1962 the Regiment title changed to

42nd Medium Regiment

This was due to taking delivery of the 5.5 Gun
In 1967 the Regiment took delivery of the American M109 but retained the Title Medium. It also retained the Title when posted to Devizes in Witshire when we again had the 5,5

The Batteries serving were 49 Inkerman - 94 New Zealand and 68
In 1968 18 Battery went into suspended animation and was replaced by 18 Quebec Battery
The title changed once again, when the Regiment was posted to Fallingbostle in 1971 and was allocated the M107 so the regiment became 42nd Heavy Regiment RA

It was whilst stationed in Fallingbostle - on the 25th February 1977 that the Regiment was DISBANDED

The following Batteries were actually serving in Fallingbostle prior to disbandment 94 New Zealand / 49 Inkerman / 18 Quebec

ON DISBANDMENT THE BATTERIES WERE POSTED
18 Bty to 5 HEAVY REGIMENT
49 Bty to 40 FIELD REGIMENT
94 Bty to
49 FIELD REGIMENT

42 Regiments Title - came about due to a re-numbering exercise in 1947.
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