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In 1815 a small detachment went to Martinique in support of French Royalist and another detachment went to Guadeloupe for the same purpose. The Company embarked at Barbados for woolwich and arrived there in February 1820.

It returned to Ireland in June 1825. In 1825 the Companies were numbered within the Battalion and the Company became No 2 Coy 5th Battalion RA.

It then moved to Malta in April 1828, it remained there until 1836 and then returned to Woolwich.

It returned to Dublin in 1840 and remained in Ireland until 1844 when it went to Canada and was part of the Garrison at quebec.

Later it moved to Ontario and in October 1850 returned to Woolwich, moving to Leith in Scotland in 1851. There it formed part of the coast defences of the Firth of Forth but was also in charge of the equipment of a Field Battery.

In September 1855 it moved to the Crimea where it served as an ammunition column for one of Infantry Divisions. It was in camp near Sebastopol most of the time.

It returned to woolwich in July 1856

and then moved to Northampton in 1857 equipped as a Field Battery.

It then moved to Aldershot in 1858.

In 1859 the organisation of the Royal Artillery was changed and the unit became 4 Battery 8 Brigade RA.
The Battery was at Davenport in 1861 and because it was a field battery its designation was changed to D Battery 8th Brigade RA.

It then moved to ireland in1863 and moved every few months to different stations.

It returned to Woolwich in 1866 and then in July embarked for india landing in Calcutta on 28th October and then marched to Sitapore arriving on 14th December. (quite a long march !! )

It moved to Bareilly in 1867 and remained there until 1871 when it then marched to Jubbulpore.

It went to Benares in 1872 and later to Lahore.
The system in those days was to move the Batteries to different stations quite frequently.

in 1877 whilst at Nowgong that the organisation changed again and it became D Battery 3 Brigade RA but remained a Field Battery.

In 1877 it took part in an engagement at Jowaki.

The Battery returned to Woolwich in 1881 and on 1st April 1882 became J Battery 4 Brigade RA The Battery moved to Christchurch Hants in 1883 and then returned to India in 1887 and was stationed at Kirkee and later to Ahmedabed.

On 1st July 1889 the Field Batteries were numbered from 1 upwards and the Battery became 27 Field Battery, there now being no Brigade organisations.

In 1899 permanent Field Brigades each of three batteries were formed and 27 Field Bty became part of XXXV Brigade in India.

In 1902 the Brigade went to Ireland but returned to England in 1907. In October 1909 it went to Newcastle upon Tyne and the Brigade was redesignated as XXX11 Bde RFA and as such went to WAR in 1914.

After the WAR there were many reorganisations and in 1922 the Brigade was renumbered XV1 Bde RFA still including 27 Bty RFA. In 1924 the whole Regiment was amalgamated as the Royal artillery and the Battery became 27 Field Battery RA of XV1 Fd Bde RA.

In 1938 there was a major reorganisation and the Brigades became Regiments and the Batteries were linked into pairs, 27 Bty with 72 Bty to form 27/72 field Battery RA.

The WAR service of the Battery is included in 16 Field Regiment.

After the WAR the Batteries were unlinked and renumbered and the Battery became 68 Field Battery of 42 Field Regiment RA.

The Battery served in Germany - Korea - Hong Kong - Wales - Plymouth - Cyprus - Wales and then back to Germany in May 1964 when it became a Medium Battery.

In a major reorganisation and reduction in 1969 the Battery was placed in suspended animation.

AND REMAINS AS IS TO DATE - 3rd October 2003.