4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Active3 May 1960 – present
Country Australia
BranchArmy
TypeArtillery
RoleField artillery
SizeThree batteries
Part of3rd Brigade
Garrison/HQLavarack Barracks, Townsville
Anniversaries4 May 1960 (Regimental birthday)
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an artillery unit of the Australian Army. Currently it provides close artillery support to the 3rd Brigade and is based at Chau Pha Lines, Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland.[1] The regiment was raised in its current form in 1960 and is currently re-equipping with M777A2 lightweight towed howitzers. The regiment deployed during Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War and has subsequently deployed to Singapore and East Timor.

  1. ^ "4th Regiment". Australian Army. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.