266 (GVA) Bty, 104 Regt R.A. (V)
2026

In 1971, 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Observation Post Battery was formed as an independent Observation Post unit as a reinforcement unit for the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) supplying observation post teams. In 2017, 266 Bty re-roled back to L118 Light Gun and operates as part of 104 Regiment Royal Artillery

Death of SSgt Philip DuKamp

The battery is saddened to hear of the news of the death of Staff Sergeant Philip DuKamp on May 1, 2026, aged 85. Philip served in the Army Reserves for 36 Years mostly with 266 Battery RA from around 1958 until 1982. His funeral was held at 1330 on June 2, 2026, at Westerly Crematoriam.