It had the Surveillance and Target Acquisition role and was equipped with various weapon platform locating equipment using radars and acoustic sound ranging assets.

Z Battery was originally raised in Poona, India[1] on 1 April 1824 as 4th Troop, Bombay Horse Artillery, part of the Bombay Presidency Army of the Honourable East India Company.

[15] The battery was transferred to II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery at Canterbury[16][c] and was disbanded again on 24 December 1913.

[2] As a result of the action at Néry on 1 September 1914, L Battery, RHA was almost destroyed as an operational unit: of five Officers, three were killed and two wounded; of 200 Other Ranks, 20 were killed and 29 wounded; and five of six 13 pounders were lost.

The next day, H Battery, RHA joined 1st Cavalry Division in its place.

[22] Z Battery, RHA was reformed on 9 October 1914[2] equipped with six 13 pounders.

V Brigade, RHA was assigned to 8th Division on formation in October 1914.

While with the division, it served in the battles of Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, and of the Somme.

[25] By October 1919, the battery had joined the newly reformed VIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.