Reformed in 1900, the battery saw active service on the Western Front and in Mesopotamia during the First World War.

Since the Second World War, it has seen a wide variety of service as towed and self-propelled artillery, a training unit, and latterly as an Aviation Tactical Group.

It has been based in Germany as part of the BAOR, Malaysia and Borneo (Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation) and Afghanistan (Operation Herrick).

[4] Armed with 9 pounder guns[b] it took part in the Hundred Days Campaign in 1815 under the command of Major Beane, notably the Battle of Waterloo.

[11] By the time the First World War broke out, the battery had been re-equipped with six quick-firing 13 pounders.

[12] In June 1916, 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade (complete with V Battery) left the division and was reformed for service in Mesopotamia.

[15] The battery arrived in Mesopotamia in August 1916 and remained there with the 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade for the rest of the war.

[18] After the Armistice of Mudros, the 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade was selected to form part of the occupation forces for Mesopotamia.

On 25 August 1940 they left India, arrived in Egypt on 13 September and joined Headquarters Matruh Fortress (22nd Brigade).

[29] 8th Field Regiment (and V Battery) left the division on 30 September 1943[32] and came under the command of Royal Artillery Southern Army.

[34] Plans were put in place at the end of 1946 to create a total of eight RHA regiments to form the artillery element of the 6th and 7th Armoured Divisions in the British Army of the Rhine.

[2] Initially formed in the BAOR in October 1946, the decision was rescinded in March 1947 before the regiment was fully constituted.

It moved to England (Blackdown Barracks) in July 1948 before returning to Germany (Hohne) in March 1951.

In January 1966, it moved with the regiment to Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia, where the battery saw a duty stint in Borneo in the same year.

[38] The battery was reformed in 2008 and joined 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery at Colchester as an Aviation Tactical Group.

It played a key role in the integration of the Apache attack helicopters into British Army operations.