24th Aug 1939 Mobilisation 1st Sep 1939 Reorganisation 2/1 Heavy Anti aircraft Regiment: 8 Military District Bomb Disposal Section: 2/1 Light Anti aircraft Battery: 8 Personnel Staging Camp: 2/1 Light Anti aircraft Regiment: 8 Reserve Motor Transport Company: 2/1 Mechanical Equipment Company Royal Australian Engineers: 81 … Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (3.7″ heavy anti-aircraft guns). 1939-44 UK 1944-45 North West Europe. It also served in Tunisia, Sicily & Italy. 5 Anti Aircraft Battery RAA. It defended Belfast and its shipyards during the early part of the war and then served in the Middle East. 77th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was a unit of the Territorial Army, in 1939 it was made up of 239th (Glamorgan) Battery, 240th (Glamorgan) Battery, 241st (Glamorgan) Battery and 242nd (Glamorgan) Battery. Reconstituted initially as 490 th (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) and later re-designated as 490 th (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Southgate) (TA) 1955 . A regiment of light anti-aircraft was formed in Western Canada and named the 3rd Canadian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Units still in defence CAEN. 73 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA(TA) went to France November 1939. The activities and operations of the 2/2 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment AIF from 17 March 1941 to 17 March 1942 and unknown period after. R.A. 237 H.A.A. The 12th Regiment has headquarters in Sevastopol which also hosts the first of its S-400 battalions since January 2018. 6th August 1944. Home » Articles » Forces in Northern Ireland » British Army » 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; The 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery recruited throughout 1939, gearing up to protect Belfast before joining the BEF in France. Amalgamated with:452 nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery453 rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery488 th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTo become: 452 nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery . In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57): 129th Mechanised Regiment was renamed 321st Motorised Rifle Regiment; 3rd Tank Regiment was disbanded; 110th Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment was renamed 110th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment The 76th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. 458 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery RAA. The 120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (120th LAA Rgt), was an air defence unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery during World War II.It landed on D-Day and saw action throughout the campaign in North West Europe, defending the vital Scheldt Estuary until the end of the war. Far East: 240 Battery, 77th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; Part II Orders, casualties. In 6.57 reorganised (ordered 12.3.57): 210th Tank Regiment was disbanded; 75th Tank Regiment was renamed 185th Tank Regiment; 76th Tank Regiment was renamed 184th Tank Regiment The regiment received its second battalion, based in Yevpatoriya, in September 2018. According to the Coast Artillery Organizational History, 1917-1950 Part I, Coast Artillery Regiments 1-196, the 76th Coast Artillery Regiment Anti Aircraft (AA) (Colored) departed San Francisco and arrived at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 9-2-42.Manned AA defenses until inactivated 11-1-43. Members who served with Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment. Dear Mr. Bennett, Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! The 31st Division includes two anti-aircraft missile regiments – the 12th and the 18th. 53 Anti Aircraft Search Light Battery RAA Place: Caen . 1947.04 Title cartoons by Jim Russell (Smith's Weekly) Gnr R. Hagg. In 4.55 the 1697th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 1046th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment. Gunner 1559916, 222 Battery, 10th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery died 19th April 1942 aged 22. 3.7" Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Station East Fremantle Oval 116th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment Had 36 mobile 40mm Bofors Guns at various sites deployed around Fremantle and Perth areas including fighter airfields, Applecross, Crawley and Rottnest Island. He was the son of Daniel and Jane of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Titles: 2/2 Aust. A Battery, 251st Coast Artillery/Anti-aircraft Regiment 510 A Battery, 447th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion 88 A Battery, 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 100; 482 102nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, was an air defence unit of Britains Territorial Army formed at Antrim, Northern Ireland, during the period of international tension leading up to the outbreak of World War II. Organisation. In November 1941 I, and others trained in GL ( gun laying radar ), arrived Singapore and were posted to the above battery. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. They moved to Maidstone Road,Rainham (camp),Scotland then North Africa. Association 16th Light A.A. Regiment R.A. 1ST LONDON (CITY OF LONDON) BRIGADE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY 21st Light Anti-Aircraft Regt. 1961 . In September 1940, a group of Indian officers and N.C.O.s formed No.1 Indian Anti-Aircraft Technical Training Battery, and the nucleus of what was to become ‘R’ Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Indian Artillery, at Colaba, Bombay. The Regiment trained in the use of 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and requested to join the 53rd (Welsh) Division, this was granted and the Regiment assumed the title 'Royal Welch' in addition to its 116 number. 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. 75th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery: Dates: Locations: Batteries - Equipment: 1947.04.01: RHQ 102nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA was redesignated RHQ 75th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA with 37, 288 and 289 HAA Btys from 13 Coast Bty (personnel from 228 HAA Bty), and 494 and 495 HAA Btys, respectively. Month and year : August 1944 1st to 5th August 1944. 37 relations. 4 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RAA. The History of the 9th (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (SR). SUTTON, Leslie Alfred. The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. The standard establishment of an artillery regiment at the beginning of the war was a Headquarter Battery, and two batteries; each battery having two Troops each with four guns. 30.4.57 renamed 32nd Tank Division. 76 (Gloucestershire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA(TA) moved to Algeria in November 1942. The 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Supplementary Reserve), was founded in the wake of the Munich crisis, and recruited mainly in the spring of 1939 from young men of the City and District of Belfast. Scenes include target practice with Owen guns, the anti-aircraft gun emplacements, the unit at parade, maintenance of equipment, living conditions, 3.7 inch anti- aircraft guns in action and preparation of sago by villagers. Activities of the 6th Battery 2/2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment at Milne Bay. The new Regiment now stood as a Regimental Headquarters and three Batteries. Later Naples,Italy -the Battle of Monte Cassino and were among the first to enter Rome. The Battery had an important role to play in the formation of the anti-aircraft branch of the Indian Artillery. He is at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Place: Caen Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Australian Imperial Forces presents "The Roamings of the Regiment". Bombardier 1455859, 10th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery died 2nd April 1942 aged 30. 51 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Composite) 52 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Composite) 52nd Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Company RAE. This article incorporates material derived from the 102nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery article on the Military wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License. ? As a result in Bristol on at the beginning of November 1938 the 66th (South Midland) Field Brigade took over heavy anti-aircraft duties, becoming the 76th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, while the 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, was re-designated the 66th Searchlight Regiment. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2.We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. 4 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. 207 Battery, 58th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment based in Poot Lane, Upchurch- 1940.Described on the picture as Spud Bashing. Brigadier Wildey, o/c anti-aircraft defences, quoted 3HAA Regiment as composed of six guns, two 29 Battery and four 11 Battery. First formed as a cavalry regiment in 1916, the regiment was converted to field artillery in 1917, and served in Europe during World War I with the 3rd Division and as a separate battalion during World War II, as well as in peacetime at Fort Knox, KY, and Fort Devens, MA. Placed in suspended animation and subsequently disbanded. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! In 4.55 the 2537th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was renamed 1102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment. No engagements. WW2 . 56th (Cornwall) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Metadata This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1939-1945 Royal Artillery TERRITORIAL ARMY 119 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, RA 128th Field Company 128th Field Company R.E. 433 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery RAA. It moved to England, and within the space of two years, by its keenness and efficiency, knocked out of the air so many enemy aircraft that it became one of the highest ranking regiments in the whole of the Motherland. It went to Egypt in April 1942 & also served in Sicily & Italy. 136th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II.It protected the UK against air attack as part of Anti-Aircraft Command, including the defence against V-1 flying bombs (Operation Diver).It was disbanded at the end of the war. Far East: Kuching, Borneo; 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; deaths. They saw action in the Defence of Britain and in Java. Everyone came from the Worcester area including Charles Kent.