[1][315], The following anti-aircraft searchlight (S/L) regiments served with the Royal Artillery during the period. Although formally these units were entitled 'Regiments, RA', the word 'Infantry' is often added (then and subsequently) for clarity. Batteries became independent, 13th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed August 1941, disbanded March 1945, 14th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1941, disbanded April 1945, 15th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1941, disbanded April 1945, 16th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 17th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 18th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded April 1945, 19th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, batteries disbanded March 1945, 20th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 21st Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed December 1942, disbanded March 1945, 22nd Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, batteries disbanded April 1945, 23rd Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, batteries disbanded March 1945, 24th Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, disbanded April 1945, 25th Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, disbanded March 1945, 200th Garrison Rgt formed as 'X' British Garrison Regiment, RA, October 1944, redesignated November 1944, reorganised as 602nd Infantry Regiment February 1945, 60th (North Midland) Infantry Regiment converted from, 78th (Auxiliary Police) Regiment, Royal Artillery (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) converted from, 602nd Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from 200th Garrison Regiment February 1945, 621st Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery was to have been converted from 64th LAA Regiment but never actually formed, 1st (Mixed) Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Radar) converted from 236th Mixed Anti-Aircraft (Operators Fire Control) Training Regiment February 1944; disbanded September 1945, 2nd Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed September 1939; disbanded February 1941, 2nd Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Light Anti-Aircraft) formed September 1940; disbanded October 1944, 2nd Mountain Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed April 1945; disbanded December 1945, 2nd Coast Trining Regiment, Royal Artillery redesignated from 70th Coast Training Regiment July 1945, 3rd Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded July 1943, 4th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded April 1947, 5th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded September 1943, 6th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded March 1944, 7th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; Mixed in May 1941; converted to infantry training regiment February 1945; disbanded December 1945, 9th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded November 1943, 10th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to Field October 1944; converted to Specialist September 1945, 11th Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded November 1943, 12th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded May 1943, 16th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded October 1942, 21st Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded October 1942, 21st Royal Artillery Training Regiment formed September 1944, 22nd Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; converted to Field August 1941; converted to Anti-Tank February 1942; disbanded November 1945, 23rd Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; converted to Field August 1941; reverted to Medium and Heavy May 1945; disbanded October 1946, 24th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed March 1942; converted to mobile LAA May 1943, 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by August 1942; disbanded March 1944, 34th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded November 1945, 35th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded January 1946, 36th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded August 1941, 37th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded December 1943, 38th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded July 1944, 39th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded January 1947, 41st Survey Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded August 1941, 50th Anti-Tank Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded July 1943, 51st Anti-Tank Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; converted to Self-Propelled March 1944, 52nd Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA Signals December 1942; reverted to AA Driver March 1944; disbanded December 1945, 53rd Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded August 1942, 69th Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded December 1945, 70th Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from 2nd Heavy Regiment November 1940; redesignated 2nd Coast Training Regiment July 1945, 71st Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded April 1945, 72nd Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded January 1942, 73rd Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941; disbanded January 1942, 88th Training Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from, 205th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; converted to infantry training April 1945, 206th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; converted to Mobile LAA May 1943; disbanded October 1945, 207th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery redesignated from 7th AA Militia Depot September 1939; became Mixed December 1941; disbanded October 1942, 208th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded September 1942, 209th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed August 1941; disbanded September 1942, 210th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; disbanded November 1943, 211th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed June 1941; converted to infantry training April 1945, 212th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to Mobile LAA May 1943; disbanded October 1944, 213th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 216th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed April 1942, 217th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA (ATS) Driver Training May 1941, 220th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA May 1941; disbanded October 1944, 222nd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed April 1942; disbanded October 1944, 223rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1943, 224th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 225th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded September 1942, 226th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded March 1942, 227th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; dropped Driver/Operator December 1942, 228th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA Signals December 1942; disbanded September 1943, 229th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; dropped Driver/Operator December 1942; disbanded November 1943, 230th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded April 1942, 231st Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 232nd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to ATS Operators Fire Control July 1941; disbanded February 1944, 233rd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA May 1941; converted to No 1 Primary Training Centre July 1942, 234th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; concerted to LAA May 1941; disbanded May 1942, 235th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded January 1942, 236th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became 236th Mixed AA (Operators Fire Control) Training Regiment July 1943; redesignated 1st (Mixed) RA Training Regiment (Radar) January 1944, 237th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA November 1941; disbanded May 1942, 238th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to 'Z' July 1941; converted to LAA January 1942; disbanded March 1943, 239th Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941; converted to LAA January 1942;; converted to No 1 Primary Training Centre October 1943, 240th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941, 240th Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed August 1941; converted to HAA March 1944; converted to LAA February 1946, 241st Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed May 1942; disbanded September 1943, 242nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed May 1942; disbanded September 1943. the 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery ( r c a ), the 3rd Field Regiment, r c a , the 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, r c a and the 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, r c a Also under command for the initial assault was the 142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Regiment Self-Propelled ( s p ), Royal Artillery ( r a Service records from the Brigade of Guards (The Grenadier, Coldstream, Irish and Welsh Guards) have now transferred to the Army Personnel Centre, including First World War records (see above). Royal Artillery: 2nd Field Regiment 19th Field Regiment 67th Field Regiment 21st Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Engineers: 23rd Field Company 238th Field Company 248th Field Company 6th Field Park Company 2nd Division: Major General H. C. Lloyd (to 16 May Brigadier F. H. N. Davidson (acting 16 to 20 May) Major General N. M. S. Irwin (from 20 May) By 1939 the RHA was like the rest of the RA completely mechanised, but its role remained essentially the same: provision of mobile artillery to armoured formations. The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment consists of two sub-units known as batteries, namely, 7th Battery and 50th Battery. It later fought in the North Africa and Italian campaigns. 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 5th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) - captured February 1942; [18] reformed from 187th Field Regiment June 1943 The Royal Field Artillery provided artillery support for the British Army. It comprised of: 2nd Division, British Army. . Perpetuated by 1st Medium Battery, Montreal. Port detachments were formed to find pools of trained Light Machine Gun gunners who could be embarked as required. Web. The regiment did not initially mobilize for the Second World War during the general activation of units beginning in August 1939. The original version of this history was a typescript copy filed in the Office of the Center for Military History. 1st Battalion - 143rd Field Artillery Regiment. It was amended to revise the symbolism on 17 April 1978. The 1st Battalion, The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, CASF was mobilized on 5 March 1942, and served as part of the Canadian Army's Atlantic Command in a home defence role. It was redesignated on 24 March 1964 as the 2nd Battalion, 92nd Artillery and on 1 September 1971 as the 2nd . Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 2d Field Artillery Regiment on 31 May 1921. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack It forms part of the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, and provides trained artillery observers and organic fire support to the battalion. Attached to British formations until March 1917 when it became part of 2nd Brigade, Canadian Heavy artillery. 10th Field Regiment Royal Artillery, British 2nd Division, 14th Army. The role of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery is to maximise the combat power of the Australian Defence Forces through the provision of offensive support coordination and indirect firepower, surveillance and target acquisition and ground-based air defence. Len standing second from the left. [1][167], Survey regiments were initially organised into Survey, Sound Ranging and Flash Spotting batteries. Internal defence against riots with 10 Ind Div. The Institute of Heraldry. View this object A 25-pounder fires at enemy positions on the Imjin, 1951 [346][347], Training regiments changed designation frequently as new roles and requirements appeared.[1][351]. 5th Infantry Brigade. Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi, The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 18892018 , Tiger Lily Books, 2018, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 20:49. II Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade [a] of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War . There was no higher formation, each Commanding Officer reporting direct to RA6 at the War Office. In March 1943 numbers were increased and the regiment organised into 6 regiments and 24 port detachments in the UK. Fort Drum, New York, United States Managed the maintenance of a M777 Howitzer platoon with a property book valued . In August 1945 the regiment was re-organised into 1st, 4th & 5th Regiments each with an RHQ, Training Battery and Holding Battery. Despite the name, the unit actually comprises several regiments. [175][176], Regiments of static heavy guns for coast defence, converted to numbered coast regiments in 194041:[1][179], Regiments of static heavy guns for coast defence. TA duplicate units were granted their subsidiary titles in February 1942. Accessed 15 October 2017. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll inscribed "BRAVE . 4th Field Regiment o: 5th Field Regiment o: 6th Field Regiment o: 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment o: 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 3rd Infantry Division o: 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) o: 7th Infantry Brigade Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regina Rifle Regiment 1st battalion, Canadian Scottish . Numeric list of TA RA regiments at Regiments.org. The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army and has been in official service since 1716. [1][17], Specialist Anti-Tank (A/T) regiments began to be formed by conversion from other roles in 1938. 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. [1][268], Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank regiments were usually created by merging batteries from two separate units under a single regimental headquarters; some of these were shortlived. [1][205], During the invasion crisis of 1940 a number of temporary 'Defence' batteries and regiments were formed to deploy around the UK coast for general defence, though not forming part of coast artillery proper; others were formed at overseas ports. [343] In September 1942 a gunner Brigadier was appointed as commander and in January 1943 the regiment was re-titled Maritime Royal Artillery. The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment in the United States Army. 2nd Field Regiment RA (M109: 155mm self propelled tracked close support howitzer) 12th Air Defence Regiment RA (Rapier: tracked and wheeled medium range anti-aircraft missile system) 26th Field Regiment RA (M109) 32nd Heavy Regiment RA (M110: 8 inch self propelled tracked depth fire howitzer) This list of regiments of the Royal Artillery covers the period from 1938, when the RA adopted the term 'regiment' rather than 'brigade' for a lieutenant-colonel's command comprising two or more batteries, to 1947 when all RA regiments were renumbered in a single sequence. Some independent batteries served abroad. For three days, the 29th British Independent Infantry Brigade Group thwarted the Chinese Spring Offensive. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Military Photograph Print Royal Field Artillery Regiment Band Boy Cadets at the best online prices at eBay! [345], By the beginning of 1945 the manpower crisis had deepened, and the garrison regiments were converted into infantry regiments for service on the lines of communication and occupation duties, together with other surplus regiments. It was rescinded on 14 July 1959. The unit was reorganized on 1 March 1963 to consist of the 1st, 2nd, 3d, 4th, and 5th Battalions, elements of the 49th Infantry Division. Buckinghamshire Yeomanry at Regiments.org. Eventually the machine guns were mostly replaced by Oerlikons and Bofors. Field Regiments - The Royal Artillery 1939-45 Home Units Field Regiments Field Regiments Field regiments provided the close support for the infantry and armour. Disbanded November 1945, 85th (East Anglian) Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery (TA) - Converted from 85th Field Regiment September 1943. It was constituted in 1933, with its last active battalions, the 1st and 3rd Battalions, inactivated in 1996. . Disbanded by General Order 191 of 1 November 1920. Battery B. Santa Maria Armory | Santa Maria. Prothero and from 1946 43 Maj H.G. Many of these units were transferred in August 1940 from the Royal Engineers (RE), in which they had been designated 'Anti-Aircraft Battalions'; most of these were converted infantry battalions, while other converted infantry battalions transferred directly to the RA. Henry and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. 1st Battalion, Royal Scots (detached between 3 November 1942 and 3 July 1943) 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. This insignia is to be worn in pairs. The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a Reserve unit within the Canadian Army composed of reserve gunners. The great majority were disbanded or passed into S/A between August 1945 and January 1947[1][212], Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) units began to be formed from 1938, initially in the TA, many being converted from other roles. [1][165], Regiments of super heavy guns (8-inch and 240mm) for employment in the field. City of London Yeomanry at Regiments.org. The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in Montral, Quebec on 27 November 1856, when the 'Battalion of Montreal Artillery' was authorized to be formed.
