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Oct 40	Formed	Bridlington, Yorkshire, UK
Feb 41	HQ disbanded

 

Batteries

Oct 40	349, 350
349 Battery to 5 Coast Artillery Group & 350 Battery to 512 Coast Regiment on disbandment

 

Oct 40	Formed	Berwick, Northumberland, UK
Dec 40	HQ disbanded

 

Batteries

Oct 40	310, 313
Batteries to Leith Fort & Tynemouth Castle on disbandment

 

575 Coast Regiment RA was formed in April 1943 as Y Coast Regiment RA and later numbered as 575 Coast Regiment RA. It manned A, B & C Works absorbing 417 Battery from 539 Coast Regiment RA. In July 1943 A, B & C Works were re-organised as 447 & 448 Batteries. The Regiment was disbanded in November 1944.

574 Coast Regiment RA

Apr 43		Formed as Y Coast Regiment – later numbered	N Africa
Apr 43		GHQ Middle East Forces – manning A, B & C Works	N Africa
Nov 44		Disbanded

 

Batteries

Apr 43	417
Jul 43	447, 448

 

574 Coast Regiment RA was formed in May 1943 at Ramillies Baracks, Aldershot. It was formed with a Plotting Room but without batteries. D Battery was formed in March 1944 and joined the Regiment. It was numbered as 467 Battery in July 1944. The Plotting Room was disbanded in December 1945 and RHQ  with 467 Battery disbanded in January 1946.

May 43		Formed with Plotting Room only – No batteries	Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Jul 43		8 Army, 203 Fixed Defences	Augusta, Sicily
Sep 43		203 Fixed Defences	Taranto, Italy
Sep 43		203 Fixed Defences	Brindisi, Italy
Oct 43		203 Fixed Defences	Naples, Italy
Dec 45		Plotting Room disbanded
Jan 46		RHQ disbanded

 

Batteries

Mar 44	D
Jul 44	467

 

573 Coast Regiment RA was formed in May 1943 at Ramillies Baracks, Aldershot. It was formed with a Plotting Room but without batteries. The Plotting Room was disbanded in December 1945 and RHQ in May 1946.

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May 43		Formed with Plotting Room only – No batteries	Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Jul 43		8 Army	Sicily
Sep 43		8 Army	Italy
Dec 45		Plotting Room disbanded
May 46		RHQ disbanded

 

572 Coast Regiment RA was formed at Harwich with three batteries, in December 1941. RHQ was disbanded in April 1944, 282 Battery joined 515 Coast Regiment RA (TA), 110 Battery was disbanded and 281 Battery went to suspended animation.

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Mar 42		Formed from Batteries from 515 Coast Regiment	Harwich, Essex, UK
Mar 42		11 Corps	Harwich, Essex, UK
Dec 42		South Bank Fire Command (Harwich Defences)	Harwich, Essex, UK
Jun 43		2 Corps	Harwich, Essex, UK
Apr 44		Disbanded

 

Batteries

May 42	281, 282, 283
Oct 42	110, 281, 282

• 1st Suffolk & Harwich Volunteer Artillery

 

571 Coast Regiment RA was formed from Brean Down Fire Command with two batteries, in December 1941. RHQ was disbanded in April 1944 and the batteries joined 570 Coast Regiment RA.

Dec 41	Formed from Brean Down Fire Command,  Severn Defences	Brean Down, Somerset, UK
Apr 44	Disbanded

 

Batteries

Dec 41	365 (Brean Down), 366 (Brean Down)
Aug 42	184, 366
Dec 42	184, 188, 189, 366
Nov 43	184, 188, 189, 366 – 78 Coast Observer Detachment

Gun Sites Occupied

184 Battery

Dates	Gun Site	Guns
20 Aug 42-Nov 44	Portishead	2 x 6 inch Guns

365 Battery

Dates	Gun Site	Guns
Dec 41-20 Aug 42	Portishead	2 x 6 inch Guns

366 Battery

Dates	Gun Site	Guns
Dec 41-20 Oct 43	Brean Down	2 x 6 inch Guns

• 2nd Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers

 

570 Coast Regiment RA was formed from Flatholme Fire Command with three batteries, in December 1941. It moved to Barry in December 1942. RHQ 570 Coast Regiment RA was disbanded in June 1945 and 145, 146 and 299 Batteries went to suspended animation. The remaining batteries were disbanded.

Illustrations of the formation badges under which a unit served or supported are given. This is no guarantee that the unit used this formations badge.

Dec 41		Formed from Flatholme Fire Command – Severn Defences	Bristol Channel, UK
Dec 41		Western Command	Bristol Channel, UK
Dec 42		Flatholme Fire Command	Barry, Glamorgan, UK
Jun 45		Disbanded	Barry, Glamorgan, UK

 

Batteries

Dec 41	145, 188, 189
Dec 42	145, 146, 170, 187, 205, 430 – 1, 2, 105 & 106 Coast Observer Detachments
May 43	145, 146, 170, 187, 205, 430 – 105 & 106 Coast Observer Detachments
Apr 44	145, 146, 170, 184, 187, 188, 189, 205, 299, 366, 422, 430, 431 – 24 & 33 Coast Observer Detachments
Jul 44	145, 146, 170, 184, 187, 188, 189, 205, 299, 366, 422, 430, 431

• 2nd Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers

 

569 Coast Regiment RA was formed as HQ Special Coast Regiment RA (Class B) at Bridport with four batteries, in December 1941. It was re-designated 569 Coast Regiment RA in November 1942. RHQ was disbanded in February 1943.

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Dec 41		Formed as HQ Special Coast Regiment (Class B)	Bridport, Dorset, UK
Apr 42		5 Corps	Bridport, Dorset, UK
Nov 42		Became 569 Coast Regiment
Feb 43		Disbanded

 

Batteries

Dec 41	239 (West Bay), 376 (Lyme Regis), 386 (Swanage), 387 (Abbotsbury)
Jan 42	239, 376, 386, 387 – 58 Coast Observer Detachment
Feb 43	RHQ only

• 1st Dorsetshire Artillery Volunteers

 

568 (Devon) Coast Regiment RA (TA) was formed from part of Devon Heavy Regiment RA (TA) at Plymouth with three batteries, in April 1941. RHQ was placed in suspended animation in May 1943. It was disbanded in January 1947.

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Apr 41		Formed from part of Devon Heavy Regiment	Plymouth, Devon, UK
Apr 41		8 Corps	Plymouth, Devon, UK
Dec 42		Wembury Fire Command	Wembury, Devon, UK
May 43		Suspended animation

 

Batteries

Apr 41	156 (Renny), 157 (Watch House), 158 (Bovisand)
Jun 41	137, 156, 157
Sep 42	137, 156, 157, 174, 185
Nov 42	137, 156, 157 – 107 Coast Observer Detachment
Apr 43	RHQ only

• 2nd Devonshire Artillery Volunteers