Filebird Folder: HAA

3.7 inch Static (Overseas) 1944

HQ Personnel

Major

2 x Captains

Battery Sergeant Major

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant

Clerk

Bombardier Pay Clerk

2 x Driver Mechanics

Equipment Repairer

3 x Gun Fitters (1 may be Artificer RA)

Vehicle Mechanic

4 x Batmen/Drivers

Driver

3 x Motorcyclists

4 x General Dutymen (1 trained in water duties)

HQ ATS Personnel

Junior Commander

Company Sergeant Major

4 x Operator Fire Control (spare)

2 x Cooks (spare)

4 x Clerks

2 x Pay Clerks

2 x Officers Mess Cooks

Sergeant Cook

3 x Cooks

Hairdresser

6 x Instrument Numbers (spare)

Telephonist (spare)

General Dutywoman (spare)

3 x Mess Orderlies

2 x Storewomen

3 x Telephonist

Vehicles

2 x Bicycles

3 x Motorcycles

2 x Car Light Utility 4×2

2 x Truck, 15cwt GS

Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS

2 x Tractors, Medium 4×4

Anti-Aircraft Transporter Trailer

Trailer, Water 1 ton

4 x Trailer 2 ton, 15 KVA Generator

2 x Trailer 5 ton, Radar No. 1 Receiver

2 x Trailer 5 ton, Radar No. 1 Transmitter

2 x Trailer 5 ton, No. 3 Mk 2 Receiver/Transmitter

Gun Site Personnel

2 sites each of 4 guns

2 x Subalterns

4 x Sergeants

3 x Engine Attendants

2 x Batmen

49 x Gun Numbers

4 x Gun Position Officer’s Assistants

2 x Kitchen Porters

Medical Officers Orderly

ATS Personnel

2 x Subalterns

Sergeant

2 x Officers Mess Cooks

2 x Sergeants Mess Cooks

Corporal Cook

3 x Cooks

Sergeant Fire Control Operator

Lance Sergeant Fire Control Operator

2 x Corporals Fire Control Operator

23 x Fire Control Operators

2 x Assistant Cooks

50 x Instrument Numbers

Medical Orderly

6 x Mess Orderlies

Sanitary Dutywoman

9 x Telephonists

3.7 inch Static (Overseas) 1944

An HQ Mixed Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment is one where a number of the personnel are from the ATS (female).

Personnel

Commanding Officer (Lieutenant Colonel)

Adjutant (Captain)

Subaltern

Quartermaster

Regimental Sergeant Major

Sergeant Technical Instructor in Fire Control

Sergeant RA Clerk

2 x Batmen

3 x Batmen/Drivers

Driver

4 x Dutymen

3 x Motorcyclists

ATS Personnel

Senior Commander

Sergeant Technical Instructor in Fire Control

Sergeant PT Instructor

Sergeant

Sergeant Clerk

5 x Clerks

2 x Officers Mess Cooks

2 x Sergeants Mess Cooks

3 x Cooks

General Dutywoman (spare)

2 x General Dutywomen

Officers Mess Orderly

Sergeants Mess Orderly

2 x Mess Orderlies

3 x Telephonists

Vehicles

5 x Motorcycles

3 x Car Light Utility 4×2

Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS

The unit worked with Calibration Flights RAF. Planes flew at a set height and speed so that radar sets and optical instruments could be calibrated

Car 5 cwt 4×4	Subaltern, Batman/Driver
Truck 15 cwt GS	Captain, 4 x Surveyors RA, Driver
Motorcycle	Orderly
Truck 15 cwt Office	Bombardier Clerk, Surveyor RA, Driver – Office & Computing equipment
Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	6 x Surveyors RA, Telecommunication Mechanic REME, Driver – Technical Calibration stores, LMG
Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Sergeant Surveyor RA (Q Duties), Surveyor RA (Recorder), Cook ACC, Driver – Quartermaster stores
Lorry 3 ton 4×2 Processing RDMV	Surveyor RA, Driver Mechanic

The following organisation for a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is based on War Establishment III/219/2 dated 20 September 1944. Two Troops each of four 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraft Guns.

3.7 inch Guns Mobile

Battery HQ

	Car 5 cwt 4×4	Battery Commander (BC), Batman/Driver
	Motorcycle	BC’s Orderly
	Truck 15 cwt GS	Battery Captain (BK), Pay Clerk, Batman/Driver – Twin AA LMG mount & PIAT
	Motorcycle	BK’s Orderly
	Motorcycle	Battery Sergeant Major
	Motorcycle	Lance Bombardier Telephonist & Linesman
	Truck 15 cwt Fitted for Wireless (FFW)	3 x Driver Operators – Wireless set No. 22
	Truck 15 cwt FFW	3 x Driver Operators – Wireless set No. 22
	Truck 15 cwt GS	4 x Telephonists & Linesmen, Driver – Signals stores & Cable Layer
	Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	BQMS, Artificer RA, Equipment Repairer, Storeman, Driver – Stores, Predictor, Telescope Identification, Junction box & cable
	Truck 15 cwt Water	Water Dutyman, Sanitary Dutyman
	Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Sergeant, 2 x Vehicle Mechanic, Gun Fitter, Driver – Petrol, Height Finder, Small Arms Ammo
	Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Vehicle Mechanic, 2 x Cooks ACC, Driver – Tows a water trailer

Gun Troop

Radar AA No. 1

A Troop	B Troop
		Car 5 cwt 4×4	Troop Captain, 2 x Technical Assistants RA, Batman/Driver
		Motorcycle	Orderly
		Car 5 cwt 4×4	Troop Leader (Subaltern), 2 x Technical Assistants RA, Batman/Driver
		Motorcycle	Orderly
		Motorcycle	Subaltern
		Motorcycle	Subaltern
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	8 x Predictor No.’s, 2 x AA LMG No.’s, Spare Predictor No., Batman/Driver, Driver – Predictor, Junction Box, Batteries, Cables, 2 x LMG’s, PIAT
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Troop Sergeant Major, 6 x Spare Gun No.’s, 2 x Spare Predictor No.’s, 3 x Height Takers, Driver – Height Finder, Baggage, tows Trailer AA Command Post
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Spare Telescope Identification No., Telephonist & Linesman, Driver – 104 rounds of ammo
		Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS	2 x LMG No.’s, Spare Predictor No., Clerk, Driver – 104 rounds of ammo, AA LMG, PIAT, tows Generator Trailer
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo
		Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS	4 x Cooks ACC, Batman/Driver, 3 x Spare Gun No.’s, Driver – Cooking equipment, Rations, Medical stores, Baggage
		Tractor 4×4	Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, 3 x Telescope Identification No.’s incl spare, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun
		Tractor 4×4	Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, Spare Height Taker, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun
		Tractor 4×4	Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, Spare Height Taker, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun
		Tractor 4×4	Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, Spare Height Taker, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun
		Tractor 4×4	8 x Operators Fire Control, Gun Fitter, Storeman, Vehicle Mechanic, Driver Mechanic – Stores, tows Radar GL Receiver Trailer
		Tractor 4×4	7 x Operators Fire Control, Vehicle Mechanic, Driver Mechanic – Stores incl medical, tows Radar GL Transmitter Trailer

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Radars

Radar AA No. 1 & Radar AA No. 3 MkII

The sames as Radar AA No. 1 above except for:

Radar AA No. 3 & Radar AA No. 4

The sames as Radar AA No. 1 above except for:

Radar AA No. 3 MkV

The sames as Radar AA No. 3 & Radar AA No. 4 immediately above except for:

Listed below are various types of Heavy Anti-Aircraft units & organisations. Links are provided to additional information for these.