The history of the Regiment in WW2
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.
| Nov 39 | Formed from 8 Heavy Regiment | ||
| Nov 39 |  |
Hong Kong Defences | Hong Kong |
| Dec 40 | Became 12 Coast Regiment |
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| Oct 39 | Formed from Hong Kong Singapore RA | ||
| Oct 39 |  |
Malaya Defences | Penang, Malaya |
| Mar 41 | Became 11 Coast Regiment |
| Oct 39 | 8 HKSRA, 20 (AA) HKSRA |
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.
| Sep 38 | |
Malaya Defences | Changi, Singapore |
| Dec 40 | Became 9 Coast Regiment |
| Sep 38 | 7, 22, 32 |
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| Sep 38 | |
Hong Kong Defences | Hong Kong |
| Dec 40 | Became 8 Coast Regiment |
| Sep 38 | 12, 20, 24, 30, X (Hong Kong Singapore RA) |
| Nov 39 | 12, 20, 24, 30, 36 |
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| Sep 38 | |
Malaya Defences | Blakang Mati, Malaya |
| Dec 40 | Became 7 Coast Regiment |
| Sep 38 | 11, 31, 5 (HKSRA), 7 (HKSRA) (HKSRA-Hong Kong Singapore Royal Artillery) |
| Sep 39 | 11, 31, 5 (HKSRA), 7 (HKSRA), 8 (HKSRA) |
| Oct 39 | 11, 31, 5 (HKSRA), 7 (HKSRA) |
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.
| Sep 39 |  |
Ceylon Defences | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) |
| Dec 40 | Became 6 Coast Regiment |
| Sep 39 | 14 (AA), 15, 18 |
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| Sep 39 |  |
Middle East Forces | Aden, Yemen |
| Dec 40 | Became 5 Coast Regiment |
| Sep 39 | 9, 15 (AA) HKSRA, 23 (AA) HKSRA, 24 (Searchlight) HKSRA |
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.
| Jan 39 |  |
HQRA, Malta Command | Malta |
| Dec 40 | Became 4 Coast Regiment |
| Jan 39 | 6, 10, 23 |
| Dec 40 | 6, 10 |
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.
| Sep 38 |  |
Gibraltar Command | Gibraltar |
| Jan 41 | Became 3 Coast Regiment |
| Sep 38 | 4, 19 (AA), 27 |
| Oct 39 | 4, 19 (AA), 26, 27 |
| Jun 40 | 4, 19 (HAA), 26, 27 |
| Sep 39 | 8 x 9.2 inch, 7 x 6 inch Mk 19 & 6 x Twin 6 pdr |
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.
| Jan 39 |  |
Eastern Command | Shoeburyness, Essex, UK |
| Nov 40 | Became 70 Coast Training Regiment |
| Jan 39 | 1, 8, 17, 26 |
| Oct 39 | 1, 8 |