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54 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 9th (Dumbartonshire) Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (TA), in November 1938. The Regiment went to France in November 1939 with 3 Corps. It served in the UK until going to Normandy in June 1944. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in February 1946. 54 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was re-constituted as 554 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1947.

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Nov 38		Formed from 9th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Sep 39		4 Anti-Aircraft Division, 44 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Manchester, UK
Nov 39		3 Corps	France
Jun 40		Home Forces	UK
Mar 41		9 Support Group	UK
Jun 42		9 Armoured Division	UK
Mar 44		2 Army	UK
Jun 44		2 Army	NW Europe

Batteries

Nov 38

160, 161, 162

Equipment

Sep 39

24 x 40mm Bofors, 12 x Vickers 2 pdrs, Morris CDSW LAA Tractor

• • Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

152 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA was formed in August 1944 in the Middle East. The Regiment was disbanded in November 1944.

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Aug 44		Formed
Aug 44		Middle East Forces	N Africa
Nov 44		Disbanded

 

151 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA was converted from 114 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment in May 1943 at Holywood. The Regiment was disbanded in March 1945 at Woodbridge.

May 43	Formed from 114 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
May 43	Home Forces	UK
Mar 45	Disbanded	Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK

 

Batteries

May 43	449, 478
Jun 43	449, 472, 478

 

149 (Sherwood Foresters) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 40 Searchlight Regiment in June 1943 at Holywood. The Regiment went to France in August 1944 as part of 107 Anti-Aircraft Brigade. It served with the Canadians until the end of the war. 149 (Sherwood Foresters) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in February 1946 and was re-constituted as 575 (6th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1947.

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.

Jun 43		Formed from 40 Searchlight Regiment	Holywood, Co. Down, UK
Jul 43		Home Forces	East Anglia, UK
Aug 43		55 Infantry Division	UK
Dec 43		2 Army	UK
Aug 44		2 Army, 107 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Caen, France
Aug 44		1 Canadian Army, 107 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Risle bridges, France
Sep 44		1 Canadian Army, 107 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Dunkirk, France
Mar 45		1 Canadian Army, 107 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Rhine bridges, Holland/Germany
Apr 45		1 Canadian Army, 107 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Frisia, Holland

 

Batteries

Jun 43	501, 502, 503
Feb 44	80, 283, 502

• • High Peak Rifles

 

150 (The Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 62 Searchlight Regiment in April 1943 at Downpatrick, Co Down. The Regiment served in the UK until February 1945, mostly training for D Day. It then moved to  North West Europe, joining 21 Army Group and ending its war in Antwerp under 50 Anti-Aircraft Brigade. 150 (The Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in February 1946 and was re-constituted as 597 (The Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) in January 1947.

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.

Apr 43		Formed from 62 Searchlight Regiment	Downpatrick, Co. Down, UK
Apr 43		21 Army Group	UK
Jul 43		103 Anti-Aircraft Brigade (GHQ Reserve)	Camborne, Cornwall, UK
Sep 43		21 Army Group	Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Mar 44		9 Armoured Division	UK
Jul 44		55 Infantry Division	UK
Feb 45		21 Army Group	NW Europe
Apr 45		21 Army Group, 50 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Antwerp, Belgium

 

Batteries

Apr 43

504, 505, 506

• • Preston Rifles

 

148 (Warwickshire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 59 Searchlight Regiment in April 1943 at Holywood. The Regiment served entirely in the UK. It joined 61 Infantry Division, which was a training organisation, in March 1944. 148 (Warwickshire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in May 1946 at Citadel Barracks, Dover and was re-constituted as 594 (Warwickshire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1947.

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.

Apr 43		Formed from 59 Searchlight Regiment	Holywood, Co. Down, UK
Apr 43		Home Forces	UK
Mar 44		61 Infantry Division	UK

 

Batteries

Apr 43

498, 499, 500

• • 59 Searchlight Regiment

 

147 (Glasgow) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 57 Searchlight Regiment in March 1943 at Downpatrick. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in January 1947 at Stockton on Tees. Personnel formed a new, war formed unit with the same number and was renumbered in the April as 116 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA. The TA unit,  147 (Glasgow) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA), was re-constituted as 592 (Glasgow) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA(TA) in January 1947.

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.

Mar 43		Formed from 57 Searchlight Regiment	Downpatrick, Co. Down, UK
Mar 43		Conversion training	Ballykinlar, Co. Down, UK
May 43		War Office Control, 11 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Leigh on Sea, Essex, UK
Aug 43		1 Anti-Aircraft Group, 49 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	London, UK
Oct 43		47 Infantry Division	Piddlehinton, Dorset, UK
Oct 43		47 Infantry Division	Chichester, Sussex, UK
Aug 44		Anti-Aircraft Command	Sussex coast, UK
Jan 45		5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 30 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Sunderland, County Durham, UK

 

Batteries

Apr 43	492, 493, 495, 496
Jun 44	492, 493, 495

 

Equipment

Oct 43

Bofors 40 mm Self Propelled

• • 4th (Glasgow, 1st Northern) Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps

 

146 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 77 Searchlight Regiment in March 1943 at Saighton Camp, Chester. The Regiment served entirely in the UK and was disbanded in June 1944.

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.

Mar 43		Formed from 77 Searchlight Regiment	Chester, Cheshire, UK
Mar 43		21 Army Group	UK
Jun 44		Disbanded

 

Batteries

Mar 43	494, 497
Jun 43	494, 496, 497

 

145 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed in October 1942 at Havant. The Regiment served entirely in the UK and was disbanded in March 1945 at St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldshay, Stromness .

Oct 42		Formed	Havant, Hampshire, UK
Oct 42		Home Forces	UK
Apr 43		OSDEF	Orkney, UK
Mar 45		Disbanded	Stromness, Orkney, UK

 

Batteries

Oct 42

485, 486, 487, 488

 

144 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed in October 1942 at RAF Digby. The Regiment served entirely in the UK and was disbanded in December 1945 at Antrim.

Oct 42	Formed from batteries from 120, 125 & 126 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments	RAF Digby, Lancashire, UK
Oct 42	Home Forces	UK
Dec 45	Disbanded	Antrim, Co. Antrim, UK

 

Batteries

Oct 42	11, 414, 431, 490
Jan 43	414, 431, 490
Feb 44	414, 431