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Aug 43 | Formed | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Dec 43 | 82 West African Division | |
Jul 44 | Disbanded – personnel re-organised as 22 Anti-Tank Regiment WAA | |
Batteries
Aug 43 | 5 (WA) LAA/ATk Battery WAA, 64 LAA/SL Battery RA, 109 LAA/ATk Battery RA |
Dec 43 | 64, 65 LAA Batteries, 83, 84 ATk Batteries |
Oct 42 | RHQ formed | Takoradi, Ghana |
Batteries
Oct 42 | 3 (WA) Heavy AA Battery, 2 & 5 (WA) Light AA Batteries WAA |
Jun 44 |
82 West Africa Division as 2 Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment |
India |
Jul 44 |
Re-organised as 22 Anti-Tank Regiment |
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Guns & transport handed in. Served as Infantry Recce Regiment |
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Sep 45 |
Became 22 Light Regiment WAA |
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Batteries
Aug 44 |
81 West Africa Division as 1 Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment |
India |
Dec 44 |
Re-organised as 21 Anti-Tank Regiment |
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Mar 45 |
81 West Africa Division |
Chiringa, Malawi |
Batteries
Batteries
Jan 43 |
6, 8, 9, 10 |
Oct 43 |
6, 8, 9 |
Mar 41 |
Formed |
Lagos, Nigeria |
Batteries
Apr 44 |
Formed as 2 Light Regiment |
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Apr 44 |
Re-designated 102 Light Regiment |
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Dec 44 |
82 West African Division |
Kaladan River, Burma (Myanmar) |
Mar 45 |
82 West African Division |
Ruywa, Burma (Myanmar) |
Sep 45 |
Became 102 Field Regiment |
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Batteries
Equipment
Apr 44 |
24 x 3.7 inch Howitzers – later reduced to 3 x 6 gun batteries due to shortage of jeeps |
Apr 45 |
24 x 25 pounders |
Mar 44 |
Formed as 81 (African) Divisional Light Regiment |
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May 44 |
Became 101 Light Regiment |
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May 44 |
81 West African Division |
Arakan, Burma (Myanmar) |
Mar 45 |
81 West African Division |
Chiringa, Malawi |
Batteries
Aug 44 |
Formed from mortar troops 102 Light Regiment WAA |
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Mar 45 |
82 West Africa Division |
Ruywa, Burma (Myanmar) |
Batteries
Aug 44 |
104, 105, 106 Mortar Batteries WAA |
Equipment
Aug 44 |
8 x 3 inch Mortars per battery, man packed |
Aug 44 |
Formed from mortar troops 101 Light Regiment WAA |
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Mar 45 |
81 West Africa Division |
Chiringa, Malawi |
Batteries
Aug 44 |
101, 102, 103 Mortar Batteries WAA |
Equipment
Aug 44 |
8 x 3 inch Mortars per battery, man-packed |