The tables are based on War Establishment ‘Air Landing Light Battery RA’ WE I/163/3 effective date 26 April 1944. The vehicles were mostly Bicycles, Motorcycles and Jeeps. A few heavier vehicles were on establishment but not air transportable. These would follow up later coming overland.
Battery Commander’s Party
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Major (BC), 2 x Driver Operators, Signaller – 2 x Wireless sets, tows a trailer | |
Motorcycle | Observation Post Assistant | |
Tank Light | Driver Operator, Driver Mechanic | |
Motorcycle | BC’s Orderly | |
Bicycle Folding | Batman | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Command Post Officer, 2 x CPO’s Assistants, 2 x Driver Operators – 2 x Wireless sets, tows a trailer | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 3 x Signallers, Driver – Hand cable layer | |
Motorcycle | CPO’s Orderly | |
Bicycle Folding | Batman |
Observation Party
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Captain, 2 x Signallers, Driver Operator – 2 x Wireless sets | |
Motorcycle | Observation Post Assistant | |
Motorcycle | Signaller | |
Motorcycle | Orderly | |
Bicycle Folding | Batman | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Captain, 2 x Signallers, Driver Operator – 2 x Wireless sets | |
Motorcycle | Observation Post Assistant | |
Motorcycle | Signaller | |
Motorcycle | Orderly | |
Bicycle Folding | Batman |
G Party
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | A Troop Gun Position Officer (Subaltern), 2 x Driver Operators – 2 x Wireless sets, tows a trailer | |
Motorcycle | GPO’s Assistant | |
Motorcycle | GPO’s Assistant | |
Motorcycle | A Troop Sergeant Major | |
Motorcycle | A Troop Gun Fitter | |
Bicycle Folding | Batman | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Signallers, Driver – Hand cable layer | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | B Troop Gun Position Officer (Subaltern), 2 x Driver Operators – 2 x Wireless sets, tows a trailer | |
Motorcycle | GPO’s Assistant | |
Motorcycle | GPO’s Assistant | |
Motorcycle | B Troop Sergeant Major | |
Motorcycle | B Troop Gun Fitter | |
Bicycle Folding | Batman | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Signallers, Driver – Hand cable layer |
Battery HQ Party
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Assistant CPO (Subaltern), CPO’s Assistant, 2 x Driver Operators – Wireless set | |
Motorcycle | Battery Sergeant major | |
Motorcycle | Signals Sergeant | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Battery Captain (BK) 2i/c, Signaller, 2 x Driver Operators – 2 x Wireless sets, tows a trailer | |
Motorcycle | BK’s Orderly | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | CPO’s Assistant, 2 x Clerks – Office equipment | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Cooks ACC, Vehicle Mechanic for A Troop | |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Cooks ACC, Vehicle Mechanic for B Troop |
Gun Group
The Battery was divided into 2 Troops, A & B. Each Troop was divided into 2 Sections, Left & Right. Each Section had 2 guns (Subsections). Only 1 Section is shown below. the other 3 were identical
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Subaltern, 2 x Driver Operators – Wireless set |
Motorcycle | Signaller |
Bicycle Folding | Batman |
Bicycle Folding | Sergeant Gun No. 1 |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Driver Mechanic – Tows trailer & 75mm Howitzer |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Driver – Tows 2 x Trailers |
Bicycle Folding x 5 | Gun crew No.’s 2-6 |
Bicycle Folding | Sergeant Gun No. 1 |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Ammo No.’s, Driver Mechanic – Tows trailer & 75mm Howitzer |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Driver – Tows 2 x Trailers |
Bicycle Folding x 5 | Gun crew No.’s 2-6 |
B Echelon
Motorcycle | Battery Quartermaster Sergeant |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Storeman Technical, Vehicle Mechanic, Equipment Repairer, Driver – Vehicle Mechanic’s tools |
Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Corporal Cook ACC, Cook ACC, Driver – tows trailer with 112 rounds ammo, camouflage stores, LMG, PIAT |
Bicycle Folding | Storeman |
Bicycle Folding | Water Dutyman |
Non-Airborne
To arrive later by road/sea
Battery Commander’s car | Car 2 Seater 4×2 | Driver |
Petrol | Truck 15 cwt 4×2 | Driver |
Cooking sets & Rations | Truck 15 cwt 4×2 | Driver |
Fitter’s tools | Truck 15 cwt 4×2 | Driver |
Truck 15 cwt 4×2 Water | Driver | |
QM Stores | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Driver |
Ammunition | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Driver |
Ammunition | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Driver |
Anti-Gas stores | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Driver |