86 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 5th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment in November 1941 with four batteries. The Regiment went into suspended animation in March 1946. 86 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion The Devonshire Regiment (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.
| Nov 41 | Formed from 5 Devonshires | ||
| Nov 41 | Home Forces | UK | |
| Mar 44 |  |
2 Army | UK |
| Jun 44 |  |
12 Corps | NW Europe |
| Nov 44 | |
2 Army | NW Europe |
Batteries
| Nov 41 | A, B, C, D |
| Mar 42 | Q, R, S, T |
| Jul 42 | Q, R, S |
| Jan 43 | 128, 129, 130 |
| Jul 43 | 128, 129, 130, 340 |
Equipment
| May 44 | 17 pdr Guns, Quad Tractors (128 & 130 Btys), M10 Self Propelled 3 inch (129 & 340 Btys) |
| Jul 44 | 17 pdr Guns, Crusader Tractors (128 & 130 Btys), M10 Self Propelled 17 pdr (129 & 340 Btys) |
| Mar 45 | Sherman Observation Post tank |