It was raised as 11 Brigade Royal Field Artillery in 1900. 11 Brigade changed its designation in June 1924 from Royal Field Artillery to Royal Artillery. The Regiment was re-designated, in India, as 11 Field Regiment RA in May 1938. It re-organised on a two battery basis in August 1941 by linking the four existing batteries. In July 1943 it re-organised as three batteries. From October 1942 it served entirely with 4 Indian Division. This took them from Alamein through Syria and Italy. They ended their war going to Greece in November 1944. Post war, 11 Field Regiment RA became 81 Field Regiment RA in April 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.
Sep 39 | Meerut area | India | |
Aug 41 | 8 Indian Division | Basra, Iraq | |
Sep 41 | 8 Indian Division | Altun Kopru, Iraq | |
Jun 42 | 5 Indian Division | Sidi Haneish, Egypt | |
Jul 42 | ROBCOL | Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt | |
Jul 42 | 5 Indian Division | Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt | |
Sep 42 | 4 Indian Division | Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt | |
Oct 42 | 4 Indian Division | Alamein, Egypt | |
Nov 42 | 4 Indian Division | El Imiyid, Egypt | |
Jan 43 | 4 Indian Division | Tobruk, Libya | |
Feb 43 | 4 Indian Division | Benghazi, Libya | |
Mar 43 | 4 Indian Division | Tripoli, Libya | |
Mar 43 | 4 Indian Division | Mareth Line, Tunisia | |
Apr 43 | 4 Indian Division | Wadi Akarit, Tunisia | |
Oct 43 | 4 Indian Division | Syria | |
Nov 43 | 4 Indian Division | The Delta, Egypt | |
Dec 43 | 4 Indian Division | Pietrogalla, Italy | |
Jan 44 | 4 Indian Division | Lanciano, Italy | |
Feb 44 | 4 Indian Division | Cassino, Italy | |
Apr 44 | 4 Indian Division | Lanciano, Italy | |
Jun 44 | 4 Indian Division | Fancavilla, Italy | |
Jul 44 | 4 Indian Division | Assisi, Italy | |
Jul 44 | 4 Indian Division | Arezzo, Italy | |
Aug 44 | 4 Indian Division | Chiassa, Italy | |
Aug 44 | 4 Indian Division | Sigillo, Italy | |
Oct 44 | 4 Indian Division | Passignano, Italy | |
Nov 44 | 4 Indian Division | Patras, Greece | |
Feb 45 | 4 Indian Division | Salonika, Greece |
Batteries
Jun 20 | 78, 83, 84, 85 |
Sep 39 | 78/84, 83/85 |
Jul 43 | 78, 83, 187 |
Equipment
Sep 39 | 18 pdr Guns Horse Drawn |
May 40 | 25 pdr |
Jul 42 | Armoured Carrier Wheeled-Indian Pattern (ACV-IP) Observation Posts |