11 Field Regiment RA

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 Infantry Division 11 Field Regiment RA 8 Indian Division Basra, Iraq
Sep 41 8 Indian Infantry Division 8 Indian Division Altun Kopru, Iraq
Jun 42 5 Indian Division 5 Indian Division Sidi Haneish, Egypt
Jul 42   ROBCOL Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt
Jul 42 5 Indian Division 11 Field Regiment RA 5 Indian Division Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt
Sep 42 4 Indian Division 11 Field Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt
Oct 42 4 Ind Div 11 Field Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Alamein, Egypt
Nov 42 4 Ind Div 11 Field Regiment RA 4 Indian Division El Imiyid, Egypt
Jan 43 4 Ind Div 11 Field Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Tobruk, Libya
Feb 43 4 Ind Div 11 Field Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Benghazi, Libya
Mar 43 4 Ind Div 11 Field Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Tripoli, Libya
Mar 43 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Mareth Line, Tunisia
Apr 43 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Wadi Akarit, Tunisia
Oct 43 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Syria
Nov 43 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division The Delta, Egypt
Dec 43 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Pietrogalla, Italy
Jan 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Lanciano, Italy
Feb 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Cassino, Italy
Apr 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Lanciano, Italy
Jun 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Fancavilla, Italy
Jul 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Assisi, Italy
Jul 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Arezzo, Italy
Aug 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Chiassa, Italy
Aug 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Sigillo, Italy
Oct 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Passignano, Italy
Nov 44 4 Ind Div 4 Indian Division Patras, Greece
Feb 45 4 Ind Div 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

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45