113 (Home Counties) Field Regiment RA (TA)

113 (Home Counties) Field Regiment RA (TA) was formed in May 1939 with two batteries as a duplicate of 57 Field Regiment. In February 1941 a third battery was formed. Post war 113 (Home Counties) Field Regiment RA (TA) went into suspended animation in November 1945 and was re-constituted as 313 (Sussex) Heavy Regiment RA (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.

(Title authorised February 1942)

May 39 12 Infantry Division 113 home counties field regiment 12 Infantry Division Shoreham, Sussex, UK
Apr 40   Home Forces UK
Jul 40 56 (London) Infantry Division 113 home counties field regiment 1 London Infantry Division South East England
Nov 40 56 (London) Infantry Division 113 home counties field regiment 56 Infantry Division South East England
Nov 42 56 (London) Infantry Division 113 home counties field regiment 56 Infantry Division Iraq
Mar 43 56 (London) Infantry Division 113 home counties field regiment 56 Infantry Division Tunisia
Apr 43 56 (London) Infantry Division 113 home counties field regiment 56 Infantry Division Tripoli, Libya
Sep 43 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Salerno, Italy
Sep 43 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Naples, Italy
Oct 43 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Volturno Line, Italy
Nov 43 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Monte Camino, Italy
Jan 44 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division River Garigliano, Italy
Feb 44 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Anzio, Italy
Mar 44 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division N Africa
Jul 44 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Gothic Line, Italy
Apr 45 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Lake Comacchio, Italy
Apr 45 56 (London) Infantry Division 56 Infantry Division Venice, Italy
Nov 45   Suspended animation  

 

Batteries

May 39 227 (Hove), 228 (Worthing)
Feb 41 227, 228, 478

 

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45