179 Field Regiment RA was formed mainly from 12 Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment in January 1942 at Gravesend with three batteries. After two years of training in Kent it sailed for Normandy on 17 June 1944. By August they were on the banks of the Seine. They took part in Operation Market Garden supporting the Guards. By October they had crossed into Holland and in November in to Germany. The Regiment took part in Operation Veritable, firing non-stop for 20 hours. They finished their war in May 1945 at Sudeburg in Germany. 179 Field Regiment RA was disbanded in February 1946.
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.
| Mar 42 | Formed from 12th Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment | Gravesend, Kent UK | |
| Mar 42 | Home Forces | Margate, Kent, UK | |
| Jun 42 |  |
43 Infantry Division | Margate, Kent, UK |
| Aug 42 | |
43 Infantry Division | Ramsgate, Kent, UK |
| Apr 44 | |
43 Infantry Division | Bexhill, Sussex, UK |
| Jun 44 | |
43 Infantry Division | Normandy, France |
| Aug 44 | |
43 Infantry Division | Vernon, France |
| Sep 44 | |
43 Infantry Division | Escaut Canal, Belgium |
| Oct 44 | |
43 Infantry Division | Mook, Holland |
| Nov 44 | |
43 Infantry Division | Geilenkirchen, Germany |
| Feb 45 | |
43 Infantry Division | Nutterden, Germany |
| Feb 45 | |
43 Infantry Division | Marienbaun, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
43 Infantry Division | Ildeshausen, Germany |
| May 45 | |
43 Infantry Division | Sudeburg, Germany |
Batteries
| Mar 42 | P, Q, R |
| Jan 43 | 171, 172, 173 |