181 Field Regiment RA

181 Field Regiment RA was formed mainly from 6 Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in March 1942 at Melton Mowbray with three batteries. It spent its entire service with 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division. 181 Field Regiment RA was disbanded in January 1946 in NW Europe.

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 6th Battalion The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK
Mar 42   Home Forces UK
Nov 42 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 181 Field Regiment RA 15 Infantry Division UK
Jun 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 181 Field Regiment RA 15 Infantry Division Normandy, France
Jun 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 181 Field Regiment RA 15 Infantry Division River Odon, France
Jul 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 181 Field Regiment RA 15 Infantry Division Caumont, France
Aug 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 181 Field Regiment RA 15 Infantry Division Estry, France
Aug 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 181 Field Regiment RA 15 Infantry Division River Seine, France
Sep 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Escaut Canal, France
Oct 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Tilburg, Holland
Nov 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Meijel, Holland
Dec 44 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division River Maas, Holland
Feb 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Siegfried Line, Germany
Feb 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Cleve, Germany
Feb 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Goch, Germany
Mar 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division River Rhine, Germany
Apr 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Celle, Germany
Apr 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Uelzen, Germany
Apr 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division River Elbe, Germany

 

Batteries

Mar 42 P, Q, R
Jan 43 177, 178, 179

 

Equipment

Jun 44 25 pdr

 

 

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45