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 Infantry Division | UK |
| Jun 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Normandy, France |
| Jun 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Odon, France |
| Jul 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Caumont, France |
| Aug 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Estry, France |
| Aug 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Seine, France |
| Sep 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Escaut Canal, France |
| Oct 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Tilburg, Holland |
| Nov 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Meijel, Holland |
| Dec 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Maas, Holland |
| Feb 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Siegfried Line, Germany |
| Feb 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Cleve, Germany |
| Feb 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Goch, Germany |
| Mar 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Rhine, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Celle, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Uelzen, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Elbe, Germany |
Batteries
| Mar 42 | P, Q, R |
| Jan 43 | 177, 178, 179 |
Equipment
| Jun 44 | 25 pdr |
Commanding Officers
The dates shown below are the month for when the applicable officer took charge of the regiment. Note that the ranks shown are the rank of the officer when they took charge, and do not include wartime/temporary ranks.
| Mar 42 | Lieutenant Colonel EO Herbert |
| Nov 42 | Lieutenant Colonel ACE Devereux |
| Aug 44 | Lieutenant Colonel RBW Bethell DSO |
| Mar 45 | Lieutenant Colonel TP Keene |
Page last updated on 4/11/25.
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 Infantry Division | UK |
| Jun 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Normandy, France |
| Jun 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Odon, France |
| Jul 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Caumont, France |
| Aug 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Estry, France |
| Aug 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Seine, France |
| Sep 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Escaut Canal, France |
| Oct 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Tilburg, Holland |
| Nov 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | Meijel, Holland |
| Dec 44 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Maas, Holland |
| Feb 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Siegfried Line, Germany |
| Feb 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Cleve, Germany |
| Feb 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Goch, Germany |
| Mar 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Rhine, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Celle, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | Uelzen, Germany |
| Apr 45 | |
15 Infantry Division | River Elbe, Germany |
Batteries
| Mar 42 | P, Q, R |
| Jan 43 | 177, 178, 179 |
Equipment
| Jun 44 | 25 pdr |
Commanding Officers
The dates shown below are the month for when the applicable officer took charge of the regiment. Note that the ranks shown are the rank of the officer when they took charge, and do not include wartime/temporary ranks.
| Mar 42 | Lieutenant Colonel EO Herbert |
| Nov 42 | Lieutenant Colonel ACE Devereux |
| Aug 44 | Lieutenant Colonel RBW Bethell DSO |
| Mar 45 | Lieutenant Colonel TP Keene |
Page last updated on 4/11/25.