191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA

191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA was formed from personnel in 86 & 147 Field Regiments in December 1942 with three batteries. Each Field Regiment supplied a batteries worth of men, the remainder coming from disbanded Infantry Battalions. The Regiment served in the UK and North West Europe. 191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA was disbanded in January 1945.

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.

Dec 42   Formed from 86 & 147 Field Regiments Slingsby, Yorkshire, UK
Dec 42   Home Forces UK
Mar 43 42 (East Lancashire) Infantry Division 191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment 42 Armoured Division Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK
Oct 43 1 Canadian Army 2 Canadian Army Group RA Sutton, Surrey, UK
Apr 44 2army 191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment 2 Army Billericay, Essex, UK
Jun 44 2army 191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment 2 Army Normandy, France
Sep 44 2army 4 Army Group RA Le Havre, France
Oct 44 1 Corps RA 1 Corps Turnhout, Belgium
Nov 44 1 Corps RA 1 Corps Etten, Holland
Jan 45   Disbanded  

 

Batteries

Dec 42 532, 533, 534

 

Equipment

Feb 43 533 & 534 – 25 pdr Guns, 532 – 18/25 pdr Guns
May 43 24 x 25 pdr Guns
1943 Crusader Mk3 Observation Post tanks later replaced by Cavaliers.
OP tanks were removed in May 44 and then loaned by the supported formation.

 

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45