28 Field Regiment RA

Formed as 45 Brigade Royal Field Artillery in August 1913. It was re-designated as 37 Brigade RFA in May 1920 and as 28 Brigade RFA in November 1922. The Brigade became 28 Field Brigade RA in June 1924. The Regiment was re-designated 28 Field Regiment RA from 28 Field Brigade in May 1938. It was organised on a two battery basis in October 1939 and as three batteries in May 1942. It became a Jungle Field Regiment in July 1943 and reverted to a Field Regiment in July 1944. Post war, 28 Field Regiment RA was re-designated 14 Field Regiment RA in April 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.

Sep 39		Mhow Brigade	India
Sep 40		5 Indian Division	Sudan
Feb 41		5 Indian Division	Eritrea
Mar 41		5 Indian Division	Keren, Eritrea
Aug 41		5 Indian Division	Egypt
Sep 41		5 Indian Division	Iraq
Oct 41		9 Indian Infantry Brigade	Egypt
Jan 42		9 Indian Infantry Brigade	Cyprus
Mar 42		10 Indian Infantry Brigade	Cyprus
Mar 42		10 Indian Infantry Brigade	N Africa
Jun 42		10 Indian Infantry Brigade	The Cauldron, Libya
Sep 42		10 Indian Infantry Brigade	Iraq
May 43		161 Indian Infantry Brigade	India
Jun 43		5 Indian Division Became Jungle Field Regiment	India
Oct 43		5 Indian Division	Burma (Myanmar)
Mar 44		5 Indian Division	Assam, India
Jul 44		Returned to Field role
Mar 45		5 Indian Division	Burma (Myanmar)
Jun 45		19 Indian Division	Burma (Myanmar)

Batteries

May 20	1, 3, 5, 57
Oct 39	1/5, 3/57
May 42	1, 3 (Martinique), 5/57 (Croix de Guerre)
Jun 42	1, 5/57 – 3 Bty in suspended animation
Jun 43	1, 3 (Martinique), 5/57 (Croix de Guerre) – 3 Bty resuscitated
Nov 43	1, 3, 5/57, 13
Jul 44	1, 3, 5/57

Equipment

Jan 41	Karrier Spider tractors
Jun 42	25 pdrs
Jan 44	16 x 3.7 Howitzers, 16 x 3 inch Mortars