60 (North Midland) Field Regiment RA (TA) was re-designated from 60 Field Brigade in November 1938 on a two battery basis. In January 1942 a third battery was raised. In October 1943, 60 (North Midland) Field Regiment RA (TA) became 60 Regiment RA (North Midland), training as infantry and providing Columns 60 and 88 to 23 Brigade (Chindits). They went into suspended animation in October 1944 and were disbanded in January 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.
3 Sep 39 | ![]() |
Northern Command | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK |
7 Jan 40 | British Expeditionary Force | France | |
May 40 | ![]() |
2 Corps – as an Army Field Regiment | France/Belgium |
May 40 | ![]() |
5 Infantry Division | Dunkirk |
Jun 40 | ![]() |
12 Corps | South East England |
May 41 | ![]() |
Middle East Forces C Troop 237 Battery to Cyprus |
Egypt |
May 41 | Habforce | Palestine | |
Jun 41 | Habforce | Syria | |
Jul 41 | ![]() |
6 Infantry Division | Egypt |
Sep 41 | ![]() |
8 Army | Egypt |
Nov 41 | ![]() |
8 Army | Sidi Rezegh, Libya |
Mar 42 | ![]() |
70 Infantry Division | Ranchi, India |
Oct 43 | Converted to Chindits as 60 RA (60 & 88 Columns Special Forces) |
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Oct 44 | Suspended animation |
Batteries
1921 | 237, 238, 239, 240 |
Nov 38 | 237 (Lincoln), 239 – 238 & 240 Batteries to 115 Field Regiment |
Aug 41 | 237, 238 |
Jan 42 | 237, 238, 442 |
Equipment
Sep 39 | 24 x 18 pdr Guns |
Oct 40 | 24 x 18/25 pdr Guns |
Oct 41 | 25 pdr Mk2 |