Formed in February 1920 as 2 West Lancashire Brigade Royal Field Artillery (TF). In 1921 it was re-designated as 88 (2nd West Lancashire) Brigade RFA (TA). It changed title again in June 1924 becoming 88 (2nd West Lancashire) Field Brigade RA (TA). 88 Field Brigade was re-designated 88 (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment RA (TA) in November 1938 with two batteries. In December 1940 a third battery was formed. 88 (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment RA (TA) went into suspended animation in February 1942 after being captured at Singapore. It was re-constituted as 288 (2nd West Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 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 |  |
Western Command | Preston, Lancashire, UK |
| Oct 39 | British Expeditionary Force | France | |
| May 40 |  |
2 Corps | Dyle River, Belgium |
| May 40 | |
2 Corps | Escaut River, France |
| 28 May 40 |  |
Attached 1 Infantry Division | Bergues, France |
| 1 Jun 40 | Dunkirk, France remaining guns destroyed |
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| Jun 40 | Home Forces | UK | |
| Jun 40 | Home Forces | Okehampton, Devon, UK Regiment reformed & used as infantry on coast defence. Moved eastwards along the south coast in a series of short moves |
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| 15 July 40 | Home Forces | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK | |
| Aug 40 | Home Forces | Brighton area, Sussex, UK | |
| Oct 40 | Home Forces | Chichester, Sussex, UK | |
| Feb 41 | Home Forces | Wickford, Essex, UK | |
| Jul 41 | Home Forces | Epping, Essex, UK | |
| Nov 41 | 3 Indian Corps | Malaya | |
| Dec 41 |  |
9 Indian Division | Mantin, Malaya |
| Jan 42 |  |
11 Indian Division | Kelantan , Malaya – 464 Bty detached to east coast under command 5 Fld Rgt |
| Jan 42 | Slim River, Malaya | ||
| Jan 42 | Selangor, Malaya – 464 Battery rejoined Under command – 278, 73 & Malay Volunteer Batteries |
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| 29 Jan 42 | Singapore | ||
| 15 Feb 42 | Captured |
Batteries
| 1921 | 349, 350, 351, 352 |
| Nov 38 | 351, 352 – 349 & 350 Batteries to 137 Field Regiment |
| Dec 40 | 351, 352, 464 |
Equipment
| Sep 39 | 24 x 18/25 pdr Guns, Guy Quad Ant Tractors |
| Nov 41 | 24 x 25 pdr Guns |