88 (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment RA(TA)

3 Sep 39Western CommandPreston, Lancashire, UK
Oct 39British Expeditionary ForceFrance
May 402 CorpsDyle River, Belgium
May 402 CorpsEscaut River, France
28 May 40Attached 1 Infantry DivisionBergues, France
1 Jun 40Dunkirk, France
remaining guns destroyed
Jun 40Home ForcesUK
Jun 40Home ForcesOkehampton, Devon, UK
Regiment reformed & used as infantry
on coast defence. Moved eastwards
along the south coast in a series
of short moves
15 July 40Home ForcesTunbridge Wells, Kent, UK
Aug 40Home ForcesBrighton area, Sussex, UK
Oct 40Home ForcesChichester, Sussex, UK
Feb 41Home ForcesWickford, Essex, UK
Jul 41Home ForcesEpping, Essex, UK
Nov 413 Indian CorpsMalaya
Dec 419 Indian DivisionMantin, Malaya
Jan 4211 Indian DivisionKelantan , Malaya – 464 Bty detached to
east coast under command 5 Fld Rgt
Jan 42Slim River, Malaya
Jan 42Selangor, Malaya – 464 Battery rejoined
Under command – 278, 73 & Malay
Volunteer Batteries
29 Jan 42Singapore
15 Feb 42Captured

Batteries

Sep 39351, 352
Dec 40351, 352, 464

Equipment

Sep 39Guy Quad Ant Tractors
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