Formed in October 1920 as 13 Army Brigade Royal Field Artillery (TF) by conversion of Sussex Yeomanry (TF). In 1921 it became 98 (Sussex Yeomanry) Brigade RFA (TA). Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary’s Regiment) was converted in March 1922 and the Brigade became 98 (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary’s) Brigade RFA (TA). It became an (Army) Field Brigade RA (TA) in June 1924. The Regiment was re-designated 98 (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment RA (TA) from 98 Field Brigade in November 1938 on a two battery basis. A third battery was raised in December 1940. 98 (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in May 1946 and reconstituted in January 1947 as 298 (Surrey Yeomanry, Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment RA (TA).
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 |  |
Eastern Command | Worthing, Sussex, UK |
| Sep/Oct 39 | British Expeditionary Force | Le Forêt & La Coquerie, France After completing gun positions, half the Regiment moved back to Le Forêt leaving one Troop per Battery forward |
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| Jan 40 |  |
1 Infantry Division | Lille, France |
| May 40 |  |
I Corps | Wavre, Belgium |
| 17-19 May 40 | |
I Corps | Kruis & Tournai, Belgium 392 Battery detached to 46 Division at St Pol but diverted to Aire |
| 22 May 40 |  |
46 Infantry Division | La Couture, Belgium |
| 28 May 40 |  |
44 Infantry Division | Outtersteene, Belgium |
| 29 May 40 | |
44 Infantry Division | Saint Jans Cappel, France Guns caught in traffic jam. Guns & vehicles destroyed, troops proceeded on foot for evacuation over the beaches at Dunkirk |
| Jun 40 | Home Forces | Okehampton, Devon, UK | |
| Jun 40 | 1 Infantry Brigade RA | Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Detachments sent to Sussex for anti-invasion duties. They formed C 20 Anti-Tank Battery (391) & C 7 Battery (392) armed with Albion mounted 12 pdrs & Scammel mounted 4 inch Naval guns |
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| Jul 40 | Home Forces | Hall Green, Birmingham, UK Equipped with vehicles for West coast defence. Vehicles were tradesmen’s vans and 1 old Rolls Royce car |
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| Jul 40 | Home Forces | Ince Blundell Park, Lancashire, UK Sussex detachments rejoined. From here and later Huyton, detachments were sent out to man roadblocks and static guns |
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| Oct 40 | Home Forces | Huyton, Lancashire, UK Part of 391 Battery with Hotchkiss 6 pdrs at Barford forming part of outer defences of Birmingham. Remainder of Battery on airfield defence in Tarvin. 392 Battery in detachments from Maryport to Speke with weapons ranging from 6 pdrs (obsolete submarine guns) to 1913 vintage 13 pdrs |
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| Dec 40 |  |
5 Corps | Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK |
| Aug 41 | Depot Regiment | Larkhill, Wiltshire, UK | |
| Nov 41 | Home Forces | Sturminster Newton, Dorset, UK | |
| Mar 42 | Home Forces | Isle of Wight, UK | |
| Apr 42 | Home Forces | Wimborne, Dorset, UK | |
| Sep 42 |  |
10 Armoured Division | Kabrit, Egypt |
| Oct 42 | |
10 Armoured Division | Alamein, Egypt |
| Nov 42 | |
10 Armoured Division | Galal, Egypt |
| Nov 42 | |
10 Armoured Division | Mersa Matruh, Egypt |
| Dec 42 |  |
Middle East Forces | Cairo, Egypt |
| Feb 43 | |
Middle East Forces | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Jul 43 |  |
8 Army | Sicily |
| Sep 43 | |
8 Army | Reggio, Rosarno & Taranto, Italy |
| Oct 43 | |
8 Army | Manfredonia & Foggia, Italy |
| Nov 43 | |
8 Army | Termoli & River Sangro, Italy |
| Dec 43 | |
8 Army | San Vito, Italy |
| Jan 44 | |
8 Army | Naples & Mondragone, Italy |
| Feb 44 | |
8 Army | Cassino, Italy |
| Apr 44 | |
8 Army | Nola, Italy |
| May 44 | |
8 Army | Mignano & Roccasecca, Italy |
| Jun 44 | |
8 Army | Tivoli & Lake Trasimene, Italy |
| Jul 44 | |
8 Army | San Marino & Poggibonsi, Italy |
| Aug 44 | |
8 Army | Strada, Italy |
| Sep 44 | |
8 Army | San Martino, Italy |
| Oct 44 | |
8 Army | Castel del Rio, Italy |
| Dec 44 | |
8 Army | Monte Grande, Italy |
| Jan 45 | |
8 Army | Tamborella, Italy |
| Feb 45 | |
8 Army | Vicchio, Italy |
| Mar 45 |  |
2 Army | Menin, Belgium |
| Apr 45 | |
2 Army | Dunkirk, France |
| Apr 45 | |
2 Army | Duiven, Huissen & Dodewaard, Holland |
In April 1945 the Regiment moved to the Lubeck area of Germany as occupation forces. Demobilisation was started in October 1945 and the Regiment finally placed in suspended animation in June 1946.
Batteries
| 1921 | 389, 390 |
| Mar 22 | 389, 390, 391, 392 |
| Aug 39 | 391, 392 (Surrey Yeomanry) – 389 & 390 Batteries to 144 Field Regiment |
| 1 Jan 41 | 391, 392, 471 |
Equipment
| 1940 | 18/25 pdr, Morris CDSW FAT |
| Jan 41 | 4 x French 75mm guns (471 Battery), 2 x 25 pdrs each (391 & 392 Batteries) |
| Apr 41 | 24 x 25 pdrs |
| Sep 42 | Stuart Observation Post Tanks |
| Apr 43 | M7 105mm Self Propelled Priest, Stuart OP, C15TA 15cwt Armoured |
| Mar 45 | 25 pdr Self Propelled Sexton |
Commanding Officers
The dates shown below are the month for when the applicable officer took charge of the regiment. Note that the ranks shown are the rank of the officer when they took charge, and do not include wartime/temporary ranks.
| 1936 | Lieutenant Colonel GA Ledingham MC TD |
| Feb 41 | Lieutenant Colonel Hon CG Cubitt DSO |
| Sep 43 | Lieutenant Colonel JC Edlmann |
| Jan 44 | Lieutenant Colonel Lyall-Grant |
| Sep 44 | Lieutenant Colonel JTG Palmer MBE |
Casualties
The numbers below are the total casualties suffered in the regiment during the course of the war. Note that these figures account for deaths as a result of ill health, accidents and enemy action.
| ORs | 123 |
| NCOs | 54 |
| Officers | 17 |
Commendations
The numbers below are the total commendations received by all members of the regiment during the war.
| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | 3 |
| Military Cross and Bar (MC+Bar) | 1 |
| Military Cross (MC) | 10 |
| Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) | 2 |
| Member of the British Empire (MBE) | 3 |
| Military Medal (MM) | 13 |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | 37 |
| Commander in Chief’s Certificate for Gallantry in Action | 8 |
| Commander in Chief’s Certificate for outstanding Service and Devotion to Duty | 3 |
| Corps Commander’s Citation for Gallantry | 1 |
Page last updated on 2/11/25.