Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments

Initially known as Anti-Aircraft Regiments, they added Heavy to their title when the Light Anti-Aircraft units were formed early in the war. Originally armed with the 3 inch 20 cwt Gun, they soon rearmed with the 3.7 inch Gun (mobile & static) and the static mounted 4.5 inch and 5.25 inch Guns.

“Diluted” regiments

From early 1943 some Heavy Anti-Aircraft units had African Pioneer Corps personnel to replace British Other Ranks. See the link for more details.

 

 

 

 

1-69

1 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 54 (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 55 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
3 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 56 (Cornwall) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
4 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 57 (Wessex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
5 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 58 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 59 (The Essex Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
7 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 60 (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
8 (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA(SR)
61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
9 (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA(SR)
62 (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
10 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 63 (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
11 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Malta Artillery
64 (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
12 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 65 (The Manchester Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
13 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
51 (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
67 (York & Lancaster) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
52 (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
68 (North Midland) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
53 (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)

 

 

 

70-100

70 (3rd West Lancashire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 85 (Tees) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
71 (Forth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 86 (Honourable Artillery Company) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (TA)
72 (Hampshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
73 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 88 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
74 (City of Glasgow) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
89 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
75 (Home Counties)(Cinque Ports) Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
90 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
76 (Gloucestershire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
91 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
77 (Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 93 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
78 (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
94 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
79 (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
80 (Berkshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
96 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
81 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 97 (London Scottish) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment RA (TA)
82 (Essex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 98 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
83 (Blythswood) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 99 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
84 (Middlesex, London Transport) Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
100 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

 

 

 

101-149

101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 126 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
102 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 127 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 128 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
104 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 129 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
105 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 130 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
106 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 131 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
107 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 132 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
108 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 133 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
109 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 134 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
110 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 135 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
111 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 136 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
112 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 137 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
113 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 138 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
114 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 139 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
115 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 140 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
116 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 141 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
117 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 142 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
118 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 143 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 144 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
120 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 145 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
121 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 146 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
122 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 147 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
123 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 148 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
124 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 149 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
125 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)  

 

 

 

150-198

150 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 174 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
151 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 175 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
152 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 176 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
153 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 177 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
154 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 178 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
155 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 179 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
156 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 180 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
157 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 181 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
158 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 182 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
159 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 183 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
160 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 184 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
161 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 185 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
162 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 186 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
163 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 187 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
164 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 188 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
165 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 189 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
166 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 190 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
167 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 191 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
168 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 192 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
169 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 193 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
170 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 194 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
171 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 196 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
172 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 197 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
173 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 198 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

B Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA F Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
C Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA X Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
D Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1 Anti-Aircraft Fort Regiment RA
E Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA HQ 1 Anti-Aircraft Command Demonstration & User Trials
(Mixed) Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45