101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

101 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed at Inverness in August 1939. It was re-designated as 101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in June 1940. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in December 1945. 101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 501 Heavy 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.

Aug 39 3 AA Division 101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 3 Anti-Aircraft Division, 36 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Inverness, UK
May 40 OSDEF OSDEF (226 Bty Orkney) Shetland, UK
Jun 41 3 AA Division 101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 3 Anti-Aircraft Division, 51 Anti-Aircraft Brigade North East Scotland
Jun 42 6 AA Div 101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 56 Anti-Aircraft Brigade South East England
Aug 42 5 AA Div 101 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 5 Anti-Aircraft Division, 35 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Southern England
Sep 42 1 AA Div 1 Anti-Aircraft Division, 26 Anti-Aircraft Brigade London, UK
Jan 43 War Office War Office Reserve UK
Jul 43 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 3 Indian Anti-Aircraft Brigade Avadi, India
Oct 43   1 Royal Marine Anti-Aircraft Brigade Bombay, India
Jan 44 14 Army 14 Army India
Apr 44 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 9 Anti-Aircraft Brigade India
Sep 44 33 Indian Corps 33 Indian Corps Imphal, India
Jun 45 12 Army 12 Army, 24 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Burma (Myanmar)
Sep 45   Disbanded Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar)

 

Batteries

Aug 39 226, 297
Jan 40 226, 297, 317
Jun 41 226, 297, 379
Aug41 226, 297, 379, 427
Jul 42 226, 297, 379
Jul 45 226, 297

Gun Sites Occupied

226 Battery

Dates Gun Site Gun Defended Area
Aug 39-Sep 40 H5
H6
Scapa

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45