103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

103 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed at Oswestry in May 1940. It was re-designated as 103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in June 1940. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until December 1942 when it began preparations for a mobile role on D Day. It fought from Normandy through to Belgium. 103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was disbanded in November 1945.

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.

May 40		Formed	Oswestry, Shropshire, UK
May 40		4 Anti-Aircraft Division, 33 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Apr 42		8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 55 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	St Ives, Cornwall, UK
Nov 42		Anti-Aircraft Command	Hertford, Hertfordshire, UK
Dec 42		76 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Blandford, Dorset, UK
Apr 43		80 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Blandford, Dorset, UK
Dec 43		80 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Renfrewshire, UK
Apr 44		2 Army, 80 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Mannings Heath, Sussex, UK
Jun 44		2 Army, N Anti-Aircraft Assault Group	Sword Beach, Normandy, France
Sep 44		21 Army Group, 80 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Dieppe, France
Oct 44		21 Army Group, 103 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Boulogne, France
Nov 44		21 Army Group, 101 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Brussels, Belgium
Dec 44		21 Army Group, 105 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Knokke, Belgium
Apr 45		Converted to driver training unit	Hoogerheide, Holland

 

Batteries

May 40	322, 323, 324
July 41	322, 323, 324, 420
Apr 42	322, 323, 324

Gun Sites Occupied

322 Battery

Dates	Gun Sites	Comments	Gun Defended Area
Feb 41	N Kirby	1 & 2 Troops 4 x 3.7 inch mobile guns	Mersey
Feb 41	I Formby	Detachment	Mersey
Feb 41	D Five Ways	3 & 4 Troops 4 x 3.7 inch mobile guns	Mersey

323 Battery

Dates	Gun Sites	Comments	Gun Defended Area
Feb 41	E Tramway Road	3 & 4 Troops 4 x 3.7 inch guns	Mersey
Feb 41	F Deysbrook	1 & 2 Troops 4 x 3.7 inch guns	Mersey

324 Battery

Dates	Gun Sites	Comments	Gun Defended Area
Feb 41	M Seaforth	1 & 2 Troops 4 x 3.7 inch guns	Mersey
Feb 41	A Litherland	3 & 4 Troops 4 x 4.5 inch guns	Mersey

• 103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery