119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed at Ty Croes, Anglesey in December 1940. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command for the entire war including a 2 year spell in Orkney. 119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was disbanded in May 1945 at Churchmead House, Datchet, Buckinghamshire.

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.

Dec 40   Formed Ty Croes, Anglesey, UK
Dec 40 1 AA Div 119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 1 Anti-Aircraft Division, 26 Anti-Aircraft Brigade London, UK
April 41 8 AA Div 119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 46 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Falmouth, Cornwall,  UK
Jun 41 8 AA Div 119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 46 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Bristol, UK
Dec 41 8 AA Div 119 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 64 Anti-Aircraft Brigade South West England
Jun 42 11 AA Div 11 Anti-Aircraft Division, 67 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Birmingham, UK
Jun 42 9 AA Div 9 Anti-Aircraft Division, 67 Anti-Aircraft Brigade South Wales
Sep 42 OSDEF Orkney & Shetland Defences (OSDEF) Orkney, UK
Oct 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 9 Anti-Aircraft Group, 40 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Thames Estuary, UK
Nov 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 1 Anti-Aircraft Group, 5 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia, UK
Dec 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 2 Anti-Aircraft Group, 102 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia, UK

 

Batteries

Dec 40 372, 377, 378
Mar 41 372, 377, 378, 396
Oct 41 372, 377, 378
Nov 41 372, 377, 378, 464
May 42 372, 377, 378
Jul 42 372, 377, 378, 406
Feb 44 372, 377, 378

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45