61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

11th Battalion London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) (TA) was converted in December 1935 as 61 (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA). It was re-designated as 61 (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA) in October 1938 and became 61 (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Regiment in January 1939. It was re-designated 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in June 1940. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in September 1945. 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 461 (Middlesex) 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.

Sep 39 6 AA Div 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 37 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Thames North, UK
Dec 41 10 Army 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 10 Army, 8 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Persia (Iran) & Iraq
Mar 42 Middle East Land Forces 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Middle East Forces Suez Canal, Egypt
Oct 42 8 Army 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Army, 17 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Egypt
Jan 43 8 Army 61 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Army, 17 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Tobruk, Libya
Feb 43   Diluted by African Pioneer Corps men  
Mar 43 8 Army 8 Army Tripoli, Libya
Sep 43 8 Army 8 Army, 73 Anti-Aircraft Brigade – RHQ, 170 & half 171 Batteries Milazzo, Sicily
Jan 44 8 Army 8 Army,  73 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Augusta, Sicily
Sep 44 Allied Forces HQ 25 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Allied Forces HQ, 25 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Apulia, Italy
Dec 44 Allied Forces HQ 25 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Allied Forces HQ, 22 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Apulia, Italy
Apr 45 Allied Forces HQ 25 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Allied Forces HQ, 66 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Genoa, Italy

 

Batteries

Sep 39 170, 171, 195

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45