66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

7th Battalion of 7/8th Battalion The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s)(Leeds Rifles) (TA) was converted in December 1936 as 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA). It was re-designated as 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1939. It became 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in June 1940. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until June 1942 when it moved to India. 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in March 1945 and was reconstituted as 466 (Leeds Rifles) (M) 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 7 AA Div 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 7 Anti-Aircraft Division, 31 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Sep 40 OSDEF 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Orkney & Shetland Defence Force (OSDEF) Scapa Flow Orkney, UK
Jun 41 10 AA Division 66 (Leeds Rifles)(West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 10 Anti-Aircraft Division, 62 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Yorkshire, UK
Jan 42 11 AA Div 11 Anti-Aircraft Division, 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Birmingham, UK
Jun 42 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 1 Indian Anti-Aircraft Brigade India
Sep 42 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 2 Indian Anti-Aircraft Brigade India
Dec 42   9 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Burma (Myanmar)
Apr 44 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 3 Indian Anti-Aircraft Brigade Assam, India
Apr 45   Suspended animation  

 

Batteries

Sep 39 184, 185, 197
Sep 40 184, 185, 296
Jul 41 184, 185, 296, 421
May 42 184, 185, 296

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45