69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

6th Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment (TA) was converted to 68 (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA) in December 1936. It was re-designated as 69 (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1939 and became Heavy Anti-Aircraft in June 1940. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in January 1945. 69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 469 (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) (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 4 AA Div 69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 4 Anti-Aircraft Division, 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Coventry, UK
Nov 40 War Office 69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) War Office Reserve Southend, Essex, UK
May 41 Middle East Land Forces 69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) British Troops Egypt Alexandria, Egypt
Aug 41   4 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Tobruk, Libya
May 42 8 Army 69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Army Sollum, Egypt
Aug 42 8 Army 8 Army Alexandria, Egypt
Nov 42 8 Army 8 Army Alamein
Nov 42 8 Army 8 Army Mersa Matruh, Egypt
Dec 42 8 Army 8 Army Benghazi, Libya
Feb 43 8 Army 8 Army, 79 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Tripoli, Libya
Apr 43   Regiment diluted with 250 troops from
the African Pioneer Corps
 
Aug 43 8 Army 8 Army Nile Delta, Egypt
Sep 43 Allied Forces HQ 25 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Allied Forces HQ, 8 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Taranto, Italy
Jan 45   Suspended animation  

 

Batteries

Sep 39 190, 191, 192, 199
Oct 40 190, 192, 199
Nov 40 192, 199
Jun 42 192, 199, 200

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45