71 (Forth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

71 (Forth) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA) was formed in November 1938 at Dunfermline. It was re-designated as 71 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1939 and had the “Forth” title restored in the July. In June 1940 it was re-designated as 71 (Forth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA). The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until May 1942. In December 1942 it moved to Algeria and then Tunisia and on to Italy. 71 (Forth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation somewhere between October 1945 and February 1946. It was reconstituted as 471 (Forth) (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	3 Anti-Aircraft Division, 36 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Edinburgh, UK
Oct 41	11 Anti-Aircraft Division, 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Birmingham, UK
Jan 42	6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 29 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Kent, UK
May 42	War Office Reserve	UK
Dec 42	1 Army, 52 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Algeria
May 43	1 Army, 22 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Tunisia
Sep 43	8 Army	Italy
Jan 44	Allied Forces HQ, 66 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Salerno, Italy
Jul 44	US 5 Army, 62 Anti-Aircraft Brigade	Anzio, Italy
Feb 45	Home Forces	UK