82 Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA) was raised in November 1938 at Barking, London. It was re-designated as 82 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1939. It became 82 (Essex) Anti-Aircraft Regiment in July 1939 and in June 1940 it became 82 (Essex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA). The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in January 1947. Personnel formed a new War Formed Regiment and it was re-designated 63 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA in April 1947. The TA unit, 82 (Essex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 482 (Essex) (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.
| Jan 39 |  |
6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 37 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South East England |
| May 40 | 6 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Norway | |
| Jun 40 | Home Forces | UK | |
| Jul 40 |  |
Gibraltar Command | Gibraltar |
| Sep 41 | |
15 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Gibraltar |
| May 43 |  |
2 Anti-Aircraft Group, 35 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South East England |
| Mar 44 | |
6 Anti-Aircraft Group, 44 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK |
| May 44 | |
3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 60 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West coast, England |
| Aug 44 | |
3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 26 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | London, UK |
| Dec 44 | |
9 Anti-Aircraft Group, 37 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | East Anglia, UK |
| Sep 45 | |
1 Anti-Aircraft Group, 37 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | East Anglia, UK |
Batteries
| Jan 39 | 156 (Barking), 193, 256 (Barking) |
| Nov 42 | 156, 193, 228, 256 |
| May 43 | 156, 193, 256 |
| Oct 43 | 156, 193, 228, 256 |
| Sep 45 | 156, 193, 256 |