87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

87 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was raised at Hebburn in April 1939. It was re-designated as 87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in June 1940. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in November 1944. 87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 487 (Durham) 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.

Apr 39 7 AA Div 87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 7 Anti-Aircraft Division, 30 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, UK
May 41 10 AA Division 87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 10 Anti-Aircraft Division, 31 Anti-Aircraft Brigade West Yorkshire, UK
Jun 41 War Office 87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) War Office Reserve UK
Nov 41 PAIForce 87 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Persia & Iraq Force (Paiforce) Iraq
Mar 42 Middle East Land Forces Middle East Forces Egypt
Jun 42 9 Army 9 Army, 20 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Palestine
Oct 42 Middle East Land Forces Middle East Forces, 17 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Egypt
Jan 43   17 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Tobruk, Libya
Feb 43   Diluted by African Pioneer Corps men. Withdrawn Sep 44  
Sep 43 10 Corps 42 10 Corps, 12 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Salerno, Italy
Oct 43 US 5 Army US 5 Army, 12 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Naples, Italy
Jan 44 US 5 Army US 5 Army, 62 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Bari, Italy
Mar 44 Allied Forces HQ Allied Forces HQ, 8 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Brindisi, Italy
Nov 44   Suspended animation  

 

Batteries

Apr 39 278, 279, 280

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45