9 (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (SR) was formed as 9 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (SR) at Londonderry in January 1939. It was re-designated as 9 (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (SR) in May 1940. The Regiment was re-designated 60 (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA in April 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 (Ulster) Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Londonderry, UK | |
| Nov 39 | Home Forces | Deepcut, Hampshire, UK | |
| Nov 39 |  |
British Troops Egypt, 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Feb 42 |  |
Middle East Forces, 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Canal Zone, Egypt |
| Aug 42 |  |
9 Army | Palestine |
| Dec 42 |  |
8 Army, 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Martuba, Libya |
| Jan 43 | |
8 Army, 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Tripoli, Libya |
| May 43 | Diluted with men from the African Pioneer Corps | ||
| Jul 43 | |
Middle East Forces, 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade, | Tripoli area, Libya |
| Sep 43 |  |
10 Corps, 12 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Salerno, Italy |
| Oct 43 |  |
5 US Army, 22 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Naples, Italy |
| Jan 44 |  |
Allied Forces HQ, 66 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Pompeii, Italy |
| Mar 44 | |
5 US Army | Naples/Salerno, Italy |
| Jun 44 | |
Allied Forces HQ, 66 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Anzio, Italy |
| Jul 44 | |
Allied Forces HQ, 66 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | San Stefano, Italy |
| Jul 44 | |
5 US Army | Resignano, Italy |
| Jul 44 | |
5 US Army | Leghorn, Italy |
| Aug 44 | Basutos transferred out | ||
| Sep 44 | Home Forces | Skegness, Lincolnshire, UK | |
| Nov 44 |  |
5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 32 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Derby, Derbyshire, UK |
| Jan 45 | |
Anti-Aircraft Command | Louth, Lincolnshire, UK |
| Jun 45 | |
5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 65 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Ludham, Norfolk, UK |
Batteries
| Sep 39 | 24, 25, 26, 6 LAA |
| Nov 39 | 24, 25, 26, 5 LAA (under command) |
| Feb 40 | 24, 25, 26, 5 LAA, 20 (under command) |
| Oct 41 | 24, 25, 26 |
Notes
During their time in North Africa, Batteries and Sections often served away from the main Regiment as far afield as the Western Desert and Port Sudan.
Equipment
| Sep 39 | 3 inch guns |
| Dec 39 | 3.7 inch guns |
Commanding Officers
The dates shown below are the month for when the applicable officer took charge of the regiment. Note that the ranks shown are the rank of the officer when they took charge, and do not include wartime/temporary ranks.
| Jan 39 | Lieutenant Colonel GL Stanley Smith OBE |
| Apr 41 | Lieutenant Colonel LC Aitken |
| May 44 | Major EE Grant (Hospitalised) |
| Jun 44 | Major Sir Basil McFarland Bart. (Temporary) |
| Jul 44 | Lieutenant Colonel RC Mayhew |
| Oct 45 | Lieutenant Colonel JO Horne |
| Oct 45 | Lieutenant Colonel RJ Longfield |
Casualties
The numbers below are the total casualties suffered in the regiment during the course of the war. Note that these figures account for deaths as a result of ill health, accidents and enemy action. It includes attached members of the African Pioneer Corps.
| All ranks | 65 |
Page last updated on 9/11/25.