95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

95 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed at Washwood Heath, Birmingham in April 1939. It was re-designated as 95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in June 1940. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until November 1941, based in Coventry in the West Midlands. In March 1942 it moved to India where it spent the remainder of the war. It was placed in suspended animation in March 1944. 95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was reconstituted as 495 (Birmingham) (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 95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 4 Anti-Aircraft Division, 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Jun 40 OSDEF OSDEF Hoy, Orkney, UK
Sep 40 11 AA Div 95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 11 Anti-Aircraft Division, 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Mar 41 11 AA Div 11 Anti-Aircraft Division, 67 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Nov 41 War Office War Office Reserve UK
Mar 42 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 1 Indian Anti-Aircraft Brigade Calcutta, India
Apr 44   Suspended animation  

 

Batteries

Sep 39 204 (Warwickshire), 293
Jun 40 204, 293, 340
Mar 41 204, 293, 340, 405
Sep 41 204, 293, 340

Gun Sites Occupied

204 Battery

Dates Gun Sites Comments Gun Defended Area
Dec 39 – Sep 40 H4 & H7 On Hoy Scapa

293 Battery

Dates Gun Sites Comments Gun Defended Area
Dec 39 – Sep 40 H1 & H3 On Hoy Scapa

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45