112 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

112 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted in January 1942 from 47 Searchlight Regiment. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in January 1947 with personnel forming a new war formed unit with the same number. It was re-designated 61 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA in April 1947. The TA unit, 112 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA), was reconstituted as 582 (The Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight 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 42   Formed from 47 (Durham Light Infantry)
Searchlight Regiment
 
Jan 42 9 AA Div 112 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 9 Anti-Aircraft Division, 5 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Severn Valley, UK
May 42 9 AA Div 112 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 9 Anti-Aircraft Division, 61 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Swansea, UK
Jun 42   Unbrigaded UK
Aug 42 9 AA Div 112 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 9 Anti-Aircraft Division, 45 Anti-Aircraft Brigade South Wales
Oct 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 45 Anti-Aircraft Brigade South Wales
May 43 War Office GHQ Reserve UK
Jul 43 12 corps 12 Corps UK
25 Jun 44 12 corps 12 Corps Normandy, France
Aug 44 12 corps 12 Corps Louviers, France
Oct 44 12 corps 12 Corps, 100 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Grave, Holland
Mar 45 12 corps 12 Corps, 100 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Rhine, Germany

 

Batteries

Jan 42 364, 365, 366, 367
Jul 42 364, 365, 366

 

Equipment

Mar 45 364 Battery Land Mattress rocket projector

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45