118 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

118 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted in February 1942 from 11th Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment. The Regiment moved to India in April 1943 serving there until early 1945. 118 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was disbanded in February 1945 in India.

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.

Feb 42   Formed from 11th Battalion
The Gloucestershire Regiment
 
Feb 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 118 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Anti-Aircraft Command UK
May 42 49 (West Riding) Infantry Division 118 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 49 Infantry Division UK
Aug 42 War Office War Office Control UK
Apr 43   160 Lines of Communication Bangalore, India
Jun 43   9 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Assam, India
Dec 43   251 Lines of Communication India
Mar 44 14 Army 14 Army, 14 W African AA Brigade Assam, India
Sep 44   Broken up  
Feb 45   Disbanded  

 

Batteries

Feb 42 387, 388, 389

 

Equipment

Apr 43 Bofors 40 mm

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45