129 (1st Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

129 (1st Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted in March 1942 from 35 Searchlight Regiment. The Regiment Served entirely in the UK in various Anti-Aircraft Brigades. 129 (1st Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in January 1947, personnel forming a new, war formed Regiment with the same number. In the April it was re-designated 115 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA. The TA unit was re-constituted as 570 (1st Surrey Rifles) 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.

Mar 42   Formed from 35 Searchlight Regiment  
Jun 42 6 AA Div 129 (1st Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 28 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Kent, UK
Sep 42 6 AA Div 129 (1st Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 71 Anti-Aircraft Brigade UK
Dec 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 129 (1st Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 2 Anti-Aircraft Group, 6 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia, UK
May 43   102 Anti-Aircraft Brigade, GHQ Reserve UK
Mar 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 2 Anti-Aircraft Group, 40 Anti-Aircraft Brigade UK
Jun 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 2 Anti-Aircraft Group, 102 Anti-Aircraft Brigade UK
Sep 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 9 Anti-Aircraft Group, 102 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia, UK

 

Batteries

Mar 42 425, 426, 427
May 42 425, 426, 427, 455
Mar 45 425, 426, 427

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45