147 (Glasgow) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted from 57 Searchlight Regiment in March 1943 at Downpatrick. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in January 1947 at Stockton on Tees. Personnel formed a new, war formed unit with the same number and was renumbered in the April as 116 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA. The TA unit, 147 (Glasgow) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA), was re-constituted as 592 (Glasgow) Light 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.
Mar 43 | Formed from 57 Searchlight Regiment | Downpatrick, Co. Down, UK | |
Mar 43 | Conversion training | Ballykinlar, Co. Down, UK | |
May 43 | War Office Control, 11 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Leigh on Sea, Essex, UK | |
Aug 43 | 1 Anti-Aircraft Group, 49 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | London, UK | |
Oct 43 | 47 Infantry Division | Piddlehinton, Dorset, UK | |
Oct 43 | 47 Infantry Division | Chichester, Sussex, UK | |
Aug 44 | Anti-Aircraft Command | Sussex coast, UK | |
Jan 45 | 5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 30 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Sunderland, County Durham, UK |
Batteries
Apr 43 | 492, 493, 495, 496 |
Jun 44 | 492, 493, 495 |
Equipment
Oct 43 | Bofors 40 mm Self Propelled |