25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed at Liverpool, in June 1939. The Regiment moved to North Africa in March 1941. It returned to the UK a year later to prepare for D Day, moving to France in December 1944. It was placed in suspended animation in February 1946. 25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) re-constituted as 525 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.

Jun 39 Western Command 25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Western Command Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Aug 39 4 AA Div 25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 4 Anti-Aircraft Division, 53 Anti-Aircraft Brigade North West England
Mar 41 British Troops Egypt 25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) British Troops Egypt, 2 Anti-Aircrfat Brigade Suez Canal North, Egypt
Oct 41 8 Army 25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 8 Army, 12 Anti-Aircraft Brigade N Africa
Dec 42 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 25 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 50 Infantry Division Egypt
Mar 43 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Mareth Line, Tunisia
May 43 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Tunis, Tunisia
July 43 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Sicily
Nov 43 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division UK
June 44 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Normandy, France
Sep 44 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Arras, France
Sep 44 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Nijmegen, Holland
Dec 44 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division 53 Infantry Division Ardennes, Belgium
Feb 45 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division 53 Infantry Division Reichswald, Germany
May 45 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division 53 Infantry Division Hamburg, Germany

 

Batteries

Sep 39 81, 82, 225 (27th West Lancashire)
Mar 41 81, 82, 274 (Northumberland Hussars)
Sep 42 81 (reduced to cadre), 82, 274
Sep 43 81 (cadre), 82, 138, 274
Mar 44 82, 138, 274

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45