57 (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed as a duplicate of 5th Battalion KOYLI (53 LAA Regiment) (TA), in June 1939. The Regiment was placed in suspended animation in January 1946 at Shirecliffe Camp, Sheffield. 57 (KOYLI) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was re-constituted as 557 (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) (Mixed) Heavy 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.
Jun 39 | Home Forces | Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK | |
Jun 40 | Landed on the 10th returned to UK on the 19th | St Malo/Cherbourg, France | |
Jun 40 | Home Forces | Blackdown, Sussex, UK | |
May 41 | ![]() |
Palestine & Trans Jordan | Palestine |
Jul 41 | 1 Australian Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Tripoli, Lebanon | |
Oct 41 | ![]() |
4 Indian Infantry Division | The Delta, Egypt |
Sep 42 | ![]() |
8 Army | N Africa |
Jan 43 | ![]() |
8 Army, 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Palestine |
Mar 43 | ![]() |
4 Indian Division | Palestine |
May 43 | ![]() |
4 Indian Division | N Africa |
Aug 43 | 78 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | N Africa | |
Oct 43 | ![]() |
4 Indian Division | Syria |
Nov 43 | ![]() |
4 Indian Division | N Africa |
Dec 43 | ![]() |
4 Indian Division | Italy |
Dec 44 | ![]() |
4 Indian Division | Greece |
Batteries
Jun 39 | 169, 170, 171 |