69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was formed in December 1940 at St Agnes Camp, with three batteries. The Regiment served with the UK Home Forces until May 1942 when it moved to India. It served in Burma (Myanmar) between July 1944 and April 1945. 69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was disbanded September  1945 at Wimbish Camp, Saffron Walden.

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Dec 40   Formed St Agnes, Cornwall, UK
Dec 40   Home Forces UK
May 42   Delhi Area India
Jun 42 4 Corps 69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 4 Corps Assam, India
Aug 42 India Eastern Command 69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Eastern Command, 9 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Assam, India
Apr 44 India Eastern Command 69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) Eastern Command, 3 Indian Anti-Aircraft Brigade Assam, India
Jul 44 33 Indian Corps 33 Indian Corps Burma (Myanmar)
Sep 44 14 Army 14 Army, 14 (West African) Anti-Aircraft Brigade Burma (Myanmar)
Apr 45 101 LoC 101 Lines of Communication India
May 45 India Eastern Command Eastern Command, 59 Army Group RA India
Jul 45   RA Training Unit 40 India
Sep 45   Disbanded Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

 

Batteries

Dec 40 199, 206, 207
Sep 41 206, 207, 267

 

Equipment

May 42 Bofors 40 mm
Jul 44 206 Battery Bofors 40 mm Self Propelled

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45