1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA

1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA was formed in February 1943 at Carter Barracks, Bulford by expanding 1 Air Landing Light Battery. It served throughout with 1 Airborne Division. 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA disbanded in November 1945.

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.

Feb 43   Expanded from 1 Air Landing Light Battery Bulford, Wiltshire, UK
Feb 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division UK
May 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division Fleurus, Algeria
Jun 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division Froha airfield, Algeria
Jul 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division Msaken, Tunisia
Jul 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division Sicily
Sep 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division Taranto, Italy
Oct 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division
(Supporting 1 Canadian Division)
Campobosso, Italy
Oct 43 AB Div 1 Air Landing Light Regiment RA 1 Airborne Division
(Supporting 5 Division)
Rionero, Italy
Oct 43 AB Div 1 Airborne Division
(Supporting 1 Canadian Division)
Capracotta, Italy
Dec 43 AB Div 1 Airborne Division
(Supporting 2 New Zealand Division)
Orosogna, Italy
Dec 43 AB Div 1 Airborne Division
(Supporting 2 Para Brigade & 78 Division)
Casoli, Italy – also at Gessopelena
& Roccascalegna
Feb 44 AB Div 1 Airborne Division Boston, Lincolnshire, UK
Sep 44 AB Div 1 Airborne Division Arnhem, Holland
Sep 44 AB Div 1 Airborne Division UK
May 45 AB Div 1 Airborne Division Stavanger, Norway
Aug 45 AB Div 1 Airborne Division UK

 

Batteries

Feb 43 1, 2, 3

 

Equipment

Nov 43 75mm Pack Howitzers

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45