6 Medium Regiment RA

6 Medium Brigade was re-designated 6 Medium Regiment RA in May 1938. The Regiment was disbanded in January 1940 and re-formed in September with four batteries. It served in India and Burma under several different Indian formations. In April 1947, 6 Medium Regiment RA was re-designated 18 Medium Regiment RA with 18 and 52 Batteries.

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.

Sep 39   Dehli Area India
Jan 40   Disbanded  
Sep 40   Reformed Cambellpore, India
Mar 42 23 Indian Infantry Division 6 Medium Regiment RA 23 Indian Division Ranchi, India
May 42   36 Indian Infantry Brigade India
Sep 42 15 Indian Corps 6 Medium Regiment RA 15 Indian Corps India
Sep 43 26 Indian Division 26 Indian Division Chittagong, Bangladesh
May 44 26 Indian Division 26 Indian Division India
Oct 44 15 Indian Corps 15 Indian Corps Arakan, Burma (Myanmar)
Jun 45   59 Army Group RA Secunderabad, India

 

Batteries

Sep 39 18, 19, 23/24
Sep 40 18 (Quebec), 19 (Niagra), 23/24, 245
May 41 18, 23/24, 245
19 Battery to Iraq
Feb 44 18, 19, 23/24
245 Battery renamed 19 Battery
Jan 45 18, 19, 23

 

Equipment

1944 5.5 inch guns & 7.2 inch Howitzers

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45