7 Medium Regiment RA

7 Medium Brigade was re-designated 7 Medium Regiment RA in May 1938. It was re-organised with two batteries in May 1939. In April 1947 the Regiment was re-designated 32 Medium Regiment RA.

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 British Troops Egypt 7 Medium Regiment RA British Troops Egypt Alexandria, Egypt
Mar 40 4 Ind Div 7 Medium Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Cairo, Egypt
Aug 40 4 Ind Div 7 Medium Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Sidi Haneish, Egypt
Dec 40 4 Ind Div 7 Medium Regiment RA 4 Indian Division Sidi Barrani, Egypt
Jan 41   Less B Troop, 25/26 Battery Bardia, Libya
Jan 41 6 Australian Division 7 Medium Regiment RA 6 Australian Division Tobruk, Libya
Feb 41 8 Army 8 Army Benghazi, Libya
Feb 41 8 Army 8 Army Cairo, Egypt
Apr 41 8 Army 8 Army Piraeus, Greece
May 41   14 Infantry Brigade Heraklion, Crete
Jul 41 7 Australian Division 7 Australian Division Beirut, Lebanon
Sep 41 8 Army 8 Army N Africa
Oct 42 8 Army 8 Army Alamein, Egypt
Jul 43 8 Army 8 Army Sicily
Sep 43 8 Army 8 Army Italy
Apr 44 8 Army 8 Army UK
Jun 44   5 Army Group RA NW Europe

 

Batteries

 

Sep 39 25/26, 27/28
Jun 42 27/28, 234 – 25/26 Battery captured at Gazala
Jul 42 27/28, 107
Mar 44 25/26 (reformed from 126 Battery), 27/28

 

Equipment

 

Mar 40 25/26 Battery 60 pdr Guns (wood wheels) & Scammel Tractors, 27/28 Battery 6 inch Howitzers (wood wheels) & AEC 6 wheel Tractors
Dec 40 8 x 6 inch Howitzers – pneumatic wheels & Propert sights (replaced wood wheel 6 inch Howitzers)
Mar 41 25/26 Battery 8 x 4.5 inch Guns
Nov 41 16 x 4.5 inch Guns
Sep 42 1 x Stuart OP Tank

 

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45