106 Royal Horse Artillery (Lancashire Yeomanry) (TA)

106 Royal Horse Artillery (Lancashire Yeomanry) (TA) was converted from 106 (Lancashire Yeomanry) Field Brigade RA (TA) in November 1938 with two batteries. The unit formed at Shaw Street Liverpool.  On its arrival in North Africa in August 1940, the Regiment was employed as a Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank unit. 106 Royal Horse Artillery (Lancashire Yeomanry) (TA) was converted to 106 (Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in March 1941. It was disbanded (later in suspended animation) in July 1941 and reconstituted as 306 (Lancashire Hussars) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in January 1947.

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3 Sep 39 Western Command 106 Royal Horse Artillery (Lancashire Yeomanry) (TA) Western Command Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Nov 39   1 Cavalry Division UK
Jan 40   1 Cavalry Division Palestine
Aug 40 British Troops Egypt British Troops Egypt N Africa
Feb 41 British Troops Egypt British Troops Egypt Benghazi, Libya
Mar 41   Became 106 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA  

Batteries

3 Sep 39 423, 424
Aug 40 1 (A/Tk), 2 (A/Tk), 3 (AA), 4 (AA)

Equipment

Sep 39 423 Battery 18 pdr Guns, 424 Battery 4.5 inch Howitzers
Oct 40 2 batteries 37mm Bofors, 2 batteries 20 mm Breda 35 AA/ATk Guns

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45