11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (TA)

Formed in July 1938 as 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (TA) with two batteries, re-organised from 11 (HAC & City of London Yeomanry) Brigade RHA(TA). A third battery was formed in November 1940. 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (TA) went in to suspended animation in December 1945 and was reconstituted as 1 Regiment HAC RHA (TA) in January 1947.

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3 Sep 39 London District London District Finsbury, London, UK
Sep 39 London District London District Elstree, Hertfordshire, UK
Guarding vulnerable points in London
May 40   Home Forces Swanage, Dorset, UK
Jul 40 1 Armoured Division 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)(TA) 1 Support Group Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK
A Battery attached 1 Royal Horse Artillery until Aug 40
Aug 40 1 Armoured Division 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)(TA) 1 Support Group Loxwood, Sussex, UK
Oct 40 1 Armoured Division 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)(TA) 1 Support Group Shere, Surrey, UK
Jun 41 1 Armoured Division 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)(TA) 1 Support Group Hungerford, Berkshire, UK
Dec 41 1 Armoured Division 11 Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)(TA) 1 Support Group Tobruk, Libya
Jan 42   Jock columns El Agheila area, Libya
Mar 42 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Group Gazala, Libya
Jun 42 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Group Knightsbridge Box, Libya
Jun 42 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Group Acroma Ridge, Libya
Aug 42 8 Armd Div 8 Armoured Division Sollum, Egypt
Aug 42 1 Armoured Division 1 Armoured Division Mersa Matruh, Egypt
Oct 42 1 Armoured Division 1 Armoured Division
Attached 50 Division – 6 guns only
Alamein, Egypt
Jan 43 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Division Tmimi, Libya
Feb 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Tmimi, Libya
Mar 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Medenine, Tunisia
Mar 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade El Hamma, Tunisia
Apr 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Oudref, Tunisia
Apr 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Mezzouna, Tunisia
May 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Medjez El Bab, Tunisia
May 43 1 Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade Bou Ficha, Tunisia
May 43 51 (Highland) Infantry Division 51 (Highland) Division Djidjelli, Algeria
Jun 43 51 (Highland) Infantry Division 51 (Highland) Division Sousse, Tunisia
Jul 43 8 Army 8 Army Pachino, Sicily
Jul 43 8 Army 8 Army Vizzini, Siciliy
Jul 43 8 Army 8 Army Scordia, Sicily
Jul 43 8 Army 8 Army Gerbini, Sicily
Jul 43 8 Army 8 Army, 5 Army Group RA Ramacca, Sicily
Aug 43 8 Army 8 Army, 23 Armoured Brigade Catenanova, Sicily
Aug 43 8 Army 8 Army, 23 Armoured Brigade Regalbuto, Sicily
Aug 43 8 Army 8 Army, 23 Armoured Brigade Catania, Sicily
Sep 43 8 Army 8 Army, 4 Armoured Brigade Catania, Sicily
May 44 1 Armoured Division 1 Armoured Division Italy
Sep 44 8 Army 8 Army Italy

Batteries

3 Sep 39 A, B
Nov 40 A, B, E

Equipment

Jun 42 25 pdr & Quads – Stuart Observation Post Tanks
Sep 42 – Nov 44 M7 105 mm Self Propelled Priest

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45