In September 1939, 4 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery was re-organised as 4 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery with three batteries but was reduced to two batteries in November. In October 1941 a third battery was formed. The Regiment was re-organised in an anti-tank role with 7 Armoured Division in November 1946.
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 | RA Group Middle East | Egypt C Battery attached Mobile Division Egypt |
|
Feb 41 | British Troops Egypt | Benghazi, Libya | |
Apr 41 | 7 Support Group | N Africa | |
Feb 42 | 7 Motorised Brigade Group | N Africa | |
Aug 42 | 7 Armoured Division | N Africa | |
Sep 42 | 1 Armoured Division | N Africa | |
Oct 42 | 1 Armoured Division | Alamein, Egypt | |
Nov 43 | 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA | Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, UK | |
Mar 44 | 1 Corps | Hawick, Roxburghshire, UK | |
Apr 44 | 1 Corps | Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, UK | |
May 44 | 1 Corps | Southend, Essex, UK | |
9 Jun 44 | 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA | Hermanville, France | |
Jul 44 | 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA | Mouen, France | |
Jul 44 | 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA | Cheux, France | |
Aug 44 | 2 Army | Vire, France | |
Aug 44 | 2 Army | Bayeux, France | |
Sep 44 | 2 Army | Hamme, Belgium | |
Sep 44 | 8 Corps | Bree, Belgium | |
Oct 44 | 8 Corps | Weert, Holland | |
Oct 44 | 12 Corps | Poppel, Holland | |
Nov 44 | 53 Infantry Division | Stramproy, Holland | |
Nov 44 | 53 Infantry Division | Baexem, Holland | |
Nov 44 | 50 Infantry Division | Panningen, Holland | |
Nov 44 | 53 Infantry Division | Hunsel, Holland | |
Feb 45 | 2 Canadian Corps | Pfalzdorf, Germany | |
Mar 45 | 15 Infantry Division | Wardt, Germany | |
Apr 45 | 52 Infantry Division | Bremen, Germany |
Batteries
3 Sep 39 | C, F/G |
Nov 39 | C, F |
Oct 41 | C, F, DD |
Apr 42 | C, F, DD, 289 Anti-Tank |
Aug 42 | C, F, DD |
Equipment
Sep 39 | 18 pdrs (wood wheels), Dragon Tractors |
Jan 40 | 18/25 pdrs Mk 5P (split trail), Dragon Tractors |
Nov 40 | 25 pdr Mk2, Quad Tractors |
Sep 42 | Stuart Observation Post Tanks |
Jan 44 | 25 pdr Mk2 (muzzle brakes), Morris Tractors |
Sep 44 | 25 pdr Self Propelled Sexton, Sherman Observation Post Tanks |
History of DD (Jerboa) Battery, RHA
War Diaries DD (Jerboa) Battery Apr – Aug 42
War diaries 1939 to 1944 at desertrats.org.uk
War diaries C Battery May 40-Mar 41, Nov 41-Jan 42 & Apr-Aug 42 at desertrats.org.uk
War diaries F Battery Mar-Sep 42 & Jun 44-Feb 45, F & G Troop Nov 41-Jan 42 at desertrats.org.uk