4 Royal Horse Artillery

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 British Troops Egypt Benghazi, Libya
Apr 41 7 Armd Division 4 Royal Horse Artillery 7 Support Group N Africa
Feb 42   7 Motorised Brigade Group N Africa
Aug 42 7 Armd Division 4 Royal Horse Artillery 7 Armoured Division N Africa
Sep 42 1 Armoured Division 4 Royal Horse Artillery 1 Armoured Division N Africa
Oct 42 1 Armoured Division 4 Royal Horse Artillery 1 Armoured Division Alamein, Egypt
Nov 43 30 corps 4 Royal Horse Artillery 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, UK
Mar 44 1 Corps RA 1 Corps Hawick, Roxburghshire, UK
Apr 44 1 Corps RA 1 Corps Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, UK
May 44 1 Corps RA 1 Corps Southend, Essex, UK
9 Jun 44 30 corps 4 Royal Horse Artillery 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA Hermanville, France
Jul 44 30 corps 4 Royal Horse Artillery 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA Mouen, France
Jul 44 30 corps 4 Royal Horse Artillery 30 Corps, 5 Army Group RA Cheux, France
Aug 44 2army 4 Royal Horse Artillery 2 Army Vire, France
Aug 44 2army 4 Royal Horse Artillery 2 Army Bayeux, France
Sep 44 2army 4 Royal Horse Artillery 2 Army Hamme, Belgium
Sep 44 8 corps 8 Corps Bree, Belgium
Oct 44 8 corps 8 Corps Weert, Holland
Oct 44 12 corps 12 Corps Poppel, Holland
Nov 44 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division 53 Infantry Division Stramproy, Holland
Nov 44 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division 53 Infantry Division Baexem, Holland
Nov 44 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 50 Infantry Division Panningen, Holland
Nov 44 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division 53 Infantry Division Hunsel, Holland
Feb 45 2 Canadian Corps 2 Canadian Corps Pfalzdorf, Germany
Mar 45 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division Wardt, Germany
Apr 45 52 Infantry Division 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,  F & G Troop  Nov 41-Jan 42 at desertrats.org.uk

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45