414 Battery Royal Horse Artillery

414 Battery Royal Horse Artillery had been a battery in 104 Royal Horse Artillery (Essex Yeomanry) (TA). In January 1942 it was detached and sent to Burma (Myanmar) under 7 Armoured Brigade. 414 Battery Royal Horse Artillery was expanded in August to form 14 Royal Horse Artillery.

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Jan 427 Armoured Brigade 414 Battery Royal Horse Artillery7 Armoured BrigadeEgypt
Feb 427 Armoured Brigade 414 Battery Royal Horse Artillery7 Armoured BrigadeRangoon, Burma (Myanmar)
May 427 Armoured Brigade 414 Battery Royal Horse Artillery7 Armoured BrigadeChindwin River, Burma (Myanmar)
May 427 Armoured Brigade7 Armoured BrigadePoona, India
May 427 Armoured Brigade7 Armoured BrigadeDhond, India
Aug 427 Armoured Brigade7 Armoured BrigadeDhond, India

In August 1942, 414 Battery was informed it was to be expanded into a two battery Regiment. Until a name for these new units was decided it would be known as X RHA with 414 & Y Batteries. On the 1 September 1942 the new regiment came into being as 14 Royal Horse Artillery. It was now a three battery Regiment with the original 414 Battery, the recently independent 524 Battery and the newly formed 525 Battery (ex Y).

Equipment

Jan 4225 pdr Guns, Quad Tractors – D & E Troops 4 guns each
Feb 42 Stuart Tank as Observation Post – 1 per Troop on loan from supported unit
D Troop with 7 Hussars, E Troop with 2 RTR
The Royal Artillery 1939-45