4 Searchlight Regiment Royal Malta Artillery was formed with one RA Battery, one RMA Battery and an RE Company in November 1940. The RE Company was disbanded on handover to the RA. In January 1944, RHQ 4 Searchlight Regiment Royal Malta Artillery moved from Tal Balal to St Andrews and was disbanded in the May.
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.
| Nov 40 | Formed | Malta | |
| Nov 40 |  |
7 Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Brigade | Malta |
| May 44 | Disbanded |
Batteries
| Nov 40 | 484 Searchlight Battery RA, 8 Searchlight Battery RMA, 16 Fortress Company Royal Engineers |
| Jan 44 | 8 – independent, 484 – to Middle East |
Equipment
| Aug 42 | A Few 150 cm Searchlights with No 2 Mk VI SLC (‘Elsie’). |