27 (London Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment RA(TA) formed in August 1940 by the transfer of 27 (London Electrical Engineers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (TA) to the RA. The Regiment was placed into suspended animation in June 1945 and re-constituted as 562 (London Electrical Engineers) (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA(TA) in January 1947.
| Aug 40 | Formed from 27 Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers |
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| Aug 40 | 47 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
| Feb 41 | 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Cairo, Egypt |
| May 41 | 304 Battery to Crete | Crete |
| May 41 | 2 troops 306 Battery in Tobruk | Tobruk, Libya |
| Oct 41 | Regiment re-united – 2 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Egypt |
| Jun 42 | Detachments at Tobruk & Alamein, remainder Egypt |
Libya & Egypt |
| Jan 43 | RHQ & 2 batteries Egypt, 1 battery Tripoli, 1 battery Benghazi |
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| Jan 44 | Reduced to 2 batteries, Egypt & the Levant | |
| Jun 45 | Suspended animation |
Batteries
| Aug 40 | 304, 305, 306, 390 |
| Jan 44 | 304, 305, 306, 390, 484 (attached) |
| Sep 44 | 304, 305, 306 |
