29 (Kent) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA)

29 (Kent) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in August 1940 by the transfer of 29 (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (TA) to the RA. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until its conversion in January 1945.  29 (Kent) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was converted to 631 Infantry Regiment RA in January 1945. It was re-constituted as 564 (Kent) (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) in January 1947.

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.

Aug 40   Formed from 29 Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers Chatham, Kent, UK
Aug 40 6 AA Div 29 (Kent) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 6 Anti-Aircraft Division, 56 Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade Kent, UK
Jan 42 8 AA Div 29 (Kent) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 55 Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade Plymouth, Devon, UK
Jun 42 8 AA Div 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 60 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Exeter, Devon, UK
Oct 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 60 Anti-Aircraft Brigade South West England
Oct 43 OSDEF Orkney & Shetland Defences, 58 Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade Orkney & Shetland, UK
Jan 45   Became 631 (Kent) Infantry Regiment RA  

 

Batteries

Aug 40 313, 314, 468
May 41 313, 314, 468, 508
Jan 42 313, 314, 468
Jan 43 313, 314, 468, 511
Jul 43 313, 314, 468
May 44 313, 468

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45