30 (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in August 1940 by the transfer of 30 (Surrey) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (TA) to the RA. The Regiment served in AA Command until August 1942. It then prepared for and went to Algeria with 1 Army. It moved to Italy in September 1943 with 8 Army. 30 (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) went into suspended animation in December 1943 and was re-constituted as 565 (Surrey) (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 30 Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers |
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| Sep 40 |  |
7 Anti-Aircraft Division, 39 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK |
| Mar 41 |  |
10 Anti-Aircraft Division, 39 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Humber Estuary, Lincolnshire, UK |
| Mar 41 | Fire Watching & Fighting duties | Bristol, UK | |
| Aug 41 | Re-training in mobile role | Birmingham, West Midlands, UK | |
| Oct 41 | |
10 Anti-Aircraft Division, 39 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Humber Estuary, Lincolnshire, UK |
| Aug 42 |  |
War Office Reserve | UK |
| Jan 43 |  |
1 Army | Algiers, Algeria |
| Feb 43 | |
1 Army, 66 Anti-Aircraft Brigade – RHQ, 567, 568 Batteries | Bone, Algeria |
| Feb 43 | |
1 Army, 62 Anti-Aircraft Brigade – 323, 400 Batteries | Tunisia |
| Sep 43 |  |
8 Army | Italy |
| Dec 43 | Suspended animation |
Batteries
| Aug 40 | 315, 316, 318, 323 |
| Jan 41 | 315, 316, 318, 323, 511 |
| May 41 | 315, 316, 318, 323, 370 |
| Jun 41 | 318, 323, 567 |
| Jan 42 | 318, 323, 511, 567 |
| Sep 42 | 323, 400, 567, 568 |